Lettings & Management

Net zero consultation?

Author: Readers Question

22nd June 2023, 3 years ago | 4

Hello, in case Property118 readers are not aware the building regulations changed on June 15th 2022 with a 12-month transition...

Council will use a third-party firm for inspecting rented homes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd June 2023, 3 years ago | 21

A city council is to hire a third-party firm to carry out the licencing inspections of private rented homes at...

Tenants’ contents insurance provider offers a subscription model

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd June 2023, 3 years ago | 0

A general insurance platform provider has unveiled a new rolling subscription model for tenants’ contents insurance in a bid to...

Rents and house prices rise in latest ONS data

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd June 2023, 3 years ago | 0

The UK’s private rental market saw a 5% surge in rents in the year to May – with growth now...

Landlords sell their high-yield properties amid surging mortgage rates

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st June 2023, 3 years ago | 4

Landlords are now scrambling to sell their high-yielding rental properties as rocketing mortgage rates hit profit margins on even the...

Lender offers £1,000 landlord cashback deal for improving EPC levels

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st June 2023, 3 years ago | 2

In a pioneering move, one buy to let specialist lender says it will offer a £1,000 cashback incentive to landlord...

Sadiq Khan’s Ulez plan will hammer London’s property prices

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st June 2023, 3 years ago | 3

Landlords and property investors are being warned that a plan by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, to introduce an...

Landlords continue selling up – but it’s not an exodus

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st June 2023, 3 years ago | 13

There is a consistent stream of private landlords leaving the UK’s property market – and it has been a steady...

Welsh Minister supports tax review proposal for the PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th June 2023, 3 years ago | 5

The Welsh Minister for Climate Change, Julie James MS, has expressed her support for the National Residential Landlords’ Association (NRLA)...

Property ownership questions?

Author: Readers Question

19th June 2023, 3 years ago | 26

Hi, I am unsure of what actions we as a family need to take in the situation we are in...

Mis-sold Rent 2 Rent – now an investment loss?

Author: Readers Question

19th June 2023, 3 years ago | 6

Hello fellow landlords. A year ago I was sold a ‘fully hands off’ rent-to-rent 5 year lease on a property to...

Council urges landlords to apply for licences – but only dishes out 9% so far

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th June 2023, 3 years ago | 2

Private landlords in one city who have not yet applied for licences to rent out their homes are being urged...

Citizens Advice calls for a two-year ban on tenant evictions

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th June 2023, 3 years ago | 9

Citizens Advice has raised concerns about the potential for backdoor ‘no fault’ evictions if Section 21 is banned – and...

LHA is ‘not enough’ to pay rocketing rents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th June 2023, 3 years ago | 9

Low-income renters in England who rely on benefits are finding it increasingly difficult to secure housing due to skyrocketing private...

Is a commercial landlord responsible for tenant debts?

Author: Readers Question

16th June 2023, 3 years ago | 9

Hi Property118 readers, I wonder if any commercial landlords can help me with a situation. I own a freehold of...

Call to support struggling landlords to remain in the PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th June 2023, 3 years ago | 7

The mounting impact of tax and regulatory changes, coupled with the recent spike in buy-to-let mortgage rates, may force a...

Advice on the responsibilities of a Freeholder?

Author: Readers Question

15th June 2023, 3 years ago | 7

Hello, We own the freehold of a converted building made up of three flats (we also own the leasehold of...

‘Real risk’ of landlords fleeing BTL as profits plunge to 2007 levels

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th June 2023, 3 years ago | 5

Mortgaged buy-to-let investors’ net profits plunged below 4% in the first quarter of the year – a level not witnessed...