Buy to Let News

NRLA unveils tie-up with homelessness charity

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th December 2022, 4 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, 4 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, 4 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, 4 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, 4 years ago | 12

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

It’s not the tenant that’s the problem!

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th December 2022, 4 years ago | 3

Is there anything you can do when it’s the neighbours who are being antisocial and affecting YOUR tenants? I HAD...

Charity begins with a home?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th December 2022, 4 years ago | 6

Hello, How about rather than LL’s setting up a charity [see ‘Landlords for homelessness charity to compete with Shelter and...

Daily Telegraph wants to talk to landlords about rent guarantee insurance

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th December 2022, 4 years ago | 1

If you are a landlord who has had issues with rent guarantee insurance, then Alexa Phillips would like to speak...

Homebuyers still need the PRS as many struggle to save

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th December 2022, 4 years ago | 0

Tenants who want to buy a home are having to rely on the Private Rented Sector (PRS) for longer, but...

Rents to rocket by 20% as landlords pay higher mortgage costs

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th December 2022, 4 years ago | 8

A grim prediction from the Bank of England is forecasting that rents will rocket by 20% because landlords could be...

New model for Student HMOs post Renters Reform Bill?

Author: Readers Question

13th December 2022, 4 years ago | 34

For mitigation against the worst implications of the (expected) Renters’ Reform Bill for my Student HMOs, I am mulling a...

Daily Telegraph wants to speak to landlords who are remortgaging

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th December 2022, 4 years ago | 1

The Daily Telegraph’s property correspondent, Melissa Lawford, is writing an article about the buy-to-let remortgage crunch and would like to...

Short term rentals trade body welcomes registration scheme

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th December 2022, 4 years ago | 0

Plans by the Government to introduce a registration scheme for short-term holiday lets have been welcomed by the Short Term...

London’s rents have risen by 15% since last Christmas

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th December 2022, 4 years ago | 0

Tenants are struggling this Christmas with rising food and energy prices, and now comes news that rents have risen by...

Authorities need to help landlords tackle anti-social behaviour

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th December 2022, 4 years ago | 7

At least half of landlords who have served a repossession notice have done so to tackle a tenant’s criminal or...

Landlords for homelessness charity to compete with Shelter and Crisis?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th December 2022, 4 years ago | 105

Well, that got your attention didn’t it! But is it such a crazy idea? What if landlords got together and...

Rising rents tempt landlords back to investing

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th December 2022, 4 years ago | 4

Landlords are increasingly looking at investing in a rental property because of rising rents, one real estate firm says. According...

Property prices continue falling as buyers watch and wait

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th December 2022, 4 years ago | 0

A bigger seasonal dip than usual has seen property prices continue their slide with sellers dropping the price on a...