Lettings & Management

Rent rises to outpace wage growth despite cooling prices

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th April 2024, 2 years ago | 1

Despite a recent cooling down in rent price growth, renters are likely to see their housing costs rise faster than...

Labour’s PRS review nears completion – ‘bold’ solutions promised

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th April 2024, 2 years ago | 3

A comprehensive review of the private rented sector (PRS) which was commissioned by Labour, is nearing its conclusion, the website...

Renters are spending nearly 40% of their wages on rent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th April 2024, 2 years ago | 7

The average UK tenant is spending nearly 38.3% of their monthly income on rent which means many will be teetering...

BTL landlords are shrinking portfolios despite rising rents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th April 2024, 2 years ago | 33

Buy to let investors in England and Wales are reducing the size of their portfolios, despite healthy rental income growth,...

Rents in England have risen by 28% since 2020

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th April 2024, 2 years ago | 1

Rents in England continued their upward annual climb in March and while month-on-month prices remained flat, they rose 6.4% compared...

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BTL lending slumps amid rising costs for landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th April 2024, 2 years ago | 0

The UK’s buy to let market is experiencing a significant slowdown, with a sharp decline in new lending and increasing...

Fears of landlord exodus over stricter laws are ‘overblown’ – SMF

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th April 2024, 2 years ago | 14

Stricter regulations of landlords, including ending Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions, wouldn’t lead to a shortage of rental properties, one think...

Universal Credit claimants face housing affordability crisis despite benefit increase

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th April 2024, 2 years ago | 4

Universal Credit claimants face a severe shortage of affordable rental properties, with a recent rise in housing benefit failing to...

Rent squeeze forces single tenants to share

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th April 2024, 2 years ago | 10

Single renters are feeling the pinch of rising rents more than ever with the percentage of people choosing to live...

Tenancies in Northern Ireland – same rules apply?

Author: Readers Question

4th April 2024, 2 years ago | 2

Hi, what are agents supposed to provide newbie tenants in Northern Ireland, before and after a tenancy is agreed ?...

‘Landlady’ Angela Rayner withholds tax advice as police investigate

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd April 2024, 2 years ago | 14

Angela Rayner has again refused to publish the tax advice she has been given over selling her council house –...

‘Landlords have nothing to fear’ from Scotland’s rent controls plan

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd April 2024, 2 years ago | 19

The Scottish Greens co-leader Patrick Harvie has defended the government’s new Housing Bill, which includes plans for rent control areas....

Government urged to stop ‘grandstanding’ and help landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd April 2024, 2 years ago | 5

There needs to be a shift in government policy to stop ‘grandstanding’ and recognise landlords’ rental income as business income...

Helping a tenant who has had a stroke?

Author: Readers Question

3rd April 2024, 2 years ago | 6

Hello, I have had a great tenant for the last 16 years, always paid on time, he kept the place...

Buy to let profits dip despite rising rents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd April 2024, 2 years ago | 1

Landlords have seen a 6% drop in the average buy to let property’s total return over the past two years...

Renters (Reform) Bill will face tweaks to help landlords – and tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd April 2024, 2 years ago | 25

The government is set to tweak its Renters (Reform) Bill in England, aiming to address concerns from landlords while still...

Most tenants say they have good landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd April 2024, 2 years ago | 11

Landlords in the UK should ignore what the likes of Shelter and Generation Rent say since most tenants say they...

Can’t get building insurance certificate from freeholder?

Author: Readers Question

2nd April 2024, 2 years ago | 11

Hi, despite my repeated emails to my block managing agent, my freeholder is not providing the block’s building insurance certificate....