Tag: affordable housing

Mayor of West Yorkshire blasts landlords for raising rents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th October 2023, 3 years ago | 101

The mayor of West Yorkshire has launched a scathing attack on landlords, in a new interview. Labour mayor Tracy Brabin...

Am I wrong?

Author: Readers Question

4th October 2023, 3 years ago | 28

Hello, I have a fantastic tenant on a two-yearly AST and in February 2024 she would have completed 10 years,...

Affordability remains a huge challenge in student housing market

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th September 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Students in the UK are facing an “affordability crisis” as rents spiral and supply dwindles. A report by real estate...

Sharp rise in renters struggling to make ends meet

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th September 2023, 3 years ago | 5

A staggering five million households will be forced to spend more than a third of their income on housing by...

Capping rents will cause landlords to leave PRS warns industry body

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th September 2023, 3 years ago | 11

An industry body warns that capping rents will only deepen the current rental crisis. The National Association of Property Buyers...

More decisive action needed to tackle rough sleeping warns charity

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th September 2023, 3 years ago | 0

The government has announced millions of pounds in funding to help rough sleepers off the street. The new Rough Sleeping...

Tenants earning £30k are not eligible for affordable rent schemes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd August 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Some London residents earning more than £30,000 are being excluded from so-called affordable rent schemes provided by social housing providers,...

Landlords continue fleeing PRS as tenant demand rises

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th May 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Tenant demand in the first three months of the year rocketed by 41%, but fewer rental properties came onto the...

Tenant demand reaches a record high

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th May 2023, 3 years ago | 4

Tenant demand has reached an all-time high, according to new research. A survey of 700 landlords by Paragon Bank reveals...

Skipton unveils deposit-free mortgage for renters

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th May 2023, 3 years ago | 1

The first 100% LTV mortgage in the UK aimed at renters ‘trapped in the rental cycle’ has been unveiled by...

Rocketing interest rates will scupper the PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd May 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Landlords will increasingly look to sell up if interest rates continue rising, a round table discussion reveals. The host Phil...

London leads the way with rent rises

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd May 2023, 3 years ago | 0

England’s rents are on the rise and London is leading the way, one rental index reveals. According to Goodlord, rents...