Lettings & Management

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...

Self Managing – do you need qualifications?

Author: Readers Question

18th December 2023, 2 years ago | 11

What differentiates a letting agent from someone who self-manages? I am not aware of a ‘legal qualification’ that Landlords who...

Social landlord slammed by Ombudsman for mould and rat infestations

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th December 2023, 2 years ago | 4

Social housing landlord Sovereign has been criticised by the Housing Ombudsman for its failure to provide safe and secure housing...

Would you sell to a tenant under shared ownership?

Author: Readers Question

15th December 2023, 2 years ago | 16

Hello, Our tenant of nearly 2 years has asked if we’d consider selling to them under shared ownership. The AST...

Renters on high salaries increasingly asked to provide guarantors

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th December 2023, 2 years ago | 0

There has been a significant increase in the number of renters on high salaries being asked to provide guarantors, a...

Renters in London see an 8% annual rise in rents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th December 2023, 2 years ago | 1

Rents in London have increased by 8% year-on-year, with the average rent now at £582, Foxtons reveals. The estate agent...

Council extends and introduces Selective Licensing schemes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th December 2023, 2 years ago | 2

Wirral council has announced plans to extend and introduce selective licensing schemes for private sector landlords in four areas of...

Rents to increase by 4% in the UK over the next year

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th December 2023, 2 years ago | 0

Rents are expected to rise by almost 4% in the next year as the supply of homes to rent dwindles,...

Two companies expelled from the Property Ombudsman Scheme

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th December 2023, 2 years ago | 0

The Property Ombudsman (TPO) has expelled two companies for failing to pay compensation to consumers. This year, 13 companies have...