Lettings & Management

Landlord Accreditation Scheme closing?

Author: Readers Question

10th January 2023, 3 years ago | 4

Hello, I’m interested in what your opinions are about this. I’ve received an email from my local Accreditation Scheme, advising...

Why not pay Housing Benefit directly to Landlords?

Author: Readers Question

9th January 2023, 3 years ago | 22

Housing Benefit is paid to tenants to cover their housing costs (sorry for stating the obvious). There would be numerous...

Homecare maintenance contracts – alternatives to British Gas?

Author: Readers Question

9th January 2023, 3 years ago | 2

Hello, I’ve had BG boiler plumbing and drains homecare contract cover for some 20 years now for a modest portfolio...

Will student tenants leave the utility bill?

Author: Readers Question

9th January 2023, 3 years ago | 6

Hello, my question is, I have a buy to let property, and have noticed my tenants’ gas and electric bill...

Claiming back building insurance excess?

Author: Readers Question

9th January 2023, 3 years ago | 4

Hello, I had someone break into my commercial property (let to a tenant). The Police were called as a passer-by...

Lodger or not a lodger?

Author: Readers Question

9th January 2023, 3 years ago | 7

Hi everyone, In 2010 my mother gave me the family home (transfer of equity) the solicitor at the time suggested...

Rents fall by £1 but tenants look set to struggle

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th January 2023, 3 years ago | 2

The rents for new tenancies in the UK fell in December for the first time in more than a year,...

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...