Lettings & Management Archives - Page 17 of 134

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Ombudsman calls for action on ASB incidents in social housing

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th July 2025, 10 months ago | 2

The housing ombudsman has released a new report spotlighting critical shortcomings in how social housing landlords address antisocial behaviour (ASB)...

Social housing provider downgraded for governance failures

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd July 2025, 10 months ago | 2

The Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) has lowered social housing provider Anchor’s governance rating to G3, highlighting lapses in its...

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NRLA welcomes consultation to extend the Decent Homes Standard to the PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd July 2025, 10 months ago | 16

The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has welcomed a government consultation that would extend the Decent Homes Standard to the...

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Regional hotspots fuel England’s PRS demand

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd July 2025, 10 months ago | 0

Regional hotspots are fuelling a 1.2% rise in England’s rental demand in the second quarter, reaching 29.4%, research reveals. The...

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Landlords slam how the media portrays them

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st July 2025, 11 months ago | 4

There’s widespread discontent among landlords over media depictions of them and the PRS – it’s now fallen to just 9%...

How to Adapt Your Tenancy Agreement for Different Tenant Types

Author: Aviram Shahar

1st July 2025, 11 months ago | 0

Calling all UK landlords and property investors: If you’re still using the same tenancy agreement for every tenant, you could...

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Platform pushes for PRS reform to save landlords billions in fees

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st July 2025, 11 months ago | 0

A property-tech platform has penned an open letter to Angela Rayner urging immediate reforms to tackle soaring landlord fees and...

Less than half of tenants have contents insurance

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th June 2025, 11 months ago | 2

Only 46% of the UK’s private tenants currently hold contents insurance, down from 51% in 2023 in the face of...

Greater Manchester’s Good Landlord Charter now covers 50% of rented homes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th June 2025, 11 months ago | 3

Greater Manchester’s Good Landlord Charter now covers more than 234,000 rented properties, which is half of the city-region’s rental households....

Mayor promotes Good Landlord Charter to improve housing standards in Greater Manchester

Council hits landlords with £1.5m in fines

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th June 2025, 11 months ago | 4

Over the past two years, a council’s pilot scheme targeting landlords has racked up £1.5 million in fines, The Times...

Government delays the phasing out of RTS energy meters

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd June 2025, 11 months ago | 2

The government has intervened to delay a planned mass switch-off of the Radio Teleswitch Service (RTS) meters which are used...

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Call for landlord tax incentives as social housing complaints soar

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd June 2025, 11 months ago | 4

A shocking 474% increase in complaints about substandard living conditions in social housing has sparked urgent calls for a stronger...

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Property Redress boots out 48 agents over consumer disputes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th June 2025, 11 months ago | 0

Between May and October 2024, Property Redress removed 48 letting and estate agents from its scheme due to persistent non-compliance....

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Renters face delays and paperwork challenges

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th June 2025, 11 months ago | 1

Nearly a third (30%) of tenants searching for a home to rent describe their experience as average or worse, with...

Government is expecting more landlords to accommodate asylum seekers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th June 2025, 11 months ago | 66

Labour says that more private landlords will need to play a bigger role in housing migrants, the Daily Telegraph reports....

Best city in England for HMO yield revealed

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th June 2025, 11 months ago | 0

Bradford has claimed the title of England’s top location for House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) yields, with six-bedroom properties delivering...

PRS and housing market show signs of recovery in May – RICS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th June 2025, 11 months ago | 0

The UK’s housing sector, while still facing challenges, is displaying early indications of stabilisation, according to the Royal Institution of...

One in 10 PRS homes have hazards that present a ‘risk of death’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th June 2025, 11 months ago | 3

Alarming new findings from Inventory Base reveal a potential ‘risk of death’ in one in 10 PRS homes in England....