Lettings & Management

BoE base rate rise – property experts respond

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th December 2022, 3 years ago | 1

News that the Bank of England has pushed up the base interest rate by 50 basis points to a 14-year...

Claiming deposit?

Author: Readers Question

15th December 2022, 3 years ago | 6

Hello, a tenant has disappeared after a possession order was granted owing thousands in rent. I have requested the deposit...

Renters see biggest annual rent rise since 2016

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th December 2022, 3 years ago | 13

Tenants have seen rents rise yet again with the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reporting that rent prices grew by...

It’s not the tenant that’s the problem!

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th December 2022, 3 years ago | 3

Is there anything you can do when it’s the neighbours who are being antisocial and affecting YOUR tenants? I HAD...

Daily Telegraph wants to talk to landlords about rent guarantee insurance

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th December 2022, 3 years ago | 1

If you are a landlord who has had issues with rent guarantee insurance, then Alexa Phillips would like to speak...

Rents to rocket by 20% as landlords pay higher mortgage costs

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th December 2022, 3 years ago | 8

A grim prediction from the Bank of England is forecasting that rents will rocket by 20% because landlords could be...

New model for Student HMOs post Renters Reform Bill?

Author: Readers Question

13th December 2022, 3 years ago | 34

For mitigation against the worst implications of the (expected) Renters’ Reform Bill for my Student HMOs, I am mulling a...

London’s rents have risen by 15% since last Christmas

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th December 2022, 3 years ago | 0

Tenants are struggling this Christmas with rising food and energy prices, and now comes news that rents have risen by...

Authorities need to help landlords tackle anti-social behaviour

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th December 2022, 3 years ago | 7

At least half of landlords who have served a repossession notice have done so to tackle a tenant’s criminal or...

Landlords for homelessness charity to compete with Shelter and Crisis?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th December 2022, 3 years ago | 105

Well, that got your attention didn’t it! But is it such a crazy idea? What if landlords got together and...

Rising rents tempt landlords back to investing

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th December 2022, 3 years ago | 4

Landlords are increasingly looking at investing in a rental property because of rising rents, one real estate firm says. According...

Leaseholder or freeholder responsibility?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th December 2022, 3 years ago | 8

Hello, A question on financial responsibility for the roof of a block of flats that has been sold to another...

Agency says prime rental demand is ‘unprecedented’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th December 2022, 3 years ago | 2

A leading lettings agency says that prime rental demand in the UK is running at an unprecedented level and is...

New app will boost a tenant’s renting experience

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th December 2022, 3 years ago | 0

A new way for tenants to improve their renting experience is being promised with the unveiling of a new, free...

Rocketing rents hurt single-earning tenants the most

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th December 2022, 3 years ago | 2

Single tenants are finding it harder to afford their rent with rocketing prices, one property platform reveals. In its latest...

Landlords worry as rents hit a new record across the UK

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th December 2022, 3 years ago | 4

Rents across the UK continue to hit new highs with the HomeLet Rental Index revealing that tenants are now paying,...

Renters Reform Bill concern!

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th December 2022, 3 years ago | 8

Hello, After reading the Renters Reform Bill, try as I might, I can’t find any provision for landlords like me...

Creating a new tenancy while property is on the market for sale?

Author: Readers Question

8th December 2022, 3 years ago | 7

Hello all, a scenario I have not come across before has arisen. I have for sale a large converted Victorian...