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Most social housing tenants are happy – but there’s room for improvement

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th November 2024, 1 year ago | 2

The first survey of social housing tenants has found that while many of them are happy with their homes, there’s...

Landlords and agents set to bear brunt of £33M cost of Renters’ Rights Bill

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th November 2024, 1 year ago | 33

The impact of the Renters’ Rights Bill is expected to cost £33 million a year, but the government insists it...

Rising rents and slow house price growth amid economic uncertainty

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th November 2024, 1 year ago | 0

Growing uncertainty around the Renters’ Rights Bill has led to more landlords leaving the market and rents to rise, according...

Major landlord to bail out of the PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th November 2024, 1 year ago | 13

A major landlord has unveiled plans to sell its private rented sector (PRS) business portfolio of 3,147 homes across 53...

Tenant’s lies cause £10,000 damage after marijuana farm found in rental property

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th November 2024, 1 year ago | 4

A landlord uncovered £10,000 in damages to his rental property after discovering it had been used as a marijuana farm....

Landlords are working people, Scottish housing minister confirms

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th November 2024, 1 year ago | 5

Scotland’s landlords are ‘working people’ with the right to a ‘return’ on their investments, housing minister Paul McLennan has confirmed....

Councils fail to prosecute criminal landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th November 2024, 1 year ago | 1

Councils across England and Wales received nearly half a million complaints about landlord misconduct in five years, but they took...

NRLA blast Housing Minister’s court system remarks

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th November 2024, 1 year ago | 10

The NRLA and other industry bodies have slammed Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook, for claiming that “alarmist statements about the county...

Landlords feel unfairly treated as industry body warns of housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th November 2024, 1 year ago | 8

Landlords feel they are being “unfairly penalised,” while tenants are being granted too many rights, according to the latest Propertymark...

Lenders adjust rates in response to EPC C targets and market changes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th November 2024, 1 year ago | 8

A lender has announced rate cuts on their products, with Fleet Mortgages relaunching five-year fixed-rate options for landlords buying or...

Generation Rent says rent hikes to market levels aren’t justified

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th November 2024, 1 year ago | 21

Generation Rent claims that “landlords raising rent to market levels is not a valid reason for a rent hike”, despite...

Demand for accessible rental homes surges – LRG

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd November 2024, 1 year ago | 3

Demand for accessible features in rental properties is on the rise with nearly 40% of tenants expressing a preference for...

Free landlord seminar will help avoid council enforcement fines

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd November 2024, 1 year ago | 0

A free seminar for private landlords will help educate them about how they can protect themselves from potential fines and...

Portfolio landlords buck the trend by expanding their portfolios

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd November 2024, 1 year ago | 1

The UK’s private rented sector (PRS) landlords are defying growing economic pressures by expanding their property portfolios, according to a...

Angela Rayner proposes stricter Right-to-Buy reforms despite personal profit from the scheme

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd November 2024, 1 year ago | 7

Angela Rayner has proposed tougher new rules for the Right-to-Buy scheme, despite having profited from it herself. The Deputy Prime...

Landlords face potential £20bn bill to meet EPC C standards

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd November 2024, 1 year ago | 12

Landlords in England could face a £20bn bill to upgrade their properties to meet EPC C standards by 2030. Although,...

Renters expect to rent in retirement amid rising costs

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd November 2024, 1 year ago | 2

Nearly 40% of renters believe they will still be renting in retirement, according to new data. The study by the...

Exclusive: Will the government delay Section 21 to social housing providers and not private landlords?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st November 2024, 1 year ago | 16

Rumours are circulating that the Labour government could delay the abolition of Section 21 for social housing providers but NOT...