Lettings & Management

Landlords could ‘lose control’ of properties

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th August 2024, 2 years ago | 13

Labour’s proposed Renters’ Rights Bill could significantly impact the level of control landlords have over their rental properties, one leading...

Is it time for landlords to take action?

Author: Readers Question

19th August 2024, 2 years ago | 26

The last so-called Conservative government enacted some terrible policies on the PRS. After our initial shock, many of us flexed...

Council seizes properties from landlord

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th August 2024, 2 years ago | 13

Merton Council is believed to be the first in the country to seize a landlord’s properties because – it claims...

Labour’s proposed Renters Rights Bill could transform the Landscape of the UK Rental Market

Author: Aviram Shahar

19th August 2024, 2 years ago | 0

The UK’s rental market is on the brink of a transformative shift with Labour’s proposed replacement of the Renters Reform...

Rent controls do ‘more harm than good’ – IEA

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th August 2024, 2 years ago | 14

Rent controls do far more damage than benefit tenants, according to a comprehensive global review. A new briefing paper from...

Landlords are buying more PRS homes than they sell

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th August 2024, 2 years ago | 18

More landlords are investing in the private rented sector than exiting it, research from the TDS Charitable Foundation reveals. Despite...

Setting up as an agent?

Author: Readers Question

16th August 2024, 2 years ago | 8

Hi, I have a friend who has had too many bad experiences with letting agents and sick to the back...

What can I do if my R2R in London was mis-sold?

Author: Readers Question

15th August 2024, 2 years ago | 6

Hello everyone, I took on a rent-to-rent (R2R) unit in June through a property sourcer based in London. The sourcer...

Pet clause in lease for a share of freehold property?

Author: Readers Question

15th August 2024, 2 years ago | 6

Hi, I bought a share of a freehold flat, there are two flats, and my co-freeholder lives downstairs. We both...

NRLA warns Labour that rent controls could spark rental crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th August 2024, 2 years ago | 11

The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) is warning the Labour government that a third of private landlords could sell up...

Should I be happy or worried about my tenant?

Author: Readers Question

14th August 2024, 2 years ago | 10

Hi, I was left a property around 3 years ago with a sitting tenant which I self manage. In the...

Lodgings or rent a room type contract?

Author: Readers Question

14th August 2024, 2 years ago | 15

Hi, I am intending to rent out two rooms in my residential home with access to the lounge, kitchen, diner...

NRLA queries plans for a government ‘hardship test’ for landlord possession claims

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th August 2024, 2 years ago | 29

The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has questioned reports suggesting the Labour government is set to introduce French-style hardship tests...

Landlords enjoy the PRS boom but fear rent controls

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th August 2024, 2 years ago | 3

Landlords are reaping the rewards of a booming rental market with record-high yields and robust tenant demand, but the spectre...

Rents continue rising as the North outpaces London

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th August 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Rents across Great Britain continued their upward trajectory in July, with the North of England outpacing the capital by a...

Landlords face an uphill battle to meet Labour’s 2030 EPC target – it should be 2042!

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th August 2024, 2 years ago | 22

Landlords face an uphill battle to meet the Labour government’s 2030 target of all privately rented homes achieving an EPC...

Protecting Tenants’ Deposits: Navigating Legal Requirements and Unfair Damage Claims

Author: Julie Ford

12th August 2024, 2 years ago | 0

It has been a legal requirement since April 2007 for landlords to protect a tenants security deposit in one of...

Rightmove and OpenRent U-turn in partnership shock

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th August 2024, 2 years ago | 0

An announcement last night (8 August) has upended Tuesday’s announcement that Rightmove had severed ties with OpenRent. The property portal...