Lettings & Management

Landlords look to sell and not buy – survey

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st August 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Private landlords are twice as likely to sell a property than they are to buy – fuelling the country’s ongoing...

Home sellers spark 1.9% fall in asking prices

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st August 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Average new seller asking prices have seen a significant decline of 1.9%, or £7,012 this month, bringing the average price...

I had to pay one day’s council tax?

Author: Readers Question

18th August 2023, 3 years ago | 39

Hello, North Norfolk district council is charging me one day’s council tax because the tenant moved out at 11am on...

Housing Benefit freeze sees tenants falling ‘£200 short’ every month

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th August 2023, 3 years ago | 3

Families on low incomes are grappling with a monthly deficit of £200 due to a stagnant housing benefit that doesn’t...

Michael Gove names and shames ‘failure’ social housing landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th August 2023, 3 years ago | 3

The Housing Secretary Michael Gove has written public letters to 13 leading social housing landlords, including Notting Hill, Hyde and...

Short to Medium Term Rental?

Author: Readers Question

18th August 2023, 3 years ago | 6

Hi everyone, I hope you’re all doing well. I’m currently looking for insights regarding short to medium-term rentals. I recently...

Rent cap law drives up Scottish rents to record highs

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th August 2023, 3 years ago | 12

Average rents in Scotland for new tenancies in the private rented sector (PRS) have soared by 11.4% – the third...

Buy to let returns plummet for landlords as mortgage rates soar

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th August 2023, 3 years ago | 2

The average yearly returns on a rental property in the UK have fallen by more than £4,000 in June 2023,...

Student accommodation will struggle for two years – as guarantor demand soars

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th August 2023, 3 years ago | 3

Students looking for accommodation for the upcoming academic year are facing an increasingly tough situation, one rent guarantor firm warns....

Rents rocket at the highest rate since 2016

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th August 2023, 3 years ago | 0

The soaring price of renting in the UK is at the highest rate since January 2016 – and is being...

Help! The managing agents are blanking me

Author: Readers Question

16th August 2023, 3 years ago | 14

Hi, I have tenants that haven’t paid rent for over a year. The managing agents won’t reply to my emails...

Exodus of PRS landlords picks up pace

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th August 2023, 3 years ago | 32

There are signs that a potentially larger-than-anticipated property sell-off among the nation’s landlords is underway, Bloomberg reports. Using an analysis...

Landlords split on proposed PRS Ombudsman

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th August 2023, 3 years ago | 3

Landlords are not convinced about how fair the proposed mandatory Private Rented Sector (PRS) Ombudsman will be if the Renters...

Landlords warned to avoid cheap EICR inspections

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th August 2023, 3 years ago | 3

Landlords are unwittingly putting their tenants at risk of fire hazards due to a flawed approach in hiring electricians for...

Landlords selling up see capital gains fall

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th August 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Landlords who have sold up this year have seen their capital gains take a hit – they are making £10,000...

Tougher rules needed for abandoned tenancies – Propertymark

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th August 2023, 3 years ago | 4

Tenant abandonment is a serious problem for landlords, who may face legal and financial risks if they try to regain...

Help with tenants costing me thousands?

Author: Readers Question

11th August 2023, 3 years ago | 14

Hi, I had to take my tenants to court as they wouldn’t leave once I’d given them notice. I wanted...

Tenant has stopped communicating – what to do?

Author: Readers Question

11th August 2023, 3 years ago | 14

Hello, Our tenant stopped lines of communication in March. We were communicating by way of email and text, occasionally we...