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Landlords – Should we sell up or shut up?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd December 2022, 3 years ago | 11

Most landlords will have spent a lot of time and money on housing tenants, whether it’s in just one property...

Labour supports ‘Right to buy’ – but not in Wales

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd December 2022, 3 years ago | 1

In an interview with iNews, the Shadow Housing Secretary Lisa Nandy says Labour supports a council house tenant’s right to...

Rip-off council tax bills for HMO tenants set to end

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd December 2022, 3 years ago | 3

A bid by the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) to re-band individual HMO rooms for council tax purposes looks set to...

Tenants prepared to pay more for energy efficient homes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd December 2022, 3 years ago | 2

Tenants are willing to pay a 13% premium for an energy efficient home as low carbon homes with sustainable features...

Rents begin to cool down – but voids start to rise

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd December 2022, 3 years ago | 0

It wasn’t just the weather that cooled down in November as research reveals that rent prices across England also dropped...

EPC policy…the road to tenant hell?

Author: Readers Question

1st December 2022, 3 years ago | 26

The road to hell is paved with good intentions. Like being obliged to have an EPC to rent a property....

EXCLUSIVE: New renting laws in Wales are a ‘disaster’ for landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st December 2022, 3 years ago | 16

From today, landlords in Wales will see the biggest change to housing legislation in decades coming into force with the...

Shelters warns 941,000 tenants are facing eviction

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st December 2022, 3 years ago | 12

The homeless charity Shelter is warning that one in 12 private renters in England is threatened with eviction. The charity...

House price growth slows to lowest in two years

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st December 2022, 3 years ago | 0

The UK’s annual house price growth slowed to 4.4% in November, down from 7.2% in October, data from Nationwide reveals....

Landlords – Attack back?

Author: Readers Question

1st December 2022, 3 years ago | 16

Hello, I know this will go nowhere. We cannot strike. We cannot ask for more pay. How about – and...

Rents will continue rising as landlords ‘withdraw’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th November 2022, 3 years ago | 16

A lack of rental stock because landlords are leaving the PRS and continued tenant demand will continue pushing up rents,...

Housing Ombudsman urges social landlords to deal with mould

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th November 2022, 3 years ago | 6

All social landlords are being urged to tackle complaints relating to damp and mould – and not blame a tenant...

Councils are ‘trying to catch landlords out’ with licensing schemes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th November 2022, 3 years ago | 6

Licencing schemes are inconsistent across the country with the chair of the Lettings Industry Council accusing councils of ‘trying to...

7 Things to find when you read your lease

Author: [email protected]

29th November 2022, 3 years ago | 9

If you’re a long-leaseholder, it is important to understand what your lease terms mean. This article highlights the top 7...

Landlords – what are your suggestions to better the current chaos in the PRS?

Author: Readers Question

28th November 2022, 3 years ago | 35

Hello, Every landlord, big or small, must by now have felt the effects of repeated changes to legislation and taxation...

Courts and District Judges – Problems?

Author: Readers Question

28th November 2022, 3 years ago | 2

Hello, Does anybody else have a problem with the judiciary? I have a judgement debt, but I am pursuing a...

Home sellers slash prices to find a buyer

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th November 2022, 3 years ago | 0

Since September, 10% of homes for sale have had a price reduction of 5%, as buyer demand slumps by 44%,...

Greens demand rent freeze and eviction ban

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th November 2022, 3 years ago | 17

An immediate cap on rent increases and a ban on no-fault evictions until at least the end of March 2023...