Lettings & Management

Homeowners are better off than renters every year

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th March 2023, 3 years ago | 5

Homeowners are nearly £500 better off a year than a renter, research from Halifax reveals It says that the monthly...

39 developers sign up for the building safety contract

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th March 2023, 3 years ago | 2

Thirty-nine of the country’s biggest housebuilders have signed up to the developer remediation contract – which will see the removal...

Generation Rent claims 14% of private rented homes have dangerous mould

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th March 2023, 3 years ago | 7

Generation Rent, the tenants’ activist group, says that plans for ‘Awaab’s Law’ to clamp down on poor living conditions in...

BUDGET DAY: What the PRS wants the Chancellor to do

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th March 2023, 3 years ago | 11

Landlords and property investors will be watching Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to see what is in store for the private rented...

Virgin Media – Landlord Wayleave Form?

Author: Readers Question

14th March 2023, 3 years ago | 26

Hello, My tenant has just sent me an email from Virgin Media asking for her to gain permission from the...

Implications of a bankrupt freeholder?

Author: Readers Question

14th March 2023, 3 years ago | 11

Hello, does any one know the implications for myself and 4 fellow leaseholders of the freeholder of our lease being...

Renters worry about how interest rate rises will affect them

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th March 2023, 3 years ago | 1

Two-thirds of tenants say they worry about the impact of rising interest rates on their rent – and whether they...

MPs back Ben Beadle after Guardian slam claims of landlord exodus

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th March 2023, 3 years ago | 5

MPs have backed the National Residential Landlords Association’s Ben Beadle after the Guardian newspaper claimed he was ‘making up stories’...

One in five landlords have negative feelings about the PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th March 2023, 3 years ago | 3

One in five landlords (19%) feel negatively about their business and point to government interference, market uncertainty and negativity about...

Can landlords afford a rent freeze in the UK?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th March 2023, 3 years ago | 13

I can’t say that I am surprised at the news that Labour Mayors, trade unions and rent activists are calling...

Eviction moratorium ‘sham’ as eviction cases soar in Scotland

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th March 2023, 3 years ago | 4

Scotland’s moratorium on evictions has been branded as a ‘sham’ by critics after revelations that the number of tenants facing...

Landlords criticised for not completing Selective Licensing forms

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th March 2023, 3 years ago | 2

A council has criticised landlords in its area for not completing its selective licensing forms properly and says that out...

Renters Reform Bill – Free webinar March 21st

Author: Readers Question

10th March 2023, 3 years ago | 0

The Renters Reform bill is gathering pace and could enter parliament as early as May. There are 12 proposals being...

Self-managing landlords looking to switch to agents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th March 2023, 3 years ago | 1

Fears about the future of the private rented sector (PRS) are leaving many landlords considering whether they should sell up...

Legal clarity on flat to flat water leaks?

Author: Readers Question

9th March 2023, 3 years ago | 6

Hello, There was a leak from one flat down to several other flats caused by a damaged waste pipe from...

Landlord insurance for flats?

Author: Readers Question

9th March 2023, 3 years ago | 10

Hi, I own a few flats that are in blocks, they are all unfurnished (so I have no contents) and...

Telltale signs on how spot a bad tenant!

Author: Readers Question

8th March 2023, 3 years ago | 0

A bad tenant could cost you thousands but how do you spot the bad ones? There are so many stories...

My tenants want to apply for social housing?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th March 2023, 3 years ago | 39

Hello, I am a private landlord. I had my tenants before 2016. They have been on a rolling tenancy since...