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Landlord possession cases surge as homeless figures rise

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th August 2024, 2 years ago | 6

Social and private landlord possession claims, orders, warrants and repossessions all increased dramatically between and April and June, government data...

Landlord confidence plummets amid fears over Labour’s housing policies

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th August 2024, 2 years ago | 11

Confidence in the rental market dips as landlords fear Labour’s housing policies. According to a poll by SpareRoom, 79% of...

UK housing market: Rental crisis deepens, home sales improve – RICS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th August 2024, 2 years ago | 6

The UK housing market exhibited mixed fortunes in July as the private rented sector (PRS) continued to grapple with a...

Accord cuts its buy to let rates again

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th August 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Accord Mortgages has announced further reductions to its buy to let product range, with cuts of up to 0.15% across...

Rental yields soar to 10-year high

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th August 2024, 2 years ago | 4

Rental yields generated by landlords have hit the highest level since 2014, research from Paragon Bank reveals. The lender’s latest...

Call to replace selective license schemes with a Jersey-style model

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th August 2024, 2 years ago | 8

Landlord Licensing and Defence chief Phil Turtle is urging the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) to back his proposal for...

UK house prices rise despite market challenges

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th August 2024, 2 years ago | 1

House prices in the UK rose by 0.8% in July, halting a three-month plateau, Halifax reveals. The average property value...

More BTL lenders announce rate cuts and new products

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th August 2024, 2 years ago | 3

Buy-to-Let by Foundation is among a slew of lenders to unveil new products and rate cuts designed to appeal to...

Selective licensing schemes see landlord costs soar – Direct Line

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th August 2024, 2 years ago | 7

Landlords across England are facing an increasingly heavy financial burden as local councils ramp up selective licensing schemes, research reveals....

Just one in six university campus rooms are affordable for students

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th August 2024, 2 years ago | 2

Just 17% of on-campus university rooms in the UK are classed as affordable for students – that’s one in six...

Tenants are searching further afield for a home amid rental shortage

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th August 2024, 2 years ago | 1

The UK’s rental market remains intensely competitive, with tenants facing a perfect storm of surging demand, dwindling supply and escalating...

Labour confirms its EPC plan for landlords – Propertymark calls for ‘incentives’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th August 2024, 2 years ago | 28

Labour has confirmed plans for rented properties to achieve a minimum Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) grade C by 2030. Miatta...

NRLA backs landlord database plan

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th August 2024, 2 years ago | 35

The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has thrown its weight behind government plans for a new landlord database, insisting it...

Landlords using OpenRent to lose Rightmove access

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th August 2024, 2 years ago | 10

Landlords using OpenRent to find tenants will lose Rightmove access, it has been announced today (6 August). Rightmove says it...

Potential CGT changes could cost landlords £11,000

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th August 2024, 2 years ago | 13

The UK’s landlords could be £11,000 worse off on average if capital gains tax (CGT) rates are adjusted to match...

Flats emerge as the top buy to let investment

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th August 2024, 2 years ago | 6

Falling property values and soaring rents make flats the most profitable option for landlords, according to new research. The findings...

Landlords fear Labour government as demand outstrips supply

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th August 2024, 2 years ago | 7

Supply and demand are still out of balance as landlords worry about what a Labour government might do. Propertymark’s Housing...

Labour: Landlords can’t evict tenants if it makes them worse off

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th August 2024, 2 years ago | 94

Labour is looking to prevent landlords from evicting tenants who have nowhere else to live, the Telegraph reports. It says...