Lettings & Management

NRLA unveils tie-up with YourRepair

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th January 2023, 3 years ago | 0

The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has launched a new partnership with a leading provider of flexible boiler and emergency...

Council tax liability?

Author: Readers Question

6th January 2023, 3 years ago | 39

Hello, My tenant had a two years AST but she left after 18 months. The council made her liable for...

Letting agents predict 2023 will be tough for tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th January 2023, 3 years ago | 0

The private rented sector (PRS) will endure a tough 2023 with rising rents and more tenants falling into arrears, the...

Bernie Wales: Why leasehold law is never boring

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th January 2023, 3 years ago | 3

He’s a well-known character among landlords and for anyone interested in leasehold property management, he is the ‘leasehold guru’. And...

Cost of living crisis hits rental demand

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th January 2023, 3 years ago | 7

Tenant demand is starting to fall across England with some areas seeing demand falling by up to -29%, research reveals....

Rental market remains steady with high demand

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th January 2023, 3 years ago | 0

The lack of homes to rent and strong tenant demand has helped the rental market remain steady in December –...

Energy-inefficient homes a turn-off for renters

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th January 2023, 3 years ago | 11

More than half of renters say they would avoid an energy-inefficient property if it had an EPC rating of D...

Demand for London’s rental homes is ‘unseasonably high’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th January 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Tenant demand for homes to rent in London is ‘unseasonably high’ but rent rises are beginning to slow down, one...

Freeholder responsible for costs after flooding?

Author: Readers Question

4th January 2023, 3 years ago | 5

Hi, I moved into a block of leasehold flats last year and I’m reaching out for a neighbour but also...

Replacement guarantor?

Author: Readers Question

4th January 2023, 3 years ago | 14

Hello, We rent a house to a young family who have been tenants for 2 years. At the time we...

Call for EPC cash funding to help landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th January 2023, 3 years ago | 2

Propertymark has called on the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to widen access to cash support to...

How (best) to increase the rent with longstanding tenants?

Author: Readers Question

3rd January 2023, 3 years ago | 18

Hello, The totality of my portfolio is now 25% below market value in rents, amounting to at least five digits...

Electricity sub meters – share payment?

Author: Readers Question

3rd January 2023, 3 years ago | 6

Hello, I have an older property that is split into 5 flats with one main electricity meter for which I...

Robert Mellors: From being homeless to housing homeless people

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th December 2022, 3 years ago | 21

In the run-up to Christmas, there was a reader’s question on Property118 about landlords setting up a charity to help...

Student landlords face losing out on £3.2 million in rent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th December 2022, 3 years ago | 14

The cost-of-living crisis is hitting students so hard that landlords could miss out on £3.2 million as they consider moving...

Affordability will hit tenant demand and rent rises in 2023

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th December 2022, 3 years ago | 3

The prospect for big rent rises in 2023 is slim with affordability already hitting a tenant’s ability to pay rent,...

Does a freeholder extension automatically become communal?

Author: Readers Question

29th December 2022, 3 years ago | 4

Hello, The freeholder of a block of flats in which I own one (20 in total) built an extension in...

70,000 BTL landlords exited the PRS this year

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th December 2022, 3 years ago | 19

An accountancy firm says that 70,000 buy-to-let landlords have exited the UK’s rental market over the last 12 months. UHY...