Lettings & Management

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...

Home sellers cut prices to find a sale

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd December 2022, 3 years ago | 0

A major house price index says that the UK’s house price inflation is continuing to slow down – leading to...

Rental market was chilled by the snowy weather

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd December 2022, 3 years ago | 0

Freezing temperatures and snow-hit travel disruption had a cooling effect on the country’s rental market, research reveals. Vouch and Goodlord...

Record year for landlord and agent fines

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd December 2022, 3 years ago | 3

Rogue landlords and letting agents have been hit with fines that averaged £90,000 per month in 2022 in a sign...

Landlords feel unfairly penalised – but tenants want more regulation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd December 2022, 3 years ago | 19

A survey has revealed the gap in how landlords and tenants see the private rented sector – with most landlords...

Regularisation certificate for a dormer window?

Author: Readers Question

21st December 2022, 3 years ago | 5

Hello, I have a regularisation certificate for a dormer window extension to an existing loft. I first applied for planning...

Most student landlords are ‘concerned’ over reforms

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st December 2022, 3 years ago | 3

Government plans to reform the student rental market will lead to chaos and confusion because students won’t know if there...

House prices to fall by 5% in 2023 – Nationwide

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st December 2022, 3 years ago | 2

Strengthening economic headwinds will hit market momentum and house sales to push property prices down by 5% in 2023, Nationwide...

15 tenants compete for every London rental home

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st December 2022, 3 years ago | 2

The renting situation in London for tenants is laid bare with figures highlighting that 15 renters are competing for every...

Tenant enquiries are four times higher than the number of available homes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st December 2022, 3 years ago | 1

Not only was 2022 the most competitive rental market ever, but during peak periods there was four times the number...