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Hand holding energy efficiency house model with EPC rating chart and 2030 target in background

Third of homes for sale fail to meet EPC C rating

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th October 2024, 2 years ago | 6

A third of all homes for sale in Britain have an EPC rating below C, according to new research. A...

Pre-Budget reaction: Industry leaders call for reversal of Section 24 and support for landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th October 2024, 2 years ago | 1

With the Budget only a day away, many industry leaders are calling on the Chancellor Rachel Reeves to support landlords....

Housing inspector completing safety checklist during social housing assessment

Council apologises to tenants after receiving lowest rating from housing regulator

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th October 2024, 2 years ago | 8

A London council has issued an apology to its tenants after receiving the lowest possible rating from the Regulator of...

Landlord standing beside homeless dogs on city street highlighting rent and housing crisis.

The government is to blame for rising rents and homelessness – leading landlord claims

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd October 2024, 2 years ago | 19

A Nottingham landlord warns that each new anti-landlord measure will only lead to higher rents and more homelessness. Mick Roberts,...

Row of houses with one highlighted for rent, symbolising UK housing market demand.

Government urged to treat landlords as equals to housebuilders amid housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st October 2024, 2 years ago | 4

The government must treat landlords the same as housebuilders due to their vital role in the housing market, says new...

Councillor Grace Williams smiling in a white shirt against a plain background

Just 5% of London’s rental homes are affordable to low-income households

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th October 2024, 2 years ago | 3

There has been an alarming decline in affordable homes to rent in London, with only 5% of properties being accessible...

Concerned mother and child at home highlighting housing insecurity and renters’ rights issues

Britain’s largest trade union demands rent controls and more eviction protections

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th October 2024, 2 years ago | 8

Britain’s largest trade union argues the “Renters’ Rights Bill must go further in addressing affordability”. UNISON is calling on the...

Stressed renter sitting with hands over face, reflecting anxiety over housing insecurity

Generation Rent claims renting harms a tenant’s mental health

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th October 2024, 2 years ago | 61

Renting privately in England is apparently so traumatic that it’s having a devastating impact on tenants’ mental health, Generation Rent...

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Chancellor Rachel Reeves eyes capital gains tax hike to 39%

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th October 2024, 2 years ago | 6

Chancellor Rachel Reeves could hike capital gains tax to a whopping 39%, according to The Guardian. The newspaper reports the...

Propertymark policy head highlights concerns over the Renters’ Rights Bill’s impact on landlords and tenants

Renters’ Rights Bill could worsen housing crisis – Propertymark

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th October 2024, 2 years ago | 13

The unintended consequences of the Renters’ Rights Bill for the private rented sector (PRS) could make the housing crisis worse,...

Sold estate agent signs highlighting the UK property market squeeze amid landlord sell-offs.

PRS crisis looms as Renters’ Rights Bill deters landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th October 2024, 2 years ago | 1

The UK’s private rented sector (PRS) is set to face further strain in 2024 as the Renters’ Rights Bill deters...

Portrait of a senior politician discussing concerns over Labour’s Renters’ Rights Bill in relation to landlords’ rights

Labour slammed for treating all landlords as ‘exploiters’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th October 2024, 2 years ago | 7

The Renters’ Rights Bill will “wreck the rental market and drive up rents” warns Kemi Badenoch. In a letter to...

Angela Rayner announces Labour’s plan to cut benefit payments to criminal landlords

Angela Rayner will introduce the Renters’ Rights Bill TODAY

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th October 2024, 2 years ago | 12

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner will introduce the Renters’ Rights Bill to Parliament today, which aims to end Section 21...

Worried man in front of a house for sale amid debate over Labour’s landlord tax plans

Industry boss warns Labour’s anti-landlord stance will harm tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th October 2024, 2 years ago | 7

Labour’s anti-landlord stance will hurt tenants, claims an industry boss. Purplebricks’ chief executive, Sam Mitchell, told The Telegraph that Labour’s...

Person with head on desk at a workspace reflecting stress over PRS challenges

Landlords and agents increasingly pessimistic about the PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th September 2024, 2 years ago | 3

New findings from the Goodlord and Vouch ‘State of the Lettings Industry Report 2024’ paint a grim picture for the...

Tenants are pressured into paying a year’s rent upfront – The DPS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th September 2024, 2 years ago | 8

Tenants across the UK are facing increasing pressure to pay huge amounts of rent upfront to secure a property, according...

Cardiff Castle overlooking the city, illustrating the setting for Cardiff’s new housing plans for the homeless

Cardiff unveils plans to buy 280 homes for its homeless

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th September 2024, 2 years ago | 5

In a bid to alleviate its severe housing shortage and deal with growing numbers needing homelessness support, one council has...

Campaign demands one million social homes as people struggle with damp and mould

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd September 2024, 2 years ago | 3

Crisis and Lloyds Bank are calling for one million social homes over the next decade to end homelessness. The charity...

Council leader speaking on housing reform in front of stained-glass backdrop

Council calls for ban on no-fault evictions amid housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th September 2024, 2 years ago | 25

A council warns more people could be pushed into temporary accommodation without urgent action from the government. Colchester City Council...

Dollhouse exhibit illustrating cramped and unsafe conditions faced by children in temporary accommodation

IKEA and Shelter unveil Dollhouse highlighting realities of temporary accommodation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th September 2024, 2 years ago | 8

IKEA and Shelter have teamed up to reveal a children’s dollhouse designed to illustrate the realities faced by children living...

UK housing market picks up, but rents continue to soar

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th September 2024, 2 years ago | 1

The UK’s housing market is showing signs of recovery, according to the latest RICS residential survey for August – but...

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