Lettings & Management Archives - Page 71 of 136

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Birmingham landlords urged to get licensed or face penalties

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th September 2023, 3 years ago | 16

Birmingham city council says that 80% of landlords in its private rented sector (PRS) covered by the new selective and...

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August sees rents remaining red hot

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th September 2023, 3 years ago | 1

The rental market remained ‘boiling hot’ in August, with the cost of rent up 10% year-on-year, according to the latest...

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Students scramble for new housing as ‘luxury’ accommodation is reallocated to asylum seekers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st September 2023, 3 years ago | 27

Around 170 university students in Huddersfield have found themselves in a desperate scramble to secure new accommodation after being abruptly...

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Two landlords are fined £255,000 for planning permission breaches

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st September 2023, 3 years ago | 6

Two private landlords who breached planning laws and ignored council warnings have been handed hefty fines of more than £250,000....

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Landlords hit with £207,500 in fines for unlicensed HMOs

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st September 2023, 3 years ago | 2

A council crackdown on unlicensed HMO landlords has seen fines worth £207,500 being imposed, though just last month it faced...

Landlords urged to ignore social media ‘experts’ and sign up to selective licensing scheme

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st August 2023, 3 years ago | 6

Landlords who are in Birmingham’s new selective licensing scheme are being urged to ignore social media ‘experts’ who say they...

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Landlords pull out of London’s temporary accommodation sector

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st August 2023, 3 years ago | 7

London’s boroughs are sounding the alarm over the escalating housing pressures after it was revealed that there has been a...

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Buying to Let in Northern Ireland – advice?

Author: Readers Question

31st August 2023, 3 years ago | 3

Hello, I’m thinking of looking outside England for rental opportunities but not Wales or Scotland. I would be interested in...

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Generation Rent appeals to mortgage lenders not to evict tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th August 2023, 3 years ago | 30

In a bid to safeguard tenants facing potential homelessness when a landlord falls into BTL mortgage arrears, one tenants’ rights...

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Tenant wants to leave early?

Author: Readers Question

30th August 2023, 3 years ago | 23

Hello, I have a tenant that wants to leave at the end of month 8 of a 12 month tenancy...

Landlords and agents need more detail about the Renters (Reform) Bill

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th August 2023, 3 years ago | 1

The government needs to offer more details about its proposed Renters (Reform) Bill to landlords and agents so they can...

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Does re-valuing risk wasting money?

Author: Readers Question

30th August 2023, 3 years ago | 5

Hello, Our block of flats is owned by the leaseholders, except one which has a long lease pre-dating self-enfranchisement. According...

Landlords want the media to stop using the term ‘landlord’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th August 2023, 3 years ago | 65

The buy to let sector is facing a lot of challenges in the UK, from tax changes to higher mortgage...

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Is the council making up student accommodation rules?

Author: Readers Question

29th August 2023, 3 years ago | 14

Hello, I am a student landlord, student dwellings are exempt for council tax. However, Lancaster Council appear to be making...

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New student tenant alleges mould – but we can’t find it?

Author: Readers Question

29th August 2023, 3 years ago | 11

Hello everyone, I have a student tenant who moved in on July 1st and as soon as little more than...

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Trouble with managing agent over directorship?

Author: Readers Question

29th August 2023, 3 years ago | 7

Hello, I own a flat in a block of 15 flats. Some of them are rented and some of us...

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Which type of agreement/tenancy do I need?

Author: Readers Question

29th August 2023, 3 years ago | 13

Hello, I have a prospective tenant who wants to rent my property. They are actually friends of mine. They are...

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Tenant groups help rewrite Met Police eviction procedures

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th August 2023, 3 years ago | 4

Tenant activist groups have helped the Metropolitan Police rewrite its guidance and training for officers dealing with housing evictions. The...