Lettings & Management

Rent controls in Scotland: ‘Unworkable and unaffordable’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd August 2024, 2 years ago | 4

The Housing Scotland Bill must be scrapped or significantly amended, a leading property firm warns. DJ Alexander, Scotland’s largest lettings...

Labour slammed for planned social housing rent rise

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd August 2024, 2 years ago | 6

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to reveal a big increase in social rents to help accelerate the construction of affordable...

Lender urges government support for landlord EPC upgrades

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd August 2024, 2 years ago | 4

Skipton Group has called on the government to introduce incentives and support for landlords to upgrade their properties to meet...

Rents start falling in major cities as rental inflation slows

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd August 2024, 2 years ago | 1

Rents in major UK cities are beginning to fall for the first time in years – the pace of rental...

Labour’s ‘Freedom to Buy’ mortgage scheme faces criticism

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd August 2024, 2 years ago | 2

Doubt is being cast on Labour’s proposed ‘Freedom to Buy’ mortgage guarantee scheme after an analysis of Financial Conduct Authority...

Homes for Reading closure forces tenants to find new homes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd August 2024, 2 years ago | 33

Reading Borough Council has announced the closure of its wholly owned housing company, Homes for Reading, and tenants must leave...

London’s renters face fierce competition as lettings market heats up

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st August 2024, 2 years ago | 0

London’s rental market has seen a surge in tenant activity, with offers and enquiries jumping 22% and 7% respectively compared...

Boom for holiday let mortgages

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th August 2024, 2 years ago | 2

The number of mortgage options available for holiday let landlords has significantly increased, an analysis reveals. But tax changes will...

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...