Lettings & Management Archives - Page 78 of 141

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Freeholder disputes legitimacy of RTM’s appointed managing agent?

Author: Readers Question

23rd August 2023, 3 years ago | 6

Hi everyone, I’m seeking help for an issue the RTM (Right to Manage) is dealing with. The RTM gained legal...

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Government should step in now to help renters – Generation Rent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd August 2023, 3 years ago | 8

A tenant activist group says the government needs to step in and help renters and put in place long-term solutions...

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Sitting tenants increasingly face eviction in ‘landlord exodus’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd August 2023, 3 years ago | 11

Thousands of sitting tenants are facing eviction due to struggling landlords selling their properties before the tenancy agreement ends, research...

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Council tax and studio flats?

Author: Readers Question

23rd August 2023, 3 years ago | 9

Hello, a landlord owns a house which has been converted into 4 flats – 3 studios and a 2 bedroom...

Tenant demand surges in London and East Midlands

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd August 2023, 3 years ago | 3

The strongest tenant demand in the country is being seen by landlords in outer London and the East Midlands, research...

Half of tenants are ‘one pay cheque away’ from homelessness – Shelter claims

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd August 2023, 3 years ago | 67

A survey of private renters has found that 51% of them are just one missed ‘pay cheque’ away from being...

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Student housing shortage worsens across UK cities

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd August 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Despite a rise in student numbers heading to university this year, there has been a big 24.5% drop in the...

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Renting is now cheaper than buying

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd August 2023, 3 years ago | 1

Rising mortgage rates mean that renting a home in the UK is now a more cost-effective option than buying a...

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Social landlords urged to allow childminders to work from rented homes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd August 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Housing associations, social landlords and developers across England are being urged by the government to allow childminders to work from...

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Student rents rocket by 30% in a year

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st August 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Students will be paying 30% more in rent this year as they head back to their studies, one index has...

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Council threatens to take control of landlord properties

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st August 2023, 3 years ago | 33

With the deadline approaching for its selective licensing scheme, a London council is threatening to take control of landlords’ property...

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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...

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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...

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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...