Lettings & Management

Tenant demand is soaring in the UK – Paragon

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th May 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Tenant demand across the UK’s private rented sector (PRS) is soaring but there’s a huge imbalance between supply and demand,...

Landlords call for tenant credit checks and faster evictions

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th May 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Landlords want to see stricter measures to ensure tenants meet their financial obligations as 70% support linking rent arrears to...

Charity calls for stronger protections in Renters (Reform) Bill as renter costs soar

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd May 2024, 2 years ago | 11

The Renters (Reform) Bill, currently making its way through the House of Lords, doesn’t go far enough to address the...

Landlords see a surge in demand as less choice pushes up rents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd May 2024, 2 years ago | 4

Landlords have seen a surge in tenant demand with tenants chasing fewer properties in the private rented sector (PRS), a...

Tenants struggle to find new homes as rents rise

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd May 2024, 2 years ago | 11

Half of all tenants who moved in the past year say they faced difficulties finding a new property to rent...

Soaring service charges drive a rise in RTM companies

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd May 2024, 2 years ago | 2

Landlords in England and Wales are taking a stand against rising service charges, with a study revealing a 20% increase...

Propertymark questions Labour’s controversial PRS review

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd May 2024, 2 years ago | 1

Propertymark is calling for more information from the Labour Party on its recent review of the private rented sector (PRS),...

Fed-up landlord responds to Generation Rent criticism with video message

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st May 2024, 2 years ago | 42

In a pointed one minute video message, Nottingham landlord Mick Roberts has responded to Ben Twomey, the chief executive of...

London Councils slam the government’s short-term and holiday let reforms

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st May 2024, 2 years ago | 7

London boroughs have warned that the government’s plans for regulating short-term and holiday lets could worsen the capital’s housing crisis....

Labour could bring in rent caps at a local level

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th May 2024, 2 years ago | 9

A Labour government could bring in rent caps that would empower local councils to restrict annual rent increases by landlords....

Greater Manchester unveils the UK’s first property checks for tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th May 2024, 2 years ago | 31

Greater Manchester is launching property checks to tackle substandard rented housing and to clampdown on criminal landlords. The Property Check...

How to sue a letting agent for breach of contract?

Author: Readers Question

20th May 2024, 2 years ago | 5

Hi, I am a landlord and I entered into a long battle with a former letting agent regarding their fully-managed...

Sitting tenants see rents rise as gap with open market narrows

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th May 2024, 2 years ago | 5

Tenants renewing their tenancies are seeing rents rise at a faster pace than those moving to new homes, research reveals....

Labour review calls for National Landlords Register, rent ‘stabilisation’ and tenant security

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th May 2024, 2 years ago | 27

A report commissioned by Labour has called for a major overhaul of the private rented sector (PRS), including the creation...

My tenants split up but husband staying – deposit issues?

Author: Readers Question

17th May 2024, 2 years ago | 13

Hello, Since 2017 I have rented a small 2 bedrooms terrace house with garden to a couple. They had 3...

Woman facing eviction told she would cope sleeping rough by local authority?

Author: Readers Question

17th May 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Hello, A bit of a half-baked story from the BBC (shock horror!) – see the video below – but you...

Half of tenants forced out by landlords selling up – survey

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th May 2024, 2 years ago | 16

A landlord sell-off is a major driver of tenant moves after 50% of property professionals said that was the main...

Deposit return when the married name hasn’t been added?

Author: Readers Question

16th May 2024, 2 years ago | 3

Hello, My property was rented to an individual who paid the initial deposit which sits in a holding account. In...