A Labour government could bring in rent caps that would empower local councils to restrict annual rent increases by landlords. That’s a similar proposal to Scotland’s Housing Bill which has recently been unveiled. Rachel Reeves, the shadow chancellor, made the revelation during a BBC Radio Essex interview. She said that rent controls might be a […]

Greater Manchester is launching property checks to tackle substandard rented housing and to clampdown on criminal landlords. The Property Check scheme is a UK first and part of a £600,000 package aimed at improving rented housing ‘so it works for people, not against them’. The scheme, which could see Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service […]

House prices in the UK have reached a new record high, according to Rightmove, but the rate of growth is slowing. It says the average asking price for properties coming to market rose by 0.8% this month to £375,131, but this is only 0.6% higher than a year ago. The strong performance in May, a […]

Hi, I am currently in process of evicting one of my unpaying tenant using accelerated Section 21 route, I am under the impression that the court does not need a hearing if you don’t claim any unpaid rent. However, I received a notification stating that possession has been granted (with an order to follow), but […]

Hi, I am a landlord and I entered into a long battle with a former letting agent regarding their fully-managed service of my property. Following legal advice, I put in a formal complaint to the agent and followed their complaints procedure, escalated this to the Property Redress Scheme, rejected their early resolution proposal and have […]

In this episode of the Succeed in Property Podcast, hosted by Ranjan Bhattacharya, we’re privileged to have Dawid Dowbusz as our special guest. Dawid shares his remarkable journey from arriving in the UK as a Polish immigrant with just £400, to becoming a highly successful property investor. Through determination and hard work, Dawid built an […]

Tenants renewing their tenancies are seeing rents rise at a faster pace than those moving to new homes, research reveals. According to Hamptons, the average rent paid by a tenant renewing their contract rose by 8.3% over the last 12 months, compared to 6.4% for newly let properties. It says the trend is due to […]

Hi, just read an interesting article on Inside Housing about tenancy fraud see below: English regulator is ‘turning a wilful blind eye’ to tenancy fraud, experts warn A non-executive director at the Tenancy Fraud Forum (TFF) has accused the English regulator of “turning a wilful blind eye” to tenancy fraud and said it has “lost […]

The impending passing of the Renters (Reform) Bill spells trouble for tenants and landlords, warns a legal expert. Ian Narbeth, a commercial property lawyer and BTL and HMO landlord, tells Property118 in a video interview that can be seen below that some Tory MPs have “woken up too late” to the damaging effects the Bill […]

So, another week in landlord land and another slew of stories highlighting how bad landlords are for selling up – but there’s no perspective of WHY landlords are choosing to sell. And there’s a good reason for that. No one, literally no one, cares about the why. They only care about handing control of rented […]

A report commissioned by Labour has called for a major overhaul of the private rented sector (PRS), including the creation of a National Landlord Register and measures to prevent rent rises. There are also calls for Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions to be abolished and a bid to discourage PRS landlords from leaving for the short-let […]

Hi all, I found myself in a difficult situation while trying to evict a tenant during a rolling tenancy. The letting agency collected a deposit from the tenant and transferred it to me and I protected it with the Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS). I provided all documents and my legal team prepared the case for […]

The Section 21 ‘no-fault’ eviction rates for bailiff repossessions in England have reached a six-year high – leading Shelter to question the effectiveness of the Renters (Reform) Bill. Ministry of Justice figures show a 19% year-on-year rise in evictions due to Section 21 notices, with 2,682 possessions taking place between January and March 2024. This […]

The United Kingdom has long held a magnetic pull for international property investors. From the towering skyscrapers of London to the charming terraces of historic towns, the UK offers a plethora of opportunities for those seeking a foothold in a stable and potentially lucrative market. But what exactly makes British bricks and mortar so appealing […]

Hi, I am a long-term property investor, buying properties often at auction, refurbishing, renting and holding. I am a RICS surveyor and CIOB Construction Manager so I have some good general knowledge. I have recently bought a property which had been empty for about three years and had an EPC rating of F, no kitchen, […]

Hello, Since 2017 I have rented a small 2 bedrooms terrace house with garden to a couple. They had 3 children in the last 5 and a half years. The wife complained to me that the house was now too small. In nearly 7 years I increased a rent already below the market value, once. […]

Hello, A bit of a half-baked story from the BBC (shock horror!) – see the video below – but you can contact them to make a comment, which I have done and I would urge you to do the same. Since this original story was reported on a couple of weeks ago, this lady has […]

Hello, I used an agent who issued a tenancy agreement for a tenant on DSS. She lives there with her husband and kids, which the government knows that she is single. She is sub-letting the house to raise funds for her husband to buy a house. I became aware of it and issued a section […]

Leading Conservative politician Lord Frost has voiced his concerns over the Renters (Reform) Bill by saying it is a ‘poor Bill’ and blasted the Tories. Lord Frost was the UK’s chief Brexit negotiator and in the House of Lords second reading debate, he said: “It is a poor Bill and I do not think it […]

A landlord sell-off is a major driver of tenant moves after 50% of property professionals said that was the main reason for renters moving home last year, a survey has found. According to PayProp, this is a growing concern – and something that campaign group Generation Rent has highlighted recently. Just 11.3% of those surveyed […]

Hello, As the title of this thread suggests, I have a leasehold query. My query is my uncle has a leasehold house with around 800 years left and with no conditions attached to the lease so all fine and dandy that end (the lease states merely £2 plus insurance rent (whatever that means) only. The […]