Buy to Let News

Doing HMO on BTL mortgage – consequences?

Author: Readers Question

20th January 2023, 4 years ago | 3

Hello, A client of mine has a BTL mortgage and for various reasons cannot find a tenant. They are looking...

Scotland hits landlords with a 3% rent cap

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th January 2023, 4 years ago | 24

Emergency measures that saw a rent freeze and an evictions moratorium being introduced in Scotland will now see rent rises...

Am I really liable for council tax?

Author: Readers Question

20th January 2023, 4 years ago | 19

Hello, I have a 5 year HMO licence on a property in London until 2024. During Covid we found it...

More people than ever before are looking to rent a home

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th January 2023, 4 years ago | 0

Propertymark has revealed its concerns and opportunities for landlords, buyers, tenants, sellers and investors in 2023. And its annual report...

House prices and buyer activity continue to fall

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th January 2023, 4 years ago | 0

There has been a further weakening in the property market with sales, instructions to sell and prices all declining in...

Tenants pay up to 43% of earnings on rent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th January 2023, 4 years ago | 6

The average tenant is paying 23.5% of their net earnings on rent – and up 42.8% in England’s least affordable...

Rental market starts 2023 strongly

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th January 2023, 4 years ago | 0

The demand for rental property is still outpacing supply and rent growth is still rising – so the sector starts...

TDS publishes an energy efficiency guide for rented properties

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th January 2023, 4 years ago | 2

To help landlords and their tenants, a new guide that offers help on how to make a rented property more...

Propertymark calls for 6% Additional Dwelling Supplement reversal

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th January 2023, 4 years ago | 2

In a bid to highlight the increasing burden on landlords in Scotland’s private rented sector (PRS), Propertymark is calling on...

Landbay updates its Special Edition BTL mortgage range

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th January 2023, 4 years ago | 1

Landbay has updated its five-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage range with the introduction of lower loan-to-values and rates now starting...

Frustrated sellers decide to rent out in London

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th January 2023, 4 years ago | 0

Data shows that a significant proportion of the new rental properties coming to London’s rental market had previously been put...

Revealed: Why councils REALLY carry out licensing inspections

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th January 2023, 4 years ago | 13

Landlords are being warned that councils are using the inspection process to implement fines rather than help landlords improve their...

CGT on gifting half joint property?

Author: Readers Question

17th January 2023, 4 years ago | 0

Hello, I own a single rental house as joint tenants with my elderly father who lives overseas in NZ. It...

Adding a second guarantor to existing tenancy agreement?

Author: Readers Question

16th January 2023, 4 years ago | 3

Hello, There are two parts to this question: 1). I’d like to add a second guarantor to an existing tenancy...

Poor areas drive PRS growth – with record rent paid in 2022

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th January 2023, 4 years ago | 0

An analysis of the latest census data shows that between 2011 and 2021 the number of households renting privately increased...

EPC and legal obligations?

Author: Readers Question

16th January 2023, 4 years ago | 18

Hello, We all know that you are legally required to obtain an EPC on a property you let, and you...

Letting agents predict rise in arrears and drop in landlord numbers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th January 2023, 4 years ago | 1

Most letting agents say they expect to see more landlords leave the market in 2023 – against a backdrop of...

Tenant eviction?

Author: Readers Question

16th January 2023, 4 years ago | 8

Hello, My tenant has been served a section 21 notice (runs out in Feb 23). Got a professional company to...