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City’s selective licensing scheme condemned as ‘a waste of time’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th December 2022, 4 years ago | 11

A city council that introduced a selective licensing scheme in April has been deluged with 31,000 applications from landlords –...

Is there a future market for fully paid in advance 6 month ASTs?

Author: Readers Question

7th December 2022, 4 years ago | 6

Hello, As we’ve now entered a tougher period for the prospect of increased rent arrears, what do fellow members feel...

UK house prices dip by 2.3% – the biggest fall since 2008

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th December 2022, 4 years ago | 0

The UK’s house prices slipped by 2.3% in November which is the biggest monthly fall since October 2008, the Halifax...

Tories scrap mandatory housebuilding targets

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th December 2022, 4 years ago | 0

The Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, has been forced to drop mandatory housebuilding targets in a bid to see off a...

NUS criticises NRLA’s bid to explain impact of periodic tenancies on student accommodation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th December 2022, 4 years ago | 10

A bid by the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) to highlight how private rented student accommodation would be affected by...

Shelter staff start ‘unprecedented’ two-week strike

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th December 2022, 4 years ago | 14

A bitter pay dispute has seen more than 600 workers at Shelter start two weeks of strike action. A union...

Council slammed after moaning about its 8,000-strong homeless list

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th December 2022, 4 years ago | 13

A frustrated landlord has hit out after a council revealed that the housing crisis in their city is so bad...

Rogue tenants databases?

Author: Readers Question

5th December 2022, 4 years ago | 11

Hello, I read a lot about Rogue Landlords Databases but nothing about Rogue Tenants Databases. Does any one know of...

Councils get £1.21m to tackle poor quality rented homes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th December 2022, 4 years ago | 3

Three councils have been handed £1.21 million of government cash in a bid to tackle poor quality rented homes over...

The number of middle-aged tenants rockets

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th December 2022, 4 years ago | 6

The number of middle-aged tenants who are privately renting in England has rocketed by 70% in the last 10 years...

Free loft insulation schemes?

Author: Readers Question

5th December 2022, 4 years ago | 2

Hello, I have excellent long term tenants in Wales. They have two young children and like most people in their...

Landlords – Should we sell up or shut up?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd December 2022, 4 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, 4 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, 4 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, 4 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, 4 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, 4 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, 4 years ago | 16

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