Lettings & Management

The UK’s first Good Landlord Charter unveiled in Greater Manchester

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th January 2024, 2 years ago | 5

A consultation on a new scheme to raise the quality of rented homes in Greater Manchester has been unveiled by...

Renters face higher rents and fewer choices in 2024, Rightmove warns

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th January 2024, 2 years ago | 1

Tenants face the prospect of rents rising even higher this year and the number of homes to rent will continue...

Landlords see rents soar and voids drop in 2023, index reveals

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th January 2024, 2 years ago | 2

Landlords in England saw rents rocket by nearly 9% last year, and several rent records were broken in the summer,...

City landlords urged to apply for discounted green home upgrades

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th January 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Landlords, renters and homeowners in Leeds living in a property without gas central heating are being urged to apply for...

Landlords and agents warned over data protection risks

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th January 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Landlords and agents, along with housing associations, have been warned by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) about their ignorance of...

Disabled tenant & PEEP – Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan – Help!

Author: Readers Question

4th January 2024, 2 years ago | 15

Hello, Can you help? A PEEP – a Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan – has been requested by the management company...

Landlords and tenants warned over fake energy efficiency schemes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th January 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Letting agents must inform their landlord clients and tenants about the dangers of fake energy efficiency schemes, Propertymark is warning....

Landlords, Level Up: Unleashing Tech Tools for Portfolio Domination in 2024

Author: Aviram Shahar

3rd January 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Forget juggling spreadsheets and chasing late rent calls – 2024 is the year savvy UK property investors embrace tech to...

Temporary accommodation residents demand better housing in open letter

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd January 2024, 2 years ago | 3

A council has been urged to improve its temporary housing for residents living in poor conditions in an open letter...

Diversification – is renting out garages a good alternative to residential?

Author: Readers Question

3rd January 2024, 2 years ago | 7

Hello, We have been residential landlords for over twenty years now and it has gone well. We now want to...

Landlords – Who gets your vote?

Author: Readers Question

3rd January 2024, 2 years ago | 116

Hi, Do landlords have a viable political home? It appears not. Historically the Conservative party has been the party of...

Shelter: Single parents face eviction threat as housing crisis worsens

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd January 2024, 2 years ago | 12

Around 74,000 single-parent households and their children could be evicted and made homeless in England this winter, according to a...

Renting artists and gamers strive to portray landlords in a bad light

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd January 2024, 2 years ago | 8

The housing crisis has sparked a wave of ‘creative resistance’ from renters who are using music, video games and novels...

Call to unfreeze LHA immediately to reduce homelessness in London

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th December 2023, 2 years ago | 5

A homeless charity is urging the Government to unfreeze the Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates immediately in a bid to...

Landlords optimistic about PRS performance in 2024

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th December 2023, 2 years ago | 3

Three-quarters (74%) of residential buy to let landlords say they are confident about the performance of the private rented sector...

Abolition of section 21 is the biggest concern of landlords in 2024

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th December 2023, 2 years ago | 4

A new survey reveals that landlords in England and Wales are worried about the upcoming changes in the rental market...

Rental market shows signs of recovery in 2024 – SpareRoom

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st December 2023, 2 years ago | 1

After a year of soaring rents and scarce rooms, flat share website SpareRoom has offered its data pointing to a...

Rent payments after section 21 notice being held back by Agent?

Author: Readers Question

20th December 2023, 2 years ago | 9

Hello Everyone, I hope you can answer this please as I am not sure the agent is right in saying...