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Rising bills will create tension between housemates

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th November 2022, 3 years ago | 0

The rising cost of household bills will cause more arguments between housemates over the coming months – with higher energy...

Black mould – cleaning issues?

Author: Readers Question

18th November 2022, 3 years ago | 36

Hello, Once again there has been a case of black mould on the national news. This time a child died...

The Autumn Statement – property sector reacts

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th November 2022, 3 years ago | 2

The much-anticipated Autumn Statement has seen the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, delivering a mixed bag of tax rises...

Autumn Statement 2022 – Landlord Reactions

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th November 2022, 3 years ago | 14

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, has today announced his Stealthy tax threshold increasing budget in a plan to...

Property damage and cleaning top tenancy deposit disputes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th November 2022, 3 years ago | 4

More than half of tenancy deposit disputes during the last year concerned property damage and cleaning, The Deposit Protection Service...

Shelter staff announce strike – workers ‘unable to pay rent’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th November 2022, 3 years ago | 14

More than 500 workers at the housing charity Shelter will stage a two week strike next month, in response to...

Welsh Government unveils a social housing rent cap

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th November 2022, 3 years ago | 0

Social housing landlords in Wales will face a rent cap of 6.5% from next year – and there’s an eviction...

Breaches of the Land Registry’s Charges Register?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th November 2022, 3 years ago | 5

Hello, I’m looking for some help, please. One of my rental properties is an ex-local authority terrace. The immediate neighbour...

London’s rental prices reach record high weekly price

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th November 2022, 3 years ago | 0

New figures show that London’s rent prices have reached record highs, as rising interest rates and lack of supply put...

1 in 5 landlords are looking to reduce portfolios

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th November 2022, 3 years ago | 2

Landlords are making big adjustments to their portfolios to meet the cost-of-living crisis, research reveals. According to Handelsbanken, nearly three...

RICS says that the EPC scheme ‘needs improvement’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th November 2022, 3 years ago | 20

With residential landlords facing the prospect of meeting an EPC rating of C by 2025 for their rental properties, comes...

Rents pass £1,200 for the first time

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th November 2022, 3 years ago | 0

The average rent on a newly let home in Great Britain rose to £1,204 per month in October, up £80...

Landlord group pushes for publication of new MEES rules

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th November 2022, 3 years ago | 3

The landlord association iHowz has written to three Government ministers urging them to publish the new domestic Minimum Energy Efficiency...

£3,600 unpaid tenant’s bill in landlord’s name?

Author: Readers Question

14th November 2022, 3 years ago | 11

Dear fellow Property 118 members, Although we have a couple of residential properties, this unpaid tenant’s utility bill refers to a...

Mayor of London calls for emergency private renting summit

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th November 2022, 3 years ago | 21

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has called for an emergency private renting summit – but landlords aren’t invited. He...

Tenant fraudster who tried sell landlord’s house jailed

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th November 2022, 4 years ago | 12

A tenant who tried to sell the house he rented without his landlord’s knowledge has been jailed. Andrew Smith, 41,...

Rents set to outperform property prices

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th November 2022, 4 years ago | 0

Rental value growth is predicted to outpace property price growth over the next five years, says one leading property expert....

10% drop in house prices predicted by Savills in 2023

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th November 2022, 4 years ago | 0

The average UK house price is predicted to fall by 10% in 2023, real estate firm Savills says. It points...