Tag: HMO

Council to extend its HMO licensing scheme

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th August 2024, 2 years ago | 2

A council looks set to extend its additional licensing scheme for five more years until 2030. The scheme, which grants...

Why councils can’t run private rented homes – after another failed landlord fiasco

Author: Landlord Crusader

23rd August 2024, 2 years ago | 19

Every private landlord in the country must know that their local council is hopeless and doesn’t understand the private rented...

Rental yields soar to 10-year high

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th August 2024, 2 years ago | 4

Rental yields generated by landlords have hit the highest level since 2014, research from Paragon Bank reveals. The lender’s latest...

MFS and Landbay cut BTL mortgage rates in a competitive market

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th August 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Specialist lender Market Financial Solutions (MFS) has announced rate reductions across its product range, including its innovative Bridge Fusion product....

Foundation Home Loans and The Mortgage Lender reduce BTL rates

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th July 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Foundation Home Loans has unveiled a new limited-edition HMO product and reduced rates across its ‘Buy to Let’ and ‘Solutions...

HMO licensing vs planning: Confusion for landlords in Article 4 areas

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th July 2024, 2 years ago | 2

Landlords with HMOs (House in Multiple Occupation) in the UK face a complex situation when it comes to Article 4...

Half of HMO landlords rely solely on rental income

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st June 2024, 2 years ago | 1

Nearly half (47%) of HMO (house in multiple occupation) landlords rely solely on their rental income for their livelihood, a...

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Another council unveils HMO licensing – at £1,001 each

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th June 2024, 2 years ago | 5

Sandwell Council says it will use additional licensing to tackle the ‘poor management of properties’ and the scheme will cover all...

Solutions by Foundation launches HMO Plus products

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th June 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Solutions by Foundation, the specialist BTL brand of Foundation Home Loans, has introduced a new product line called ‘HMO Plus’....

Paragon launches refurb-to-let mortgage

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th June 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Landlords wanting to modernise a rented property can now take advantage of new, streamlined mortgage options from Paragon Bank. It...

Interest Rates – The Next 18 Months

Author: Adam Lawrence

8th June 2024, 2 years ago | 19

If you blinked this week, or if you just don’t follow the Central Banks of the World more closely (what...

Unfair termination fee by letting agent to a private individual?

Author: Readers Question

4th June 2024, 2 years ago | 5

Hi, I am a private individual who owns an HMO in the North of England. After a long list of...

HMO licences hit record highs across England

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th May 2024, 2 years ago | 1

The number of HMO licences issued in England surged to 27,177 last year, according to data firm Searchland. Since the...

Interested in high cash flowing property? This should be your next step

Author: Simon Zutshi

19th April 2024, 2 years ago | 0

One of your goals as a property investor should be to acquire High Cash flow generating property, which means that...

Landlords increasingly diversify portfolios with HMOs

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th April 2024, 2 years ago | 2

Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) are becoming increasingly popular among landlords in the UK, according to data from specialist lender...

Council to crackdown on landlords with poor EPC ratings

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th March 2024, 3 years ago | 18

Landlords in one city who rent out homes that don’t meet energy efficiency standards and fail electrical safety rules will...

Landbay cuts interest rates for HMO and MUFB properties

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th March 2024, 3 years ago | 1

Landbay has unveiled a reduction in interest rates for its five-year fixed loans, specifically targeting houses in multiple occupation (HMO)...

Throwing the baby out with the bathwater?

Author: Readers Question

11th March 2024, 3 years ago | 7

I was going to buy x 2 houses and turn them into HMO’s to put on long-term leases to SERCO...

Foundation Home Loans launches new HMO products

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st March 2024, 3 years ago | 0

Foundation Home Loans, the specialist lender for intermediaries, has unveiled two new products for HMO landlords with fee assistance. The...

HMO licence – Consistency of the Public Register?

Author: Readers Question

19th February 2024, 3 years ago | 15

Hello, I recently obtained an HMO licence and, to my horror, found out that my home address will be included...

Government scraps plan on HMO requirements for asylum seekers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th February 2024, 3 years ago | 4

The government has abandoned a plan that would have exempted landlords of asylum seekers from houses in multiple occupation (HMO)...