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2023’s housing market will be ‘calmer’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th January 2023, 4 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, 4 years ago | 22

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

Homecare maintenance contracts – alternatives to British Gas?

Author: Readers Question

9th January 2023, 4 years ago | 4

Hello, I’ve had BG boiler plumbing and drains homecare contract cover for some 20 years now for a modest portfolio...

Claiming back building insurance excess?

Author: Readers Question

9th January 2023, 4 years ago | 4

Hello, I had someone break into my commercial property (let to a tenant). The Police were called as a passer-by...

Work not completing on time?

Author: Readers Question

9th January 2023, 4 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, 4 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, 4 years ago | 2

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

NRLA unveils tie-up with YourRepair

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th January 2023, 4 years ago | 1

The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has launched a new partnership with a leading provider of flexible boiler and emergency...

Landlords: Give this article about future renting problems to your tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th January 2023, 4 years ago | 26

As the headline says, landlords who want to explain just how difficult life is right now to their tenants should...

The UK’s house price hotspot is revealed

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th January 2023, 4 years ago | 0

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

Letting agents predict 2023 will be tough for tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th January 2023, 4 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, 4 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, 4 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, 4 years ago | 7

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

Rental market remains steady with high demand

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th January 2023, 4 years ago | 0

The lack of homes to rent and strong tenant demand has helped the rental market remain steady in December –...

Record number of sellers leads to a ‘Boxing Day bounce’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th January 2023, 4 years ago | 2

The number of new sellers putting their home on the market on Boxing Day leapt by 46% compared with the...

Energy-inefficient homes a turn-off for renters

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th January 2023, 4 years ago | 11

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

Demand for London’s rental homes is ‘unseasonably high’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th January 2023, 4 years ago | 0

Tenant demand for homes to rent in London is ‘unseasonably high’ but rent rises are beginning to slow down, one...