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Roma Finance and HTB unveil new products

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st January 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Roma Finance has launched RomaPro, a new buy to let funding solution designed for property investors which is available exclusively...

The UK’s house prices stabilise in December

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st January 2025, 1 year ago | 0

The average sale price of a home in England and Wales nudged higher in December, increasing by 0.2% to £357,400,...

The best London area for rent growth revealed

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st January 2025, 1 year ago | 0

London’s rental market continued to surge in 2024, with research revealing a city-wide average monthly increase of 4.3%. The data...

‘Rogue councils’ slammed for their ‘serious failings’ in housing management

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st January 2025, 1 year ago | 1

A leading landlord law expert has condemned two ‘rogue councils’ after the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) issued scathing reports...

Market sees record home seller numbers and rising prices – Rightmove

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th January 2025, 1 year ago | 0

The average price of property coming to market in the UK has risen by 1.7% this month to £366,189, the...

Rental demand dips in the final quarter of 2024

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th January 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Tenant demand for rental properties in England experienced a seasonal decline in the fourth quarter of 2024, research reveals. According...

Propertymark welcomes Welsh PRS response but worries about rent controls

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th January 2025, 1 year ago | 1

Despite welcoming the response of the Welsh government’s plans for the PRS, Propertymark says it is concerned about plans for...

Generation Rent criticises the lack of rent caps in the Renters’ Rights Bill

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th January 2025, 1 year ago | 3

Generation Rent says it is disappointed by the lack of measures to introduce rent caps as part of the Renters’...

Call to extend the right to keep a pet to social housing

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th January 2025, 1 year ago | 5

The government is being urged to extend proposed pet-friendly rights to renters in social housing. The call is being made...

Under 45s rent bill hits £56.2bn as interest rates keep more people renting

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th January 2025, 1 year ago | 0

The amount of rent paid by under 45s in Great Britain soared to a record £56.2 billion in 2024, a...

Call for the strong enforcement of the Renters’ Rights Bill

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th January 2025, 1 year ago | 3

One organisation says that while changes to rental law are vital, they are only the ‘first step’ in rebalancing power...

Property market is off to a flying start in 2025

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th January 2025, 1 year ago | 0

The property market has experienced a strong start to 2025, with buyer demand on Zoopla rocketing 14% ahead of this...

Rent in advance ban risks excluding vulnerable tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th January 2025, 1 year ago | 11

The Lettings Hub chief executive, Heidi Shackell, has expressed her disappointment over the decision in Parliament to ban rent in...

Why I Went To Prison For A HMO Property Landlord

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th January 2025, 1 year ago | 6

The title of this article may have caught your attention, just as the original video on YouTube did for us....

Labour’s EPC targets for landlords could spark ‘frenzy’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th January 2025, 1 year ago | 6

Labour’s energy performance certificate (EPC) targets for landlords will drive Britain’s property market into a ‘frenzy’ and worsen the housing...

PRS supply crunch fuels rent hikes while house prices rise – RICS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th January 2025, 1 year ago | 0

While tenant demand for rental properties has stabilised, landlords selling up continues to push rents higher, RICS says. Its latest...

UK rents continue to rise – ONS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th January 2025, 1 year ago | 1

Rents in the UK’s private rented sector (PRS) continued to climb in the year to December, though the pace of...

Council loses 156 landlord properties for homeless housing

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th January 2025, 1 year ago | 33

A London council says it lost 156 private sector homes being used for temporary accommodation last year due to landlords...