Property118 News Archives - Page 38 of 89

Rising house prices with stamp duty deadline approaching

House prices rise as stamp duty deadline approaches

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th February 2025, 1 year ago | 0

The average asking price for properties entering the market has risen by 0.5% this month, reaching £367,994, according to Rightmove. ...

Falling interest rates for buy-to-let mortgages and property loans

BTL rate cuts made by more lenders

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th February 2025, 1 year ago | 1

It’s been a busy week for the nation’s buy to let lenders after the Bank of England base rate cut....

Wooden houses in a hand with rising percentage signs symbolising landlord property ownership growth.

Landlord company ownership doubles in five years

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th February 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Property ownership by landlords within limited companies has surged, more than doubling in the past five years, research reveals. According...

Digital product transfer concept with laptops, files, and percentage symbol representing Landbay’s new BTL service

Landbay unveils streamlined BTL product transfers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th February 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Landbay has introduced a new product transfer service for buy to let mortgages, offering brokers and landlords increased efficiency and...

Red house with rising rent graph and "For Rent" sign representing rental market growth

Rent boom predicted for the ‘Silicon Valley of Europe’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th February 2025, 1 year ago | 3

The government’s plan to establish a ‘Silicon Valley of Europe’ along the Oxford-Cambridge Arc could cause local rent prices to...

Landlord holding model house with energy efficiency rating and GOV.UK renewal reminder

Landlords could be forced to renew EPCs more often

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th February 2025, 1 year ago | 34

Proposals in a government consultation could force landlords to update their EPCs every time a tenant renews their tenancy agreement,...

Home energy efficiency rating chart showing EPC scale from A to G

Landlords face a £21.6 billion bill for EPC upgrades

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th February 2025, 1 year ago | 3

Landlords in England and Wales’ private rented sector are looking at forking out £21.6 billion to meet new energy performance...

Mortgage rates reduced with lenders cutting buy to let deals

Three more BTL mortgage lenders lower rates

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th February 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Three more buy to let lenders have joined the race this week to lower BTL mortgage rates after the Bank...

Rental property sign outside a house highlighting UK housing supply shortage and rent rise concerns

PRS supply shortage fuels rent rise predictions – as house prices grow

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th February 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Demand for rental property is ‘flat’ and the number of landlords offering properties is still in decline, RICS reveals. Its...

Modern apartment block highlighting rising service charges for leaseholders

Service charges soar to hit record high

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th February 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Flat owners in England and Wales face escalating costs as annual service charges surge to £2,300 – leaping by 11%...

Angela Rayner announces Labour’s plan to cut benefit payments to criminal landlords

Criminal landlords will lose benefit payments under Labour plan

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th February 2025, 1 year ago | 25

England’s criminal landlords will face restrictions on benefit payments they receive for running substandard properties in supported housing, the government...

UK government EPC rating changes planned for 2026 with new efficiency rules

Major changes to EPCs coming in 2026

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th February 2025, 1 year ago | 61

The way energy performance certificates (EPCs) are measured could be changed as soon as 2026. The government has launched a...

NRLA chief executive addressing MPs on enforcement of the Renters’ Rights Bill

Renters’ Rights Bill is doomed to fail without enforcement – NRLA

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th February 2025, 1 year ago | 14

As Peers prepare to discuss the Renters’ Rights Bill, the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) says that Labour’s reforms are...

Sadiq Khan with rent control graphic highlighting London housing crisis

Green Party claims rent controls will solve London’s housing crisis in London

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th February 2025, 1 year ago | 6

A Green Party politician claims the Mayor of London, “has no choice” but to introduce rent controls to solve the...

Modern apartment block with orange balconies highlighting leasehold and EPC energy rating issues

Government’s EPC drive overlooks high-rise and leasehold homes – TPI

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th February 2025, 1 year ago | 5

The government’s strategy for boosting the energy performance certificate (EPC) ratings in the private rented sector has been met with...

Tenants rent for longer as new tenancies plummet

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th February 2025, 1 year ago | 4

The number of new rental agreements in England and Wales have reached their lowest point in eight years, according to...

Couple choosing paint colors for decorating their rental home.

Renters’ Rights Bill sees landlords embrace tenant customisation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th February 2025, 1 year ago | 7

Most landlords are now open to tenants personalising their rented homes, signalling a shift in the rental landscape, research reveals....

Hand cutting percentage sign symbolizing mortgage rate reductions by Paragon and Fleet Mortgages

Paragon and Fleet cut BTL mortgage rates

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th February 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Paragon Bank and Fleet Mortgages have both announced reductions to their buy to let (BTL) mortgage rates. Paragon has trimmed...