Property Investment News

Rents are growing at fastest rate in seven years

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th January 2023, 3 years ago | 1

Tenants are seeing rents growing at their fastest rate since 2016 when records began, says the Office for National Statistics...

Freeholder administration charges for permission to let?

Author: Readers Question

10th January 2023, 3 years ago | 15

Hello, I own a leasehold flat with 900 years lease, no service charges and peppercorn ground rent. My lease states I...

Landlord Accreditation Scheme closing?

Author: Readers Question

10th January 2023, 3 years ago | 4

Hello, I’m interested in what your opinions are about this. I’ve received an email from my local Accreditation Scheme, advising...

2023’s housing market will be ‘calmer’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th January 2023, 3 years ago | 0

2023’s housing market will be a lot calmer than has been seen in the last two years because the economic...

Why not pay Housing Benefit directly to Landlords?

Author: Readers Question

9th January 2023, 3 years ago | 22

Housing Benefit is paid to tenants to cover their housing costs (sorry for stating the obvious). There would be numerous...

Work not completing on time?

Author: Readers Question

9th January 2023, 3 years ago | 3

Hi, I have provided a job for bathroom renovation. The guy took a huge advance of £3,000 two weeks starting...

House sale profits exceed £100k for the first time

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th January 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Despite a slowing market and a recent drop in prices, it has been revealed that house sellers are racking up...

Rents fall by £1 but tenants look set to struggle

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th January 2023, 3 years ago | 2

The rents for new tenancies in the UK fell in December for the first time in more than a year,...

The UK’s house price hotspot is revealed

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th January 2023, 3 years ago | 0

According to Rightmove, average asking prices for homes were 5.6% higher across Great Britain at the end of 2022 than...

Council tax liability?

Author: Readers Question

6th January 2023, 3 years ago | 39

Hello, My tenant had a two years AST but she left after 18 months. The council made her liable for...

Letting agents predict 2023 will be tough for tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th January 2023, 3 years ago | 0

The private rented sector (PRS) will endure a tough 2023 with rising rents and more tenants falling into arrears, the...

The UK’s house prices continue to fall

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th January 2023, 3 years ago | 2

Average house prices in the UK have fallen for the fourth consecutive month with the prospect that an annual price...

Bernie Wales: Why leasehold law is never boring

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th January 2023, 3 years ago | 3

He’s a well-known character among landlords and for anyone interested in leasehold property management, he is the ‘leasehold guru’. And...

Cost of living crisis hits rental demand

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th January 2023, 3 years ago | 7

Tenant demand is starting to fall across England with some areas seeing demand falling by up to -29%, research reveals....

Energy-inefficient homes a turn-off for renters

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th January 2023, 3 years ago | 11

More than half of renters say they would avoid an energy-inefficient property if it had an EPC rating of D...

property118

Two more lenders reveal their New Year BTL offerings

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th January 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Landbay and Accord Mortgages have revealed new products and rate cuts to help landlords looking for buy to let mortgage...

Replacement guarantor?

Author: Readers Question

4th January 2023, 3 years ago | 14

Hello, We rent a house to a young family who have been tenants for 2 years. At the time we...

Call for EPC cash funding to help landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th January 2023, 3 years ago | 2

Propertymark has called on the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to widen access to cash support to...