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Electricity sub meters – share payment?

Author: Readers Question

3rd January 2023, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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, 3 years ago | 0

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

Landlords feel unfairly penalised – but tenants want more regulation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd December 2022, 3 years ago | 19

A survey has revealed the gap in how landlords and tenants see the private rented sector – with most landlords...

15 tenants compete for every London rental home

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st December 2022, 3 years ago | 2

The renting situation in London for tenants is laid bare with figures highlighting that 15 renters are competing for every...

Tenant enquiries are four times higher than the number of available homes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st December 2022, 3 years ago | 1

Not only was 2022 the most competitive rental market ever, but during peak periods there was four times the number...

Certificate of lawful use as a HMO period required query?

Author: Sam B

20th December 2022, 3 years ago | 4

Hi Everyone, I hope you all are looking forward to as good a Christmas as you can. I was curious...

Replacement windows in a leasehold flat?

Author: Readers Question

20th December 2022, 3 years ago | 13

Hello, The old uPVC windows in the leasehold flat I rent out need replacing but I am not clear if...

Help for agents to navigate new Welsh housing laws

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th December 2022, 3 years ago | 0

Updated training is now available for letting agents in Wales to help them navigate the Renting Homes (Wales) Act and...

Experts warn that landlords are facing a financial ‘timebomb’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th December 2022, 3 years ago | 5

Landlords coming to the end of a fixed-rate two-year mortgage deal are facing a ‘timebomb’ should their investments lose money,...