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New standards for social housing landlords unveiled

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st March 2024, 3 years ago | 2

Social housing landlords will have to follow new standards from April, the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) has announced. The...

Shelter warns of worsening crisis as rough sleeping figures reach alarming levels

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st March 2024, 3 years ago | 6

The number of people sleeping rough in England has more than doubled since 2010, according to new research. Data from...

Building 90,000 social homes could add £51.2bn to the economy – report

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th February 2024, 3 years ago | 3

New research suggests that building 90,000 social homes every year could significantly benefit the UK economy – by up to...

The No Mortgage – No Deposit Strategy – Most investors don’t know about this

Author: Simon Zutshi

29th February 2024, 3 years ago | 0

Imagine a property investment strategy that allows you to generate monthly cash flow and equity growth from properties you can...

‘Landlady’ Angela Rayner’s former council house mystery deepens

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th February 2024, 3 years ago | 20

Neighbours at Angela Rayner’s former council house have claimed that the Labour shadow housing secretary was its ‘landlady’ – and...

Thousands face removal from social housing lists in Leeds

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th February 2024, 3 years ago | 5

 New plans could see 18,000 people removed from social housing waiting lists in Leeds. Leeds City Council says the demand...

Angela Rayner faces CGT questions over council house sale

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th February 2024, 3 years ago | 12

Angela Rayner, Labour’s shadow housing secretary, is coming under growing scrutiny as questions emerge over her potential liability for Capital...

Rent controls needed to combat mental health crisis among renters claims activist group

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd February 2024, 3 years ago | 15

One in three renters claim housing is harming their mental health, according to new research. Data by the London Renters...

Charity demands action from First Minister to tackle housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd February 2024, 3 years ago | 9

 A housing charity is urging the First Minister to declare a housing emergency across the whole of Scotland. Shelter Scotland...

London rental market beginning to stabilise say Foxtons

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd February 2024, 3 years ago | 0

Rental prices in the capital saw a slight downturn amidst increasing supply, according to new research. According to letting agents...

How long can you increase service charges for without maintaining the property?

Author: Readers Question

22nd February 2024, 3 years ago | 7

Hello, I am paying very high service charges for my flat (3 times the average in London), recently this has...

Do empty properties benefit from reduced VAT rate on building works?

Author: Readers Question

21st February 2024, 3 years ago | 11

Hello, my question is about HMRC VAT Notice 708 and specifically section 8 empty properties. Properties empty for 2 years...

UK housing market sees first value drop in a decade

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th February 2024, 3 years ago | 0

The total value of all homes across the UK has dipped for the first time since 2012. According to figures...

Social housing tenant complaints could exceed 1 million

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th February 2024, 3 years ago | 0

The number of complaints being made by social housing tenants could be much higher than the official figures suggest, a...

Gove unveils new rules to curb short-term lets

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th February 2024, 3 years ago | 39

The government has announced new rules to restrict short-term lets and give local communities more control over housing. The changes,...

Spareroom urges reforms to tackle rental crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th February 2024, 3 years ago | 0

Spareroom is demanding the government take action against the rental crisis. The flatshare website says residential lets have become a...

LendInvest unveils enhanced BTL mortgage portal

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th February 2024, 3 years ago | 0

A mortgage lender has launched a brand new mortgage portal now including buy to let mortgages. LendInvest’s new one-stop shop...

Councils demand Right to Buy reform to tackle the housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th February 2024, 3 years ago | 20

The Local Government Association (LGA) is urging the government to overhaul the Right to Buy (RTB) scheme which allows council...