Lettings & Management

Tenants in England and Wales are staying put for longer – DPS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th April 2024, 3 years ago | 1

The last four years have seen a big jump in tenancy lengths in England and Wales as tenants are staying...

Struggling landlords are selling up to avoid insolvency

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th April 2024, 3 years ago | 11

A surge in buy to let landlords exiting the private rented sector (PRS) is being fuelled by an increase in...

Rent rises outpace earnings to hit tenant affordability

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th April 2024, 3 years ago | 2

Over the past 10 years, the cost of rent has significantly outpaced wage growth, leaving many tenants struggling to afford...

UK rents reach the highest level on record – ONS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th April 2024, 3 years ago | 4

Renting costs in the UK continue to grow with average rents jumping by 9.2% in the year to March –...

Section 21 with no lease – Help!

Author: Readers Question

17th April 2024, 3 years ago | 12

Hi, I bought my first buy to let house in 2012 with a tenant in situ, and being naive and...

Landlords press on with EPC upgrades despite shelved regulations

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th April 2024, 3 years ago | 6

Despite the government abandoning proposals for minimum energy efficiency standards (MEES), a significant number of landlords are still investing in...

Rent arrears up amid cost-of-living crisis for tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th April 2024, 3 years ago | 3

Average rent arrears claims have reached a record high, placing a growing strain on both tenants and landlords, data reveals....

Council unveils its first housing check in EIGHT years – despite demanding private landlords do them every four months

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th April 2024, 3 years ago | 10

Despite hammering landlords with punitive fines for minor transgressions of selective licensing rules, one council has admitted that its own...

Spring sees surge in London renters – but rents predicted to rise again

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th April 2024, 3 years ago | 0

London’s rental market is showing signs of a busy spring with a 10% rise in tenants signing agreements in March...

Letting agent and credits checks?

Author: Readers Question

16th April 2024, 3 years ago | 5

Hi all, has anyone ever found themselves in a situtation where a letting agent assured you that everything was in...

Scotland’s housing crisis: ‘Anti-landlord legislation’ deters developers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th April 2024, 3 years ago | 7

Scotland’s housing sector is in crisis as developers are being deterred by what they term as ‘anti-landlord legislation’ and are...

Cornwall tops UK holiday lets profit chart

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th April 2024, 3 years ago | 0

Cornwall has emerged as the undisputed champion of UK holiday rentals, according to a study. The findings from Wealth of...

Cannabis growing turns rented house into a fire hazard

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th April 2024, 3 years ago | 3

Landlords are being urged to increase vigilance after police in one county discovered a cannabis growing operation in a rented...

Campaigners criticise five-year wait for Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions ban

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th April 2024, 3 years ago | 21

Five years after the government vowed to abolish Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions, campaigners say that ‘tens of thousands’ of households...

RTM company that did not take over?

Author: Readers Question

15th April 2024, 3 years ago | 4

Hi, my apartment block has a right to manage company set up with dormant accounts filed each year but we...

Correct Issue of documentation?

Author: Readers Question

15th April 2024, 3 years ago | 8

I tried using Openrent quite a few years ago and it was ok but nowadays issue and acceptance of documents...

Tenants’ energy bills now equal an extra month’s rent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th April 2024, 3 years ago | 7

For the first time since 2017, tenants in Britain are paying the equivalent of an extra month’s rent annually due...

DANGER! Hot wiring – what we all should know?

Author: Readers Question

12th April 2024, 3 years ago | 4

Hello, Two weeks ago I was unaware of what Hot Wiring was. Basically, it is electricity theft done by connecting...