Lettings & Management Archives - Page 25 of 134

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Council faces criticism for lack of smoke alarms

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd December 2024, 1 year ago | 7

Ben Beadle, CEO of the NRLA, has slammed Southwark Council for failing to manage their properties after the Regulator of...

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Am I being ripped off by communal block insurance?

Author: Readers Question

2nd December 2024, 1 year ago | 12

I have a two bedroom flat in a large Aberdeen development of 2/3/4 bedroom flats. I pay 0.89% of the...

Kate Davies of IMLA discussing impact of PRS regulation on landlords and tenants

IMLA warns that more PRS regulation will bring rent hikes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th November 2024, 1 year ago | 0

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) has issued a stark warning that increased government regulation on the private rented sector...

Neil Cobbold discusses impact of Renters’ Rights Bill on letting agents

Renters’ Rights Bill will cost letting agents £400m

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th November 2024, 1 year ago | 3

Letting agents in the UK are facing a huge financial blow, with government figures revealing potential losses of nearly £400...

Housing law expert Phil Turtle discussing landlord enforcement and civil penalties

Housing enforcement experts slam ‘misleading’ prosecutions report

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th November 2024, 1 year ago | 1

A leading firm of landlord and housing law experts has slammed a recent report suggesting councils in England and Wales...

Property & Homemover Report Q3 2024 cover highlighting UK rental market trends

UK tenants face affordability crisis as rents soar

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th November 2024, 1 year ago | 1

Monthly rents across the UK have surged to unaffordable levels in every region except the North East, research reveals. Analytics...

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Rents rise by 8.7% – but one area sees a 30% increase

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th November 2024, 1 year ago | 3

Rents across Britain have surged over the past year by 8.7%, with some areas experiencing staggering increases – including one...

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Most social housing tenants are happy – but there’s room for improvement

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th November 2024, 1 year ago | 2

The first survey of social housing tenants has found that while many of them are happy with their homes, there’s...

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Councils fail to prosecute criminal landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th November 2024, 1 year ago | 1

Councils across England and Wales received nearly half a million complaints about landlord misconduct in five years, but they took...

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Record rental stock levels and flat rent rises in London

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th November 2024, 1 year ago | 1

London’s private rented sector (PRS) saw a big shift in October, with Foxtons’ latest lettings market index revealing record-high stock...

Allison Thompson of LRG discussing rising demand for accessible rental housing

Demand for accessible rental homes surges – LRG

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd November 2024, 1 year ago | 3

Demand for accessible features in rental properties is on the rise with nearly 40% of tenants expressing a preference for...

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Landlords enjoy booming yields – Paragon

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st November 2024, 1 year ago | 3

Landlords across the UK are reaping the rewards of a buoyant rental market, with average buy to let yields reaching...

Andy Hulme of Hyde Housing Association responding to Housing Ombudsman report

Ombudsman urges social landlords to prioritise complaint handling

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th November 2024, 1 year ago | 0

The Housing Ombudsman has released its latest complaint handling report, highlighting the need for social housing landlords to prioritise a...

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We Don’t Work in Property — We Work in Customer Service

Author: Julie Ford

18th November 2024, 1 year ago | 2

When someone asks “what you do?”, it might feel natural to say, “I work in property.” This phrase has a...

Ombudsman Amerdeep Somal comments on Leicester City Council’s refusal to pay compensation in housing dispute

Council defies Ombudsman by refusing to pay over housing issues

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th November 2024, 1 year ago | 6

A council has sparked outrage after refusing to comply with a Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman’s order to pay...

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Advice on my justification to terminate the agency agreement?

Author: Readers Question

18th November 2024, 1 year ago | 15

Hello fellow landlords, I have a situation for which I am wondering if anyone has advice. In late 2022 I...

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Housing crisis deepens as landlords sell up – NRLA

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th November 2024, 1 year ago | 11

Tenants across the UK are facing a worsening housing crisis as landlords continue to sell properties, exacerbating the already severe...

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Renters who aren’t ‘rent ready’ face tough competition

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th November 2024, 1 year ago | 2

A third of renters are struggling to secure properties due to a lack of preparedness – despite fierce competition in...