Tag: Cost of living

Despite rent cap, Scotland’s rents rocket

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th September 2023, 3 years ago | 1

Private rent prices in Scotland have soared to unprecedented levels, marking a significant surge in the housing market, one firm...

London’s rental crisis is a ‘disastrous’ situation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th July 2023, 3 years ago | 8

The Covid-19 pandemic has taken a heavy toll on London’s private rental sector (PRS), with new research revealing a 41%...

NRLA calls for mortgage relief as interest rates soar

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th June 2023, 3 years ago | 14

The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) is demanding immediate action from the government to alleviate the financial strain on renters...

Sadiq Khan repeats calls for an ‘immediate two-year rent freeze’ AND S21 ban

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd June 2023, 3 years ago | 33

London’s Mayor Sadiq Khan has called for an immediate two-year rent freeze AND a ban on section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions...

Rental market cools down – and first-time renters stay at home

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th June 2023, 3 years ago | 0

In May, the rental market experienced a slowdown in price growth across Great Britain, research reveals. The average rent for...

UK’s rental crisis could be solved by renting out spare bedrooms

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th June 2023, 3 years ago | 5

With renters increasingly scrambling to find budget-friendly housing options in the UK’s rental crisis, one firm offers a simple solution....

Landlords in Scotland hit by rent cap extension

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th June 2023, 3 years ago | 2

The Scottish government looks set to extend its rent cap for another six months in the private rented sector in...

Property sales plummet in England and Wales

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd June 2023, 3 years ago | 1

There has been a 58% drop in property sales across England and Wales in the past year, research reveals. The...

Tenants reluctant to access new Renters’ Reform Bill rights

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th May 2023, 3 years ago | 11

The tightening supply of homes to rent and affordability issues mean many renters will be reluctant to access their new...

Section 13 rent increase?

Author: Readers Question

24th May 2023, 3 years ago | 14

Hello, What can you do when a tenant just ignores a Section 13? If he/she takes it to a Tribunal...

A third of renters are spending more than 50% of their wages on rent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th May 2023, 3 years ago | 8

Research reveals that 81% of renters in the UK are spending more than 30% of their take-home pay on rent...

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BTL repossessions rocket by 28% in the first quarter

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd May 2023, 3 years ago | 0

There’s grim news for BTL landlords and homeowners alike as the cost-of-living crisis tightens its grip to push up mortgage...

How to increase the profit from your property portfolio

Author: Simon Zutshi

22nd May 2023, 3 years ago | 0

As we all know, thanks to the current high-interest rates, purchases of single-let properties don’t really stack up for many...

Rent price growth leads renters to look further afield

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th May 2023, 3 years ago | 0

With fast-rising rents, growing numbers of tenants are becoming more flexible over choosing where to live – and are increasingly...

Landlords are helping tenants cope with utility bills

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th May 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Landlords are keen to help their tenants cope with their rising utility bills, a survey reveals. The findings from the...

How will tenants cope with the landlord demographic timebomb?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th May 2023, 3 years ago | 14

To say I was stunned to find out that just 15% – that’s 15% – of landlords are under the...

One in 20 tenants missed their rent payment in April

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th May 2023, 3 years ago | 0

The cost-of-living crisis is still being felt by renters around the country after research reveals that one in 20 tenants...

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Rent prices still going up according to LSL

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th June 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Rents are raging out of control in some areas of the country as tenants desperate for a home gazump their...