Buy to Let News

Record year for landlord and agent fines

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd December 2022, 3 years ago | 3

Rogue landlords and letting agents have been hit with fines that averaged £90,000 per month in 2022 in a sign...

HMRC says stamp duty tax surges by 19% to £14bn

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd December 2022, 3 years ago | 0

Stamp duty tax receipts in England surged by 19% between April and November to £14bn – an increase of £2.2...

Landlords feel unfairly penalised – but tenants want more regulation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd December 2022, 3 years ago | 19

A survey has revealed the gap in how landlords and tenants see the private rented sector – with most landlords...

Regularisation certificate for a dormer window?

Author: Readers Question

21st December 2022, 3 years ago | 5

Hello, I have a regularisation certificate for a dormer window extension to an existing loft. I first applied for planning...

Most student landlords are ‘concerned’ over reforms

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st December 2022, 3 years ago | 3

Government plans to reform the student rental market will lead to chaos and confusion because students won’t know if there...

15 tenants compete for every London rental home

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st December 2022, 3 years ago | 2

The renting situation in London for tenants is laid bare with figures highlighting that 15 renters are competing for every...

Tenant enquiries are four times higher than the number of available homes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st December 2022, 3 years ago | 1

Not only was 2022 the most competitive rental market ever, but during peak periods there was four times the number...

Certificate of lawful use as a HMO period required query?

Author: Sam B

20th December 2022, 3 years ago | 4

Hi Everyone, I hope you all are looking forward to as good a Christmas as you can. I was curious...

Replacement windows in a leasehold flat?

Author: Readers Question

20th December 2022, 3 years ago | 13

Hello, The old uPVC windows in the leasehold flat I rent out need replacing but I am not clear if...

Making Tax Digital for landlords is delayed by two years

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th December 2022, 3 years ago | 5

The Government has announced that the introduction of its flagship ‘Making Tax Digital’ (MTD) scheme for Income Tax Self Assessment...

Experts warn that landlords are facing a financial ‘timebomb’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th December 2022, 3 years ago | 5

Landlords coming to the end of a fixed-rate two-year mortgage deal are facing a ‘timebomb’ should their investments lose money,...

Survey reveals just 10% of tenants are not happy with their home

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th December 2022, 3 years ago | 3

It might go against the media narrative that landlords offer poor housing, but a survey of tenants has revealed that...

Property leaders urge Michael Gove to address PRS pressures

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th December 2022, 3 years ago | 9

Leading members of the property sector have written to Michael Gove calling on him to address the unsustainable pressures on...

NRLA unveils tie-up with homelessness charity

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th December 2022, 3 years ago | 4

It might come as a surprise to many landlords, but the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has announced a new...

BoE base rate rise – property experts respond

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th December 2022, 3 years ago | 1

News that the Bank of England has pushed up the base interest rate by 50 basis points to a 14-year...

Claiming deposit?

Author: Readers Question

15th December 2022, 3 years ago | 6

Hello, a tenant has disappeared after a possession order was granted owing thousands in rent. I have requested the deposit...

Renters see biggest annual rent rise since 2016

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th December 2022, 3 years ago | 13

Tenants have seen rents rise yet again with the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reporting that rent prices grew by...

Lib Dems call for a Christmas evictions ban

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th December 2022, 3 years ago | 12

The Government is being urged to implement a ban on evictions over Christmas in the private rented sector by the...