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Shelters warns 941,000 tenants are facing eviction

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st December 2022, 4 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, 4 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, 4 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, 4 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, 4 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, 4 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, 4 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, 4 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, 4 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, 4 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, 4 years ago | 17

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

EPCs in 2028 to include existing tenancies?

Author: Readers Question

28th November 2022, 4 years ago | 24

Hello, The govt propose that existing tenancies must have a rating of C or above from April 2028. It will...

Why private landlords despise politicians when they target us

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th November 2022, 4 years ago | 15

Unlike the Millwall football chant, ‘No one likes us, we don’t care’, I’d just like to say that while no...

50,000 landlords have left the PRS since 2019

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th November 2022, 4 years ago | 17

It has been revealed that the UK has 2.74 million unincorporated landlords and in 2020-21 they earned £41bn from rents,...

Housing supply rises by 10% in England

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th November 2022, 4 years ago | 0

Housing supply in England for 2021 to 2022 has risen by 10% when compared with the year before, or by...

Rented home demand to remain strong as FTBs put off buying

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th November 2022, 4 years ago | 0

More than a million Brits under the age of 45 could rule themselves out of the first-time buyer market due...

Non-Companies House director?

Author: Readers Question

24th November 2022, 4 years ago | 2

Hello, We have a person who works very hard for our freehold company looking after the block in which we...

Property transactions will plummet by 17% as seasonal slowdown approaches

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th November 2022, 4 years ago | 0

The UK’s property market could see transactions slide by as much as 17% come spring of next year – and...