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How to solve anti-social behaviour?

Author: Readers Question

18th January 2023, 4 years ago | 14

Hello, Not sure if anyone can advise, but I have a long standing good tenant who has complained about the...

Rental market starts 2023 strongly

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th January 2023, 4 years ago | 0

The demand for rental property is still outpacing supply and rent growth is still rising – so the sector starts...

Propertymark calls for 6% Additional Dwelling Supplement reversal

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th January 2023, 4 years ago | 2

In a bid to highlight the increasing burden on landlords in Scotland’s private rented sector (PRS), Propertymark is calling on...

Frustrated sellers decide to rent out in London

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th January 2023, 4 years ago | 0

Data shows that a significant proportion of the new rental properties coming to London’s rental market had previously been put...

Past tenants admit to smoking in property?

Author: Readers Question

17th January 2023, 4 years ago | 11

Hello everyone, My previous tenants who left my flat on 9th January have admitted on email to smoking in the flat....

Revealed: Why councils REALLY carry out licensing inspections

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th January 2023, 4 years ago | 13

Landlords are being warned that councils are using the inspection process to implement fines rather than help landlords improve their...

Scotland’s PRS is boosted by letting agent training and development

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th January 2023, 4 years ago | 0

The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) Scotland says that investing in ongoing professional development and housing qualifications help to improve...

Poor areas drive PRS growth – with record rent paid in 2022

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th January 2023, 4 years ago | 0

An analysis of the latest census data shows that between 2011 and 2021 the number of households renting privately increased...

Letting agents predict rise in arrears and drop in landlord numbers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th January 2023, 4 years ago | 1

Most letting agents say they expect to see more landlords leave the market in 2023 – against a backdrop of...

New Year bounce sees house prices go up

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th January 2023, 4 years ago | 0

The average new seller’s asking price went up in January after two months of falls, Rightmove says. According to its...

Leaseholder refusing to contribute towards ‘Major works’?

Author: Readers Question

16th January 2023, 4 years ago | 22

Hello, Firstly thanks for taking the time to read my article/questions. I have recently acquired a property and freehold which...

New rental homes account for just 16% of the total available

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th January 2023, 4 years ago | 4

Of the total number of available homes to rent in the UK, just 16% came to the market in the...

Janet Finch-Saunders: Welsh tenants are being let down by their Government

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th January 2023, 4 years ago | 11

Not only has the Welsh MS Janet Finch-Saunders branded the new tenancy laws in Wales as a ‘disaster’ for landlords...

Tenant not leaving after eviction notice?

Author: Readers Question

12th January 2023, 4 years ago | 21

Hi all, I am wondering if someone can help me regarding an eviction notice being served to a tenant. My mortgage...

Housing market will be hit by strike action at Registers of Scotland

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th January 2023, 4 years ago | 0

Scotland’s housing market will slow down at a time when it is already facing delays after the Public and Commercial...

Rocketing rent is ‘number one concern’ for tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th January 2023, 4 years ago | 9

The rocketing cost of rent is the number one concern for renters as they look to the year ahead, a...

House prices drop by up to £315,000 after disastrous mini-Budget

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th January 2023, 4 years ago | 0

The worst hit area after the disastrous mini-Budget saw its house values being slashed by up to £315,000, research reveals....

Petition calling for landlord tax relief to be reinstated hits 20,200 signatures

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th January 2023, 4 years ago | 3

A petition that was launched to reinstate tax relief allowing a landlord’s mortgage interest to be set against rental income...