Lettings & Management Archives - Page 18 of 135

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Government leasehold reforms spark concerns over complexity

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th July 2025, 11 months ago | 0

The government’s consultation to boost leaseholder protections is creating unease among members of ALEP (the Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners)....

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Flatfair’s Deposit Boost tackles rent arrears debt

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th July 2025, 11 months ago | 0

Landlords might be interested in a service that will recover tenancy-related costs – including rent debt – to help shield...

Landlords help council scheme achieve homeless milestone

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th July 2025, 11 months ago | 3

Landlords helping a council initiative to house homeless people have achieved a major milestone with 100 households being placed in...

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How do I end a guaranteed rent contract?

Author: Readers Question

7th July 2025, 11 months ago | 3

I rented out a flat to an agent using a Guaranteed Rent contract. The understanding was that longer-term tenancies would...

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Strong rental yields fuel landlord investment – Fleet

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th July 2025, 11 months ago | 0

Most landlords in England and Wales are enjoying robust rental yields despite minor regional fluctuations, one BTL rental barometer reveals....

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Leasehold consultation will boost rights for millions in England and Wales

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th July 2025, 11 months ago | 13

A consultation to bring in sweeping reforms to overhaul what the government calls the ‘feudal leasehold system’ has been unveiled....

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Property flipping plummets to a 12-year low as stamp duty costs soar

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th July 2025, 11 months ago | 1

The practice of buying and reselling homes within a year, known as property flipping, has declined sharply across England and...

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Ombudsman calls for action on ASB incidents in social housing

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th July 2025, 11 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, 11 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, 11 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, 11 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....

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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, 12 months ago | 2

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