Lettings & Management Archives - Page 20 of 134

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Housing Ombudsman urges social landlords to improve communication

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th April 2025, 1 year ago | 0

The Housing Ombudsman says it is crucial for social landlords to refine their communication strategies to prevent the unintentional stigmatisation...

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PRS faces shift as landlords sell up to avoid new regulations

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th April 2025, 1 year ago | 0

The private rented sector is seeing landlords sell up in the face of tighter government regulations and escalating financial pressures,...

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Is it worth going back to self-managing my rental properties?

Author: Readers Question

24th April 2025, 1 year ago | 14

Hi, I have always managed my properties (3) myself until my wife became ill and the regulations seemed to get...

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Can my letting agent withhold rent to cover water leak repairs?

Author: Readers Question

22nd April 2025, 1 year ago | 9

My rental flat recently suffered significant water damage due to a leak from the flat above. My main contact at...

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Manchester leads rental yields while London sees strong growth

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd April 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Property investors in Manchester are reaping the highest rental yields in England and Wales with average annual returns of 6.35%,...

PRS crisis deepens as landlords increasingly sell up

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th April 2025, 1 year ago | 3

Renters will increasingly struggle to find somewhere to leave as growing numbers of landlords sell up and leave the private...

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Renters want to buy but struggle with costs – survey

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th April 2025, 1 year ago | 2

Renters have a strong desire to buy a home for a better life, but many are stuck with rising rents...

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Social landlord improves rent arrears and complaint handling after major failings

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th April 2025, 1 year ago | 0

A leading social landlord says it has carried out a significant overhaul of its operations after it wrongly informed a...

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Rental demand grows as tenants prepare for busy moving season

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th April 2025, 1 year ago | 4

Rental activity in England is experiencing a revival with a rise in tenant interest for properties in the first three...

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Landlords reveal their costliest mistakes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th April 2025, 1 year ago | 7

Research has revealed a range of expensive mistakes that landlords make with 19% of them saying that costly renovations that...

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Tenants shun bills-included rented homes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th April 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Landlords offering properties with bills included can command a hefty premium for doing so – but tenant demand is surprisingly...

London councils’ landlord Capital Letters faces closure amid market challenges

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th April 2025, 1 year ago | 4

Capital Letters, an organisation established by several London councils to tackle the growing homelessness issue and cut costs on temporary...

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The DPS launches dispute videos to help landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th April 2025, 1 year ago | 2

The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) is offering its acclaimed dispute webinars for on-demand viewing to help landlords and tenants....

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Landlords focus on ‘doer-upper’ investment properties

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th April 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Landlords are focusing on purchasing properties requiring renovation – and spend £8,500 on improvements, research reveals. The study by Paragon...

Fleet Mortgages unveils essential HMO guide for landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th April 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Fleet Mortgages has published a helpful guide to HMOs for landlords to address the growing demand for these investments. The...

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Rental yields strengthen in England and Wales

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd April 2025, 1 year ago | 2

The average rental yield in England and Wales stands at 7.4%, reflecting an annual rise of 0.3% compared to the...

Nearly half of landlords won’t sell properties – survey

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st April 2025, 1 year ago | 8

Almost half of landlords have no plans to offload their rental assets within the next year, a study reveals. The...

Four property firms expelled by Ombudsman for compensation failures

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st April 2025, 1 year ago | 0

The Property Ombudsman (TPO) has revealed that it has expelled four property businesses for neglecting to compensate consumers. The action...