Lettings & Management

70,000 BTL landlords exited the PRS this year

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th December 2022, 4 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, 4 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, 4 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, 4 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, 4 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, 4 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, 4 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, 4 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, 4 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, 4 years ago | 1

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

Certificate of lawful use as a HMO period required query?

Author: Sam B

20th December 2022, 4 years ago | 4

Hi Everyone, I hope you all are looking forward to as good a Christmas as you can. I was curious...

Replacement windows in a leasehold flat?

Author: Readers Question

20th December 2022, 4 years ago | 13

Hello, The old uPVC windows in the leasehold flat I rent out need replacing but I am not clear if...

Short term let business rates?

Author: Readers Question

20th December 2022, 4 years ago | 0

Hello, I have recently switched a 1 bed property that I rented out long term rental into a short term...

Making Tax Digital for landlords is delayed by two years

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th December 2022, 4 years ago | 5

The Government has announced that the introduction of its flagship ‘Making Tax Digital’ (MTD) scheme for Income Tax Self Assessment...

Help for agents to navigate new Welsh housing laws

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th December 2022, 4 years ago | 0

Updated training is now available for letting agents in Wales to help them navigate the Renting Homes (Wales) Act and...

Experts warn that landlords are facing a financial ‘timebomb’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th December 2022, 4 years ago | 5

Landlords coming to the end of a fixed-rate two-year mortgage deal are facing a ‘timebomb’ should their investments lose money,...

Survey reveals just 10% of tenants are not happy with their home

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th December 2022, 4 years ago | 3

It might go against the media narrative that landlords offer poor housing, but a survey of tenants has revealed that...

Property leaders urge Michael Gove to address PRS pressures

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th December 2022, 4 years ago | 9

Leading members of the property sector have written to Michael Gove calling on him to address the unsustainable pressures on...