Lettings & Management

Rents still rising at below the rate of inflation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd March 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Tenants in the UK have seen their private rents rise by 4.7% in the year to February – which is...

Landlords upgrade property to enjoy rental and capital gains

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd March 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Standards in privately rented property are being boosted with four in five landlords upgrading each rental home they purchase, a...

Estate agent lost tenancy agreement?

Author: Readers Question

22nd March 2023, 3 years ago | 7

Hello all, I am using an estate agent to let my property. Whilst going through an insurance claim for a...

Letting agent pens open letter to Michael Gove

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd March 2023, 3 years ago | 9

An estate and letting agent in Leeds has written an open letter to Michael Gove urging the Government to address...

Letting agents who ban children are breaking equality rules – ombudsman

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd March 2023, 3 years ago | 27

The Property Ombudsman has ruled that a blanket ban on letting a property to a family with children is discriminatory...

Referencing a new commercial tenant?

Author: Readers Question

21st March 2023, 3 years ago | 12

Hello, I have a long term commercial tenant who is looking to sell on his business on as a going...

Council to buy 300 homes to deal with landlord repossessions

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st March 2023, 3 years ago | 72

One council has revealed that it’s going to buy 300 homes, worth up to £600,000 each, in a bid to...

Landlords fear the scrapping of s21 – and are selling up

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th March 2023, 3 years ago | 21

The potential scrapping of section 21 worries a third of landlords and is a ‘driving force’ behind growing numbers selling...

Can I (or should I) issue a new AST to include a permitted occupant?

Author: Readers Question

20th March 2023, 3 years ago | 5

Hi everyone, A few months after my tenant signed a 12-month AST (in 2017) I agreed in writing that his...

New ‘How to rent guide’ delayed

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th March 2023, 3 years ago | 9

Publication of a new ‘How to rent guide’ for landlords and agents has been delayed. It was expected that the...

Can my tenants choose their own housemates?

Author: Readers Question

17th March 2023, 3 years ago | 3

Hello, I have an HMO with some fantastic tenants (it will be a travesty if the continued anti-landlord policy campaign...

Request from tenant for their autistic child?

Author: Readers Question

17th March 2023, 3 years ago | 7

Hello, Our tenants’ daughter is autistic and they have requested permission to install a ceiling hook for a sensory swing....

Tenants are putting ‘their lives on hold’ during rental crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th March 2023, 3 years ago | 1

With rents at record highs and an ongoing cost of living crisis, renters are starting to feel the effects and...

What happens to unlicensed HMOs once S.21 goes?

Author: Readers Question

17th March 2023, 3 years ago | 4

Hello, We’re just waiting for the Renters Reform Bill to pass and Section 21 to be abolished for no fault...

Tenants are leaving cities for cheaper rents elsewhere

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th March 2023, 3 years ago | 2

Growing numbers of renters are deciding to up sticks and leave the UK’s cities to find a cheaper place to...

Updated ‘How to Rent Guide’ published tomorrow

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th March 2023, 3 years ago | 9

An updated How to Rent Guide will be published tomorrow (Friday), and this version is the one that must be...

Landlords to receive hate crime and anti-racism training

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th March 2023, 3 years ago | 14

Private landlords and agents are being offered hate crime and anti-racism training so they can offer ‘appropriate support’ to their...

Rental mediation pilot flops with 22 referrals out of 3,000 cases

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th March 2023, 3 years ago | 0

The Rental Mediation Service pilot to enable landlords and tenants to access a free independent offering during the landlord possession...