Lettings & Management

City’s selective licensing scheme condemned as ‘a waste of time’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th December 2022, 4 years ago | 11

A city council that introduced a selective licensing scheme in April has been deluged with 31,000 applications from landlords –...

Is there a future market for fully paid in advance 6 month ASTs?

Author: Readers Question

7th December 2022, 4 years ago | 6

Hello, As we’ve now entered a tougher period for the prospect of increased rent arrears, what do fellow members feel...

BTL mortgage payments rocket by 286% in one year

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th December 2022, 4 years ago | 4

Buy-to-let landlords are not only facing a tougher time securing finance with fewer mortgages and rising rates, but interest-only BTL...

NUS criticises NRLA’s bid to explain impact of periodic tenancies on student accommodation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th December 2022, 4 years ago | 10

A bid by the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) to highlight how private rented student accommodation would be affected by...

Is a new tenancy needed when one party of a joint tenancy leaves?

Author: Readers Question

6th December 2022, 4 years ago | 8

Hello, I have a joint tenancy – a couple now splitting up – and one of them has left the...

Council slammed after moaning about its 8,000-strong homeless list

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th December 2022, 4 years ago | 13

A frustrated landlord has hit out after a council revealed that the housing crisis in their city is so bad...

Rogue tenants databases?

Author: Readers Question

5th December 2022, 4 years ago | 11

Hello, I read a lot about Rogue Landlords Databases but nothing about Rogue Tenants Databases. Does any one know of...

Councils get £1.21m to tackle poor quality rented homes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th December 2022, 4 years ago | 3

Three councils have been handed £1.21 million of government cash in a bid to tackle poor quality rented homes over...

Lettings agency issues?

Author: Readers Question

5th December 2022, 4 years ago | 8

Hello, I am looking to move away from my current Lettings agency on a number of properties I own as...

The number of middle-aged tenants rockets

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th December 2022, 4 years ago | 6

The number of middle-aged tenants who are privately renting in England has rocketed by 70% in the last 10 years...

Free loft insulation schemes?

Author: Readers Question

5th December 2022, 4 years ago | 2

Hello, I have excellent long term tenants in Wales. They have two young children and like most people in their...

Serco contract was a train wreck!

Author: Dan Trivedi

5th December 2022, 4 years ago | 30

So like many landlords in the UK, I’ve been presented with the Serco offer to house asylum seekers in my...

Labour supports ‘Right to buy’ – but not in Wales

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd December 2022, 4 years ago | 1

In an interview with iNews, the Shadow Housing Secretary Lisa Nandy says Labour supports a council house tenant’s right to...

Rip-off council tax bills for HMO tenants set to end

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd December 2022, 4 years ago | 3

A bid by the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) to re-band individual HMO rooms for council tax purposes looks set to...

Tenants prepared to pay more for energy efficient homes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd December 2022, 4 years ago | 2

Tenants are willing to pay a 13% premium for an energy efficient home as low carbon homes with sustainable features...

Rents begin to cool down – but voids start to rise

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd December 2022, 4 years ago | 0

It wasn’t just the weather that cooled down in November as research reveals that rent prices across England also dropped...

EXCLUSIVE: New renting laws in Wales are a ‘disaster’ for landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st December 2022, 4 years ago | 16

From today, landlords in Wales will see the biggest change to housing legislation in decades coming into force with the...

Landlords – Attack back?

Author: Readers Question

1st December 2022, 4 years ago | 16

Hello, I know this will go nowhere. We cannot strike. We cannot ask for more pay. How about – and...