Lettings & Management

City’s landlords warned to get a licence or face hefty fines

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd August 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Landlords in one city are being warned they have less than a month to apply for a licence under a...

Tenants earning £30k are not eligible for affordable rent schemes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd August 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Some London residents earning more than £30,000 are being excluded from so-called affordable rent schemes provided by social housing providers,...

Average UK rent shatters the previous record

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd August 2023, 3 years ago | 7

The average UK rent has soared by 19% to reach £1,137 in July from June and voids are dropping quickly...

Call for financial help for landlords to carry out energy improvements

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st August 2023, 3 years ago | 6

Rightmove says that just 40% of homes for sale and 50% of homes for rent on its platform currently have...

Heat pump supplier criticises heat pump efficiency

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st August 2023, 3 years ago | 8

A leading heat pump supplier has blasted an SNP-Green initiative to replace gas boilers with heat pumps in Scotland –...

Buildings insurance increases 70% since last year?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st July 2023, 3 years ago | 4

Hi all, I have a 2 bed maisonette in blocks of 4, there are 5 blocks in total. The Managing...

Am I still a guarantor?

Author: Readers Question

31st July 2023, 3 years ago | 47

Hi, a bit of of advice needed. I was a guarantor on an AST for 6 months and at the...

S13 notice after soft enquiry?

Author: Readers Question

28th July 2023, 3 years ago | 10

Hi everyone, If you enquire on a ‘soft basis’ as to a tenant’s agreement to a rent increase, and that...

Subletting tenants and landlords face ‘life-changing’ fines

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th July 2023, 3 years ago | 8

A firm that helps landlords comply with the law and avoid penalties is warning that tenants AND landlords face the...

One of Britain’s biggest social landlords hit with a £142,000 fine

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th July 2023, 3 years ago | 0

One of Britain’s biggest social landlords has been hit with the largest fine handed out by the Housing Ombudsman. The...

Higher mortgage rates sees house buyer demand plummet by 40%

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th July 2023, 3 years ago | 0

The UK’s housing market has been hit hard by soaring mortgage rates, resulting in an 18% drop in buyer demand...

Government urged to stop ‘dithering’ over EPC deadline for landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th July 2023, 3 years ago | 9

The Property Energy Professionals Association (PEPA) has expressed its ‘disappointment’ with the comments made by Housing Secretary Michael Gove over...

Shelter has another ill-informed dig at landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th July 2023, 3 years ago | 25

The housing charity Shelter says a major contributing factor to rising homelessness is the instability of private renting – and...

Is letting agent trying to take advantage?

Author: Readers Question

27th July 2023, 3 years ago | 6

Hello, I am a professional letting agent and I am trying to assist one of our landlords with an issue...

Most landlords will raise rents if mortgage costs rise

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th July 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Most landlords – 61% – said they would raise rents to meet rising mortgage costs, a survey reveals. The study...

Landlords face secret subletting surge

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th July 2023, 3 years ago | 7

A worrying trend among tenants who have been secretly subletting their landlords’ properties has been revealed. The study from Direct...

Government figures show Renters (Reform) Bill will cost agents £278.7m

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th July 2023, 3 years ago | 1

Let-only agents are being urged to turn their landlord clients into fully managed clients after government figures show that the...

Industry body urges letting agents to comply with regulations

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th July 2023, 3 years ago | 1

An industry body has warned letting agents not to become complacent when it comes to the Renters Reform Bill. Propertymark...