Buy to Let News

Councils get £1.21m to tackle poor quality rented homes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th December 2022, 4 years ago | 3

Three councils have been handed £1.21 million of government cash in a bid to tackle poor quality rented homes over...

Lettings agency issues?

Author: Readers Question

5th December 2022, 4 years ago | 8

Hello, I am looking to move away from my current Lettings agency on a number of properties I own as...

The number of middle-aged tenants rockets

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th December 2022, 4 years ago | 6

The number of middle-aged tenants who are privately renting in England has rocketed by 70% in the last 10 years...

Labour supports ‘Right to buy’ – but not in Wales

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd December 2022, 4 years ago | 1

In an interview with iNews, the Shadow Housing Secretary Lisa Nandy says Labour supports a council house tenant’s right to...

Rip-off council tax bills for HMO tenants set to end

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd December 2022, 4 years ago | 3

A bid by the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) to re-band individual HMO rooms for council tax purposes looks set to...

Tenants prepared to pay more for energy efficient homes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd December 2022, 4 years ago | 2

Tenants are willing to pay a 13% premium for an energy efficient home as low carbon homes with sustainable features...

Rents begin to cool down – but voids start to rise

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd December 2022, 4 years ago | 0

It wasn’t just the weather that cooled down in November as research reveals that rent prices across England also dropped...

EXCLUSIVE: New renting laws in Wales are a ‘disaster’ for landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st December 2022, 4 years ago | 16

From today, landlords in Wales will see the biggest change to housing legislation in decades coming into force with the...

House price growth slows to lowest in two years

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st December 2022, 4 years ago | 0

The UK’s annual house price growth slowed to 4.4% in November, down from 7.2% in October, data from Nationwide reveals....

Landlords – Attack back?

Author: Readers Question

1st December 2022, 4 years ago | 16

Hello, I know this will go nowhere. We cannot strike. We cannot ask for more pay. How about – and...

How much landlords will pay under new CGT rules revealed

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th November 2022, 4 years ago | 0

Changes to capital gains tax (CGT) announced in the recent Autumn Statement will see the average landlord pay up to...

Rents will continue rising as landlords ‘withdraw’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th November 2022, 4 years ago | 16

A lack of rental stock because landlords are leaving the PRS and continued tenant demand will continue pushing up rents,...

The Mortgage Market Maze

Author: Malcolm Jones

29th November 2022, 4 years ago | 0

To fix your mortgage rate or not. That is THE question of 2022, a year of uncertainty in the mortgage...

Buy-to-let product choice for landlords begins to recover

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th November 2022, 4 years ago | 1

Landlords searching for a new BTL mortgage will find product choice within the lending sector is recovering, research reveals. According...

Councils are ‘trying to catch landlords out’ with licensing schemes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th November 2022, 4 years ago | 6

Licencing schemes are inconsistent across the country with the chair of the Lettings Industry Council accusing councils of ‘trying to...

7 Things to find when you read your lease

Author: [email protected]

29th November 2022, 4 years ago | 9

If you’re a long-leaseholder, it is important to understand what your lease terms mean. This article highlights the top 7...

Early Repayment Charge?

Author: Readers Question

28th November 2022, 4 years ago | 9

Hello, I currently have a 5 year fixed BTL mortgage with Leeds building society at 2.14%. I am looking to...

Landlords – what are your suggestions to better the current chaos in the PRS?

Author: Readers Question

28th November 2022, 4 years ago | 35

Hello, Every landlord, big or small, must by now have felt the effects of repeated changes to legislation and taxation...