Lettings & Management Archives - Page 23 of 135

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Universal Credit overhaul will affect rent payments from April

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th March 2025, 1 year ago | 23

Landlords are being warned that there are big alterations to Universal Credit coming which will transform how rent payments are...

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Rent arrears fuel one in five tenancy disputes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th March 2025, 1 year ago | 0

There has been a big escalation in tenancy disputes with rent arrears now accounting for a fifth of all disagreements,...

Redress scheme sees surge in complaints and member expulsions

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th March 2025, 1 year ago | 0

The Property Redress Scheme (PRS) says that the top three complaints about agents last year are the same as in...

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Industry body warns rental reforms could drive up rents and reduce supply

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th March 2025, 1 year ago | 4

Propertymark letting agents argue “overly restrictive regulations” will hurt supply and drive up rent prices. Propertymark members are warning members...

Tenants praise landlords but call for better communication – survey

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th March 2025, 1 year ago | 3

A tenant survey is overturning gloomy clichés about landlords to reveal a largely upbeat relationship with 55% of renters commending...

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Letting agents sell ahead of the Renters’ Rights Bill

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th March 2025, 1 year ago | 21

There has been an increase in smaller letting agencies looking to offload their businesses ahead of the upcoming Renters’ Rights...

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Landlords exit the PRS as rules tighten and costs soar

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th March 2025, 1 year ago | 5

A surge in landlords offloading their properties has sparked alarm as data shows that the share of former rental homes...

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Council unveils Tenants’ Charter to deal with landlord disputes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th March 2025, 1 year ago | 5

North Herts Council has launched a Tenants’ Charter, designed as a resource for tenants and landlords, detailing their responsibilities and...

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Labour pledges to end ‘feudal’ leasehold system with commonhold overhaul

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th March 2025, 1 year ago | 6

Labour has announced an initiative to dismantle the country’s leasehold system with its Commonhold White Paper. The landmark move aims...

New group sets out to “fix the broken” commercial property industry

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th March 2025, 1 year ago | 0

A new group for commercial property agents has launched to “fix the broken commercial property industry.” The Experts Group’s self-employed...

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Leaseholders gain more power with RTM changes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd March 2025, 1 year ago | 4

Leaseholders in mixed-use developments will gain greater authority over their properties under the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 which...

Illustration of houses with the word eviction, symbolising Section 21 rental evictions

Section 21 evictions rise as homelessness hits record highs

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd March 2025, 1 year ago | 7

Government statistics reveal a rise in the number of tenants facing Section 21 evictions – though the number of households...

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Propertymark unveils leasehold survey ahead of reforms

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd March 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Propertymark is carrying out a survey to understand the effects of recent leasehold changes on leaseholders and estate agents across...

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PRS housing shortage ‘threatens Chancellor’s economic vision’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th February 2025, 1 year ago | 3

A coalition of property experts is highlighting the lack of homes to rent in the UK could derail ambitious government...

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Government admits no data exists on rent rise cases

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th February 2025, 1 year ago | 10

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has confessed it doesn’t have any records on the volume and nature of rent rise...

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Scotland launches campaign to boost tenants’ rights awareness

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th February 2025, 1 year ago | 0

The Scottish government’s Housing Minister, Paul McLennan, has kicked off a fresh initiative highlighting the entitlements of renters in Scotland....

Frustrated tenants with buckets catching water from ceiling leak

How to get block managers to fix a water leak fast?

Author: Readers Question

27th February 2025, 1 year ago | 15

Hi, I let a 2-bed top floor flat which now has serious water leaks into the flat from the roof....

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Older tenants lead flatsharing surge as the PRS evolves

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th February 2025, 1 year ago | 0

The landscape of flatsharing is undergoing a dramatic shift, with older generations leading the charge, research reveals. Data from SpareRoom...