Lettings & Management

Management agents to block of flats reneged on responsibility?

Author: Readers Question

22nd November 2022, 4 years ago | 3

Hello, I have a one bed rental flat in a small block of flats in Reading. My tenant experienced total...

Wealthy Londoners who can’t sell become ‘accidental landlords’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd November 2022, 4 years ago | 1

A growing number of wealthy Londoners who can’t sell their homes are becoming accidental landlords instead, a report has found....

Propertymark says the pressure on rents is easing

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st November 2022, 4 years ago | 0

Propertymark, the body for property agents, says that the average number of new prospective tenants registered with each member branch...

Worried landlords increasingly ask for rent guarantors

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st November 2022, 4 years ago | 3

Increasingly worried landlords are demanding that their tenants offer a guarantor in the face of looming rent arrears, research reveals....

Conforming with regulations?

Author: Readers Question

21st November 2022, 4 years ago | 22

Hello, I have 2 questions about the practical approach to meeting regulations. I have just requested an electrical safety check...

Property damage and cleaning top tenancy deposit disputes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th November 2022, 4 years ago | 4

More than half of tenancy deposit disputes during the last year concerned property damage and cleaning, The Deposit Protection Service...

Government’s PRS strategy is ‘in tatters’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th November 2022, 4 years ago | 11

Government policy has left the private rented sector (PRS) ‘in tatters’ as figures show the number of homes to rent...

NRLA proposal on anti-social behaviour accepted by the Government

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th November 2022, 4 years ago | 8

The Government has accepted a proposal from the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) to tackle anti-social tenants who cause misery...

The UK’s house prices stall – but rents rise

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th November 2022, 4 years ago | 1

The UK’s average house price increased by 9.5% over the year to September, down from 13.1% in August, data from...

London’s rental prices reach record high weekly price

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th November 2022, 4 years ago | 0

New figures show that London’s rent prices have reached record highs, as rising interest rates and lack of supply put...

£82.7bn worth of rental properties occupied by fraudsters

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th November 2022, 4 years ago | 1

The rental sector has long been a leading target for fraudsters, criminals and money launderers with previous research estimating that...

The ethics vs financial realities of paying a tenant to leave?

Author: Readers Question

15th November 2022, 4 years ago | 40

Hello, We have an awkward freeloader who’s stopped paying. If it takes 6-12 months to evict him we will have...

Inventories provide landlords with a ‘last line of defence’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th November 2022, 4 years ago | 0

Landlord and agent fears over controversial Government proposals for the private rental sector (PRS) would be eased by the adoption...

Council tax bills equate to 37.5% of a tenant’s rent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th November 2022, 4 years ago | 5

With rumours that the Government might be about to increase council tax bills in its Autumn Statement comes news that...

Propertymark slams extension to no-fault notice periods in Wales

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th November 2022, 4 years ago | 0

All new tenancies in Wales from 1 December will have a statutory six-month no-fault notice period, while existing tenancies that...

Unprotected deposit claim – 6 year rule?

Author: Readers Question

14th November 2022, 4 years ago | 15

Hello, The 6 year rule? From the date of contract on an ex-tenant who is claiming compensation of £4-12k on...

HMRC is targeting residential landlords with ‘nudge letters’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th November 2022, 4 years ago | 20

HMRC is targeting residential landlords in its latest ‘nudge campaign’ that it suspects are not declaring their full rental income,...

Landlord repossessions rocket to a record

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th November 2022, 4 years ago | 10

Landlord repossession claims have reached a record level with increases being seen in all regions of England and Wales, the...