Lettings & Management

Landlord fined for ignoring gas safety rules

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th March 2024, 2 years ago | 3

A court has fined a landlord almost £1,500 for neglecting her gas safety obligations and ignoring council warnings. Tracey Robinson,...

Landlords eye portfolio growth in 2024

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th March 2024, 2 years ago | 3

Nearly four in 10 (38%) landlords are keen to add more properties to their portfolio in the next year, while...

Housing benefit gap leaves one million renters struggling

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th March 2024, 2 years ago | 10

One million private renters who depend on Universal Credit are unable to cover their rent with the housing benefit they...

Chancellor targets holiday lets in £300m tax crackdown

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th March 2024, 2 years ago | 34

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is expected to announce a £300 million tax crackdown on second-home owners who rent out their properties...

Is my letting agent breaching contract by partial rent payments?

Author: Readers Question

4th March 2024, 2 years ago | 16

Hi, I would like to know if my letting agent is in breach of contract.  This is the third time...

Landlord mortgage arrears soar by 93% in a year

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st March 2024, 2 years ago | 0

More landlords are struggling to pay their mortgages than ever before, new data reveals. Octane Capital, a specialist property lender,...

New standards for social housing landlords unveiled

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st March 2024, 2 years ago | 2

Social housing landlords will have to follow new standards from April, the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) has announced. The...

Shower leak from flat above?

Author: Readers Question

29th February 2024, 2 years ago | 6

Hi, there is water coming from the ceiling of the shower in our flat, which we believe is from the...

HMO utility bills exceeding fair usage policy?

Author: Readers Question

28th February 2024, 2 years ago | 26

Hi there, we (my partner and I) are first-time landlords and tried to bite more than what we can chew...

London councils’ temporary accommodation ‘bankruptcy risk’ as landlords quit

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th February 2024, 2 years ago | 13

New data from London Councils paints a grim picture of the capital’s homelessness crisis, revealing a shocking 40% increase in...

TDS simplifies tenant deposit protection with API integration

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th February 2024, 2 years ago | 1

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) has announced a groundbreaking API integration to revolutionise the deposit registration process, enhancing efficiency and...

Building society restricts holiday let lending in tourist hotspots

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th February 2024, 2 years ago | 3

A building society has revealed that it has worked with North Norfolk District Council and North Yorkshire Council to launch...

Build to Rent homes surge in popularity and market share

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th February 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Build to Rent (BTR) homes are becoming increasingly attractive to renters and investors, as new data from Foxtons shows that...

Agency fails to secure deposit from tenants after 6 months and tenants have now moved out!

Author: Readers Question

27th February 2024, 2 years ago | 9

Hi, I’m currently renting my property out through a letting agency. The tenancy was a fixed two-year contract. Of course,...

NRLA gets think tank’s backing for direct payments to landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th February 2024, 2 years ago | 7

The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has echoed calls made by the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) over direct...

Clarification on AST with our own son and his friend ?

Author: Readers Question

26th February 2024, 2 years ago | 21

Dear landlords, We have a buy-to-let property with two decent-sized bedrooms in London where our son goes to University. He...

Rents could soar by up to 41% by 2030, new study warns

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th February 2024, 2 years ago | 2

Renters in England could see rents rising by up to 41% per month by 2030, a new study reveals. Zero...

UK’s housing crisis made worse by migration – MP

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd February 2024, 2 years ago | 18

A Tory MP has claimed that the UK’s housing crisis is being aggravated by the post-Brexit migration system which sees...