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Leak from upstairs flat – liability?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th January 2023, 4 years ago | 4

Dear Community, I am facing a situation and your opinions will be greatly appreciated. I am a leaseholder of one...

Buying tenanted property – can you ‘reset’ the tenancy to ensure it is valid?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th January 2023, 4 years ago | 33

Hello, We are considering buying a block of 5 flats, all tenanted. Some have been on-boarded through an agent and...

House builders given six weeks to sign contract for fixing unsafe buildings

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th January 2023, 4 years ago | 4

The government has imposed a six-week deadline for housing developers to sign legally binding contracts that will commit them to...

Rents hit new record highs across the country

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th January 2023, 4 years ago | 3

Average asking rents in inner London have soared past £3,000 per month for the first time, according to Rightmove. The...

75% of PBSA beds snapped up for the autumn term

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th January 2023, 4 years ago | 5

The struggles for students to find somewhere to live while at university look set to continue with news that 75%...

Housing crisis for renters as market shifts

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th January 2023, 4 years ago | 6

While there are homes to buy, tenants will struggle to rent due to a lack of rental stock and high...

Rent rises in Scotland and London outstrip inflation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th January 2023, 4 years ago | 1

Rents continued to rise in the last quarter of 2022 with tenants in London and Scotland seeing their increases outstripping...

Plans for rental reform will ’cause chaos for students’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th January 2023, 4 years ago | 4

‘The future vitality of the education sector is uncertain.’ That’s the warning from several organisations after plans by the government...

Daily Telegraph wants to talk to landlords who have recently sold new build properties

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th January 2023, 4 years ago | 0

Are you a landlord who has recently sold new build properties for less than what they paid? Then, Alexa Phillips,...

‘Game changing’ Save to Buy scheme?

Author: Dan Trivedi

25th January 2023, 4 years ago | 0

So scrolling through Facebook, Insta or TikTok you’ve properly been bombarded with wanna-be gurus reciting the power points of the...

What happens to my landlord insurance?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th January 2023, 4 years ago | 6

Hello all, I have a question regarding the setting up of a limited company and transferring the only rental I...

Daily Telegraph wants to talk to landlords not raising rents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th January 2023, 4 years ago | 7

Are you a landlord who is not raising rents on some or all of your properties? Then, Alexa Phillips, the...

House sales fell by 3% in December, HMRC says

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th January 2023, 4 years ago | 0

The latest data on the UK’s house sales from HMRC reveals that numbers dipped by 3% month-on-month in December 2022...

Rented home supply drops sharply as landlords flee the PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th January 2023, 4 years ago | 8

There has been a ‘significant’ drop in the supply of rental accommodation as landlords have sold up because of increasing...

Party wall problems?

Author: Readers Question

24th January 2023, 4 years ago | 5

Hello, Has anyone had this problem? We own a bungalow which we rent out, the tenants are very very good....

Leading landlord slams council’s plea not to put up rents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th January 2023, 4 years ago | 34

A new selecting licensing scheme is to go to the government for approval – but councillors don’t want landlords to...

Landlords still ‘none the wiser’ about new EPC rating

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd January 2023, 4 years ago | 16

Landlord association iHowz has called on the government to publish the new Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) and Minimum Energy Efficiency...

Tenancy agreement and problem tenant?

Author: Readers Question

23rd January 2023, 4 years ago | 11

Hello, I have a tenant in my house who paid rent for the first year and then started creating problems,...