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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...

Freeholder responsible for costs after flooding?

Author: Readers Question

4th January 2023, 4 years ago | 5

Hi, I moved into a block of leasehold flats last year and I’m reaching out for a neighbour but also...

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Two more lenders reveal their New Year BTL offerings

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th January 2023, 4 years ago | 0

Landbay and Accord Mortgages have revealed new products and rate cuts to help landlords looking for buy to let mortgage...

Call for EPC cash funding to help landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th January 2023, 4 years ago | 2

Propertymark has called on the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to widen access to cash support to...

Rents predicted to rocket by 12.9% in 2023

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd January 2023, 4 years ago | 5

Not only will demand for rental property in the UK remain high in 2023 – but rents will rocket by...

Electricity sub meters – share payment?

Author: Readers Question

3rd January 2023, 4 years ago | 6

Hello, I have an older property that is split into 5 flats with one main electricity meter for which I...

Half of landlords say PRS is tougher – and 62% will put up rents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd January 2023, 4 years ago | 6

Life as a landlord in 2022 didn’t get any easier and new research reveals that nearly half of landlords say...

Robert Mellors: From being homeless to housing homeless people

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th December 2022, 4 years ago | 21

In the run-up to Christmas, there was a reader’s question on Property118 about landlords setting up a charity to help...

Bid to mandate second staircases to make buildings safer

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th December 2022, 4 years ago | 0

The Government is proposing to mandate second staircases in new residential buildings that are more than 30m high in a...

Student landlords face losing out on £3.2 million in rent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th December 2022, 4 years ago | 14

The cost-of-living crisis is hitting students so hard that landlords could miss out on £3.2 million as they consider moving...

Affordability will hit tenant demand and rent rises in 2023

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th December 2022, 4 years ago | 3

The prospect for big rent rises in 2023 is slim with affordability already hitting a tenant’s ability to pay rent,...

Does a freeholder extension automatically become communal?

Author: Readers Question

29th December 2022, 4 years ago | 4

Hello, The freeholder of a block of flats in which I own one (20 in total) built an extension in...

The best city for buy to let investment revealed

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th December 2022, 4 years ago | 0

The best city for buy to let investors isn’t London – it’s a city that has robust property prices and...

Government names and shames three failing social landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th December 2022, 4 years ago | 4

The government has named and shamed three more failing social landlords – with Michael Gove urging lawyers to direct tenants...

Home sellers cut prices to find a sale

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd December 2022, 4 years ago | 0

A major house price index says that the UK’s house price inflation is continuing to slow down – leading to...

HMRC says stamp duty tax surges by 19% to £14bn

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd December 2022, 4 years ago | 0

Stamp duty tax receipts in England surged by 19% between April and November to £14bn – an increase of £2.2...