Lettings & Management

Call to save the PRS by scrapping landlord levies

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th August 2024, 2 years ago | 19

The private rented sector (PRS) is in dire straits, with rocketing tenant demand and a fall in the number of...

Council offers help to tenants and landlords struggling with damp and mould

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th August 2024, 2 years ago | 10

Tenants and landlords are being encouraged to seek help from their local council to address persistent damp and mould problems...

Free guidance on new alarm rules for Northern Ireland landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th August 2024, 2 years ago | 1

Free guidance for landlords in Northern Ireland is being made available ahead of key changes to smoke and carbon monoxide...

The best UK postcodes for yields when investing less than £100,000

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th August 2024, 2 years ago | 4

Research has revealed the five UK postcodes where landlords can achieve the highest rental yields with an initial investment of...

Landlords say government’s EPC C target by 2030 is ‘impossible’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th August 2024, 2 years ago | 42

As the UK government pushes ahead with its plan to require all rental properties to achieve an EPC rating of...

Ealing Council’s Private Sector Leasing Scheme: A Disaster for Landlords – Ealing Council respond

Author: Ranjan Bhattacharya

29th August 2024, 2 years ago | 2

In this episode of Property Breaking News, Ranjan Bhattacharya and Andrew Roberts expose the failures of Ealing Council’s Private Sector...

Energy price cap hike to hit least efficient homes hardest

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th August 2024, 2 years ago | 6

The energy price cap is set to rise by 10% from 1st October, leading to significant increases in energy bills...

Labour looks to give councils powers over short-term lets

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th August 2024, 2 years ago | 5

Labour plans to fast-track a crackdown on short-term lets by granting councils new powers, the Telegraph reports. The newspaper says...

Tenant demand fuels ambitions for aspiring landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th August 2024, 2 years ago | 12

Long-term tenant demand and a desire to supplement retirement income are the primary drivers for aspiring landlords seeking to build...

New PRS housing enforcement policy sets countywide standards

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th August 2024, 2 years ago | 2

A new housing enforcement policy has been adopted by North Yorkshire Council to ensure that all private rented sector (PRS)...

Dramatic rise in London landlords selling up

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th August 2024, 2 years ago | 3

The number of properties for sale in London that were previously rented has surged, according to research from TwentyCi. The...

Council to extend its HMO licensing scheme

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th August 2024, 2 years ago | 2

A council looks set to extend its additional licensing scheme for five more years until 2030. The scheme, which grants...

Rental market race: Gloucester leads, Middlesbrough lags

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th August 2024, 2 years ago | 0

With rental demand soaring, competition for properties is fierce and data from OnTheMarket highlights the extreme disparities in how quickly...

E-Bikes in Rental Properties: Key Considerations for Landlords

Author: Julie Ford

27th August 2024, 2 years ago | 11

As e-bikes and scooters become an increasingly popular mode of transportation, both for personal use and for tenants who work...

Council tenant pleads guilty to subletting home on Airbnb

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th August 2024, 2 years ago | 3

A council flat tenant has admitted to unlawfully subletting his home by advertising the property for rent on Airbnb. Reza...

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...