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Social housing complaints soar amid poor conditions and safety issues

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th October 2023, 3 years ago | 1

The Housing Ombudsman has published a challenging picture of social housing complaints with a 323% increase in severe maladministration findings...

RICS survey reveals rising rents and falling house prices

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th October 2023, 3 years ago | 2

The UK’s housing market is facing a tough time, with the latest survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors...

England’s empty homes: a £212 billion waste of space

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th October 2023, 3 years ago | 10

As many people face difficulties in finding affordable housing, a new study reveals that England has 676,000 empty homes worth...

Scottish property tax hits record high per sale in August

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th September 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Scotland’s property tax revenues reached a new record high per transaction in August 2023, according to an analysis by a...

Is the landlord exodus as bad as everyone thinks?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th September 2023, 3 years ago | 11

We all hear about the landlord exodus but just how bad is it? New figures from the Office for National...

Sunak scraps Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) targets

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th September 2023, 3 years ago | 49

Landlords will be celebrating after the government announced it will scrap the energy performance certificate (EPC) targets for homes. Prime...

Damp guarantee – is it worthless?

Author: Readers Question

15th September 2023, 3 years ago | 7

Hello, I’m hoping for some advice please. I had rising damp treatment carried out beneath the bay window of a...

Landlords doubt Government’s planning reforms will deliver 1 million new homes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th September 2023, 3 years ago | 4

After the government announced a review of permitted development rights in a bid to shake up planning rules and build...

Social housing could be at risk of crumbling aerated concrete

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th September 2023, 3 years ago | 7

Housing associations are being urged to check building specifications for reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) The call comes after some...

Demand for rented properties higher than ever

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd August 2023, 3 years ago | 0

A major shortage in rental properties leaves tenants struggling to get on the property ladder, according to a new survey....

Tenants not interested in a property’s EPC rating

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th August 2023, 3 years ago | 12

An industry body claims while engagement in energy-efficiency ratings is on the rise, tenants rarely show much interest in a...

Exodus of PRS landlords picks up pace

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th August 2023, 3 years ago | 32

There are signs that a potentially larger-than-anticipated property sell-off among the nation’s landlords is underway, Bloomberg reports. Using an analysis...

Government will fall short of its one million new homes target

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th August 2023, 3 years ago | 1

The government is unlikely to deliver the one million new homes it promised by the end of this Parliament, according...

Second and empty homes in Scotland could face big council tax increases

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th July 2023, 3 years ago | 0

A leading industry body has urged the Scottish government not to raise council tax premiums for second and empty homes....

Government pledges to meet its 1 million new homes plan

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th July 2023, 3 years ago | 5

The Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has revealed that the Government will meet its manifesto pledge to build 1 million new...

Foreign owned homes in London worth £55.2bn

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th July 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Foreign homeowners have £84.2bn worth of property across England and Wales, according to a new report. Letting agents Benham and...

MPs believe empty homes could help solve housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th July 2023, 3 years ago | 11

MPs are calling on the government to turn empty buildings into affordable homes. The group of MPs believe turning commercial...

High interest rates drive down property sales

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th July 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Property sales are falling across the country due to rocketing interest rates, according to new research. Data from House Buyer...