Tag: tenant support

Tenants need a new source for housing advice to tackle landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th May 2025, 11 months ago | 4

There’s a big gap in tenants’ understanding of their legal protections when facing poor housing conditions, research reveals. According to...

Most renters enjoy positive landlord relationships – Aldermore

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th April 2025, 12 months ago | 1

It might go against the mainstream media narrative, but a survey has found that 66% of renters enjoy a constructive...

Social landlord improves rent arrears and complaint handling after major failings

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th April 2025, 1 year ago | 0

A leading social landlord says it has carried out a significant overhaul of its operations after it wrongly informed a...

Tenants get new platform to complain about landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th February 2025, 1 year ago | 17

A new online platform designed to simplify the process of holding landlords accountable has been launched in Parliament. The ‘My...

Andy Burnham claims the Good Landlord Charter will raise standards without driving landlords out

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th November 2024, 1 year ago | 16

The Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, says he “does not want landlords to leave the market”. Mr Burnham claims...

NRLA blasts housing benefit freeze warning it will harm tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st October 2024, 1 year ago | 8

The NRLA has slammed the Labour government’s decision to freeze housing benefit rates, warning it will “hurt vulnerable renters.” Since...

Eviction is not the only option for landlords facing rising financial pressures

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th October 2024, 1 year ago | 5

Landlords are increasingly worried about rising financial pressures as mortgage costs continue to skyrocket. Many face the dilemma of long-term...

Is Universal Credit forcing rent reductions on landlords?

Author: Readers Question

21st October 2024, 2 years ago | 16

Has anyone else come across this, if so is there any way to fight it? I’ve had a property in...

£6,000 Tenant Rent Arrears Crisis Turned Around

Author: Denzel Matsaudza

24th September 2024, 2 years ago | 5

This story started with a £6,000 rent arrears crisis and ended with a win-win solution for everyone involved. Late in...

Landlord and Tenant Rescued from Seemingly Impossible Financial Predicament

Author: Denzel Matsaudza

10th September 2024, 2 years ago | 4

When financial pressures mount, it’s easy to feel like there’s no way out. But this story shows that even the...

My landlord has just increased my rent by £700 per month

Author: Denzel Matsaudza

20th August 2024, 2 years ago | 52

“My landlord has just increased my rent by £700 per month.” That’s what my tenant client said to me last...

Landlord takes a stand against delayed Universal Credit payments

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th July 2024, 2 years ago | 8

Amid ongoing delays with Universal Credit (UC), one landlord is stepping up to help his tenants. Mick Roberts, one of...

Eviction notice cancelled?

Author: Readers Question

10th October 2023, 3 years ago | 11

Hello, I tried to evict a tenant in 2022 and got a possession order asking the tenant to leave on...