A Sutton-in-Ashfield Landlord Nearly Lost £9,000. Here's What Saved Him
He'd used the same tenancy agreement for 15 years. In May 2026 it stopped being legal overnight.
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VideoWhy the Council Tax Rule Nobody Talks About Is Reshaping HMO Maths
Since 2024 your whole HMO is one Council Tax band — and you're liable, not your tenants. Here's what that does to your numbers.
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ArticleWhy the Council Tax Rule Nobody Talks About Is Reshaping HMO Maths
Most HMO yield calculators are lying to you by omission. They strip out mortgage payments and maybe a maintenance reserve, then hand you a number that feels clean. What they quietly skip is a Council Tax liability that, since 2024, sits squarely on your shoulders — not your tenants' — and can carve hundreds of pounds per month off a deal that looked perfectly profitable on paper.
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Why the Council Tax Rule Nobody Talks About Is Reshaping HMO Maths
Since 2024: one Council Tax band per HMO, landlord liable — not tenants. ~£181/month on a Band D six-bed. Most yield calculators don't include it. Check yours.
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How to Serve a Section 8 Notice Correctly in 2026 (Step by Step)
Serve this notice wrong and a judge throws it out — and your tenant stays for months while you start the whole process again from scratch.
VideoHe Bought a 5-Bed Terrace, Missed the Licence, and Lost 24 Months of Rent
He thought he'd found the perfect HMO. Then a tenant applied for a Rent Repayment Order — for two years of rent.
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He Bought a 5-Bed Terrace, Missed the Licence, and Lost 24 Months of Rent
Since 1 May 2026, an unlicensed HMO exposes you to 24 months of rent via Rent Repayment Order. Not 12. 24. And Section 21 is gone. Compliance isn't optional anymore — it's the yield. #HMO #RentRepaymentOrder
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ArticleHe Bought a 5-Bed Terrace, Missed the Licence, and Lost 24 Months of Rent
He thought he'd found the perfect HMO. Then a tenant applied for a Rent Repayment Order — for two years of rent.
EPC C by 2030: What It Really Costs a Nottinghamshire Landlord
£6,800 and a £10,000 cap. That's the price of keeping your rental legal by 2030 — and the clock started the moment the government confirmed the new EPC C minimum on 21 January 2026.
ArticleHow to Check If a Property Is in an Article 4 Area Before You Offer
Buy the wrong HMO in an Article 4 street and you can't legally run it. The check takes three minutes and most investors skip it entirely.
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How to Check If a Property Is in an Article 4 Area Before You Offer
Article 4 ≠ HMO licensing. One controls whether you can CREATE an HMO. The other whether you can LET one. Mixing them up is how investors buy properties they can't legally run. Do the planning map check before you offer.
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5 Things Every New Landlord in Mansfield Gets Wrong in 2026
Nine months of voids. That's what one wrong tenancy form cost a Mansfield landlord this year. The Renters' Rights Act came into force on 1 May 2026 and, quietly, it rewrote the rules most new landlords didn't know existed.