Lettings & Management

Most landlords will not be selling their BTL properties

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th July 2023, 3 years ago | 12

Most buy to let landlords (64%) say they are not planning to sell any properties in the next year, a...

Landlord exodus sees homes for rent hit a 14-year low

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th July 2023, 3 years ago | 3

As landlords are squeezed by rising mortgage costs and reduced income, the number of homes to rent in the UK...

Landlords increasingly seek guarantors for well-paid tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th July 2023, 3 years ago | 14

Landlords and letting agents are increasingly asking for guarantors from renters who earn between £25,000 and £75,000, research reveals. RentTech...

Properties Urgently Required – Exclusive P118 members deal

Author: Chris Sheldon

14th July 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Lettingsupermarket.com™ urgently require stock having let 80 properties in the last 4 weeks.  We have huge tenant demand and a...

Tenants warned over capital’s ‘competitive market’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th July 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Renters are being warned that if they start looking for somewhere to rent this summer in London, they should be...

Where the best yielding HMO properties are

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th July 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) in Wales have emerged as the highest yielding properties in Britain, a survey reveals. According...

Rent prices set to soar as demand outstrips supply – RICS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th July 2023, 3 years ago | 1

The rental market is facing a serious imbalance as more tenants are looking for properties than landlords are offering. According...

Welsh Government faces backlash over holiday accommodation licence plan

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th July 2023, 3 years ago | 0

The Welsh Government’s plan to introduce a statutory licence for tourist accommodation providers has met with strong resistance from the...

How the Renters’ (Reform) Bill could backfire on tenants: Higher rents and fewer homes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th July 2023, 3 years ago | 11

The Government’s plan to reform the rental sector may have unintended consequences for tenants, the Daily Telegraph reports. The Renters...

Social housing landlords slammed for ‘creating harm to tenants’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th July 2023, 3 years ago | 1

The Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) has revealed that 13 social landlords have breached current consumer standards over the past...

Rent guarantee firms ‘are pushing out tenants’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th July 2023, 3 years ago | 1

Some rent guarantee companies are allegedly encouraging landlords to evict tenants who are not deemed profitable enough, even if they...

Labour blasts government for breaking Section 21 promise

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th July 2023, 3 years ago | 10

The government has been criticised by Labour for failing to deliver on its pledge to end section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions....

Has anyone used a Zero Deposit scheme?

Author: Readers Question

6th July 2023, 3 years ago | 16

Hello, has anyone used a Zero Deposit (ZD) scheme? I’m coming into the ZD scheme from fresh having always taken...

Fast-rising rents are creating an ‘unstable market’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th July 2023, 3 years ago | 1

Both tenants and landlords are facing an ‘unstable market’ as rent prices reached record highs in June 2023, one expert...

Lease dilemma when securing a B2L mortgage?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th July 2023, 3 years ago | 3

Hello, My company owns the freehold of a property which is divided into 2 self-contained flats, one of which is...

Social landlord slammed for ‘apathy’ and failures

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th July 2023, 3 years ago | 2

A damning report by the Housing Ombudsman has exposed a ‘culture of apathy’ at the London Borough of Haringey, which...

Purchasing Freehold – legal position?

Author: Readers Question

5th July 2023, 3 years ago | 3

Hello, I live in a block of 9 flats and we are interested in buying the Freehold. I understand that...

Another UK city wants powers to impose rent controls

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th July 2023, 3 years ago | 3

In a bid to combat its growing housing crisis, one UK city has launched an appeal for the government to...