Lettings & Management

Updated ‘How to Rent’ guide launched next month

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th September 2023, 3 years ago | 4

An updated version of the ‘How to Rent’ guide will be published next month with details of the new Housing...

Rent deposits eat up more than half of the average monthly income

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th September 2023, 3 years ago | 2

The average renter in the UK must spend 64% of their net monthly income just to pay the deposit on...

Transitioning tenant – Is the AST affected?

Author: Readers Question

15th September 2023, 3 years ago | 4

This is a first for me so looking for some advice please! A tenant has contacted me to say they have...

BBC fact-checks Sadiq Khan’s rent control claims

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th September 2023, 3 years ago | 7

The BBC has challenged London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s claims that rents in the capital will rise to £2,700 per month...

Tenants see rent affordability hit the worst level in 10 years

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th September 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Renters in the UK are facing the highest level of rental affordability in a decade as demand for rented homes...

UK rents to rise as supply falls short of demand – RICS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th September 2023, 3 years ago | 0

The UK’s rental market is facing a shortage of available properties, as tenant demand continues to outweigh landlord instructions, the...

Government policies force landlords to shrink portfolios

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th September 2023, 3 years ago | 4

Landlords have been reducing their property portfolios across England and Wales due to unfavourable policies by the past few Conservative...

Rising rents are driving tenants to consider moving abroad

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th September 2023, 3 years ago | 3

A survey has revealed that 72% of renters in the UK are either actively searching (46%) for new accommodation in...

BTL landlords see debt levels soar

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th September 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Amidst the recent economic turmoil, the average amount owed via buy to let mortgage loans has surged by 19% in...

Rental market sees surge in demand as academic year begins

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th September 2023, 3 years ago | 0

As the new academic year kicks off, the UK’s rental market is witnessing a seasonal peak characterised by a substantial...

Mould in PRS homes is not a ‘lifestyle choice’ – Gove

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th September 2023, 3 years ago | 30

Landlords in the private rented sector (PRS) and social landlords have been given guidance from the government on how to...

Landlords demand pet references with pictures and biography

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th September 2023, 3 years ago | 19

Landlords in the UK are now requesting ‘pet references’ complete with photographs and biographies of dogs and cats, due to...

Rising tenant demand and property scarcity plague the UK’s PRS – report

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th September 2023, 3 years ago | 0

In response to growing media speculation over whether landlords are leaving the private rented sector (PRS) and if tenant demand...

Rents predicted to rocket 25% by 2026

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th September 2023, 3 years ago | 4

A housing market forecast is offering an alarming prediction that rents could rocket between 2023 and 2026 by 25%. The...

Defendant lied in his S21 defence – what to do?

Author: Readers Question

11th September 2023, 3 years ago | 15

Hi, I have a PCOL (Possession Claim Online) claim for a failed section 21 in progress. The defendant filed his...

Problem with AST when it’s an Airbnb?

Author: Readers Question

11th September 2023, 3 years ago | 17

Hi, I wrongly used an AST in an agreement to allow someone to use my property as an Airbnb. She...

45% of tenants are struggling to pay rent – ONS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th September 2023, 3 years ago | 3

An Office for National Statistics (ONS) survey has revealed that 45% of renters and homeowners say they are struggling to...

Despite rent cap, Scotland’s rents rocket

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th September 2023, 3 years ago | 1

Private rent prices in Scotland have soared to unprecedented levels, marking a significant surge in the housing market, one firm...