Lettings & Management

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...

Neighbour Complaints During A Permitted Development Project: Do Their Opinions Matter?

Author: Ranjan Bhattacharya

9th August 2024, 2 years ago | 3

In this informative video, Ranjan Bhattacharya tackles a common concern for developers and homeowners: neighbour complaints during permitted development. Do...

Landlord possession cases surge as homeless figures rise

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th August 2024, 2 years ago | 6

Social and private landlord possession claims, orders, warrants and repossessions all increased dramatically between and April and June, government data...

UK housing market: Rental crisis deepens, home sales improve – RICS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th August 2024, 2 years ago | 6

The UK housing market exhibited mixed fortunes in July as the private rented sector (PRS) continued to grapple with a...

Rental yields soar to 10-year high

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th August 2024, 2 years ago | 4

Rental yields generated by landlords have hit the highest level since 2014, research from Paragon Bank reveals. The lender’s latest...

Call to replace selective license schemes with a Jersey-style model

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th August 2024, 2 years ago | 8

Landlord Licensing and Defence chief Phil Turtle is urging the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) to back his proposal for...

Selective licensing schemes see landlord costs soar – Direct Line

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th August 2024, 2 years ago | 7

Landlords across England are facing an increasingly heavy financial burden as local councils ramp up selective licensing schemes, research reveals....

Just one in six university campus rooms are affordable for students

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th August 2024, 2 years ago | 2

Just 17% of on-campus university rooms in the UK are classed as affordable for students – that’s one in six...

Tenants are searching further afield for a home amid rental shortage

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th August 2024, 2 years ago | 1

The UK’s rental market remains intensely competitive, with tenants facing a perfect storm of surging demand, dwindling supply and escalating...

Labour confirms its EPC plan for landlords – Propertymark calls for ‘incentives’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th August 2024, 2 years ago | 28

Labour has confirmed plans for rented properties to achieve a minimum Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) grade C by 2030. Miatta...

NRLA backs landlord database plan

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th August 2024, 2 years ago | 35

The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has thrown its weight behind government plans for a new landlord database, insisting it...

Landlords using OpenRent to lose Rightmove access

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th August 2024, 2 years ago | 10

Landlords using OpenRent to find tenants will lose Rightmove access, it has been announced today (6 August). Rightmove says it...