Lettings & Management

Council encourages landlords with its ‘Repair and Rent’ scheme

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th March 2024, 2 years ago | 8

A council has relaunched its ‘Repair and Rent’ scheme with big improvements to incentivise landlords to bring empty properties back...

Landlords help to boost local economies

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th March 2024, 2 years ago | 0

The significant financial contribution being made by landlords to regional economies when supporting local trades has been revealed. Research from...

Call for more PRS enforcement funding in England

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th March 2024, 2 years ago | 3

A charity is calling for more government funding to help councils enforce housing and health standards in the private rented...

Why is the NRLA supporting anti-landlord needs?

Author: Readers Question

12th March 2024, 2 years ago | 33

Hello, We all know that politicians of all parties have some very strange ideas and like to waste our money,...

Council to buy homes with a REIT to tackle homelessness

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th March 2024, 2 years ago | 15

A London council has announced it will create a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) to secure homes for housing homeless...

Scottish landlords hammer rent cap proposals in government consultation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th March 2024, 2 years ago | 7

The Scottish Government has published the results of a public consultation on its New Deal for Tenants proposals and found...

Will insulation save the planet?

Author: Readers Question

11th March 2024, 2 years ago | 9

Hi, I just got the following warning about insulation from rogue traders passed on by trading standards: “Trading Standards is...

Durham’s student landlords accused of ‘panicking’ amid rent price drops

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th March 2024, 2 years ago | 6

An investigation by the Palatinate, Durham University’s student newspaper, reveals that estate agents in Durham have slashed prices for student...

Non compliant service charge regime since 1993?

Author: Readers Question

8th March 2024, 2 years ago | 4

Hi, my daughter is a newcomer in a block of flats. A young NHS carer and a first-time buyer the...

How FHL abolition will impact UK holiday let owners

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th March 2024, 2 years ago | 2

Landlords and owners operating furnished holiday lettings (FHL) may still be reeling from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s announcement in the Budget...

Rent arrears soar amid economic woes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th March 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Tenants are facing mounting difficulties in paying their rent as the economic situation worsens, research reveals. The data from Reposit,...

Must I use managing agent’s surveyor at over £600?

Author: Readers Question

7th March 2024, 2 years ago | 3

Hi, my rented top floor flat (4 storeys up and on the corner of the block) has developed horizontal cracks...

Scottish Greens hit back at landlord claims

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th March 2024, 2 years ago | 14

A political party has hit back at claims made by the Scottish Association of Landlords which said that 22,000 homes...

Tenants face squeeze as PRS homes fall to 10-year low

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th March 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Despite an increase in the overall number of private rented sector (PRS) properties, the proportion of these homes in England...

Two storey rooftop developments on blocks – government consultation on leaseholder impact?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th March 2024, 2 years ago | 5

Hello, There is a government consultation on proposed changes to some permitted development rights – the deadline 9 April. I...

Lending giant urges support for landlords in the Budget

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th March 2024, 2 years ago | 8

One of the UK’s largest buy to let lenders, The Mortgage Works (TMW), has called on the government to use...

Rental market heats up in February as rents and demand rise

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th March 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Last month, landlords saw an increase in rents and demand for rental properties across England, according to Goodlord’s latest Rental...

Will a guarantor letter be valid if the tenancy agreement is renewed?

Author: Readers Question

5th March 2024, 2 years ago | 8

Hello, Does anyone know if a guarantor letter is still valid, if I renewed the original tenancy agreement with the...