Tag: housing crisis

Landlord blames selective licensing for city’s surge in temporary accommodation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th July 2024, 2 years ago | 12

A council admits more households than ever are being put in temporary accommodation, with a landlord blaming selective licensing for...

Ed Miliband: Landlords must meet EPC C targets by 2030

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th July 2024, 2 years ago | 61

Landlords could face bans on renting out their property if they do not meet EPC C targets by 2030, claims...

London’s social landlords under fire as complaints soar

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th July 2024, 2 years ago | 4

Half of all complaints lodged with the Housing Ombudsman in the past year originated from the capital, a new report...

Half of renters are living in cold, damp homes – Citizens Advice

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th July 2024, 2 years ago | 46

Nearly half of private renters in England are enduring freezing, damp or mouldy homes, Citizens Advice has warned. And, the...

Universal Credit issues – How do I claim rent arrears?

Author: Readers Question

24th July 2024, 2 years ago | 9

Hi, I have tenants in Glasgow on Universal Credit. The tenants paid the rent to me until I asked them...

Renters face record price highs as PRS remains ‘difficult’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd July 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Average advertised rents outside London have surged to a fresh quarterly peak of £1,314 per month, marking a 7% increase...

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Buy to let lending halves in a year as landlords face pressure

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd July 2024, 2 years ago | 2

The volume of lending for buy to let purchases plummeted by more than half compared to the same period last...

Surge in older renters and rise of portfolio landlords – TMW

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th July 2024, 2 years ago | 1

There has been a big change in the UK’s private rented sector (PRS) with a dramatic increase in the number...

Outcry over landlords banning working from home

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th July 2024, 2 years ago | 14

Generation Rent and Shelter are slamming landlords for “draconian rules” that ban tenants from working from home (WFH). An investigation...

Holiday lets are not the housing crisis culprit – STAA

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th July 2024, 2 years ago | 1

Holiday lets are being unfairly blamed for the UK’s housing crisis, according to a new study by the Short Term...

Keir Starmer: Not all landlords are evil

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st July 2024, 2 years ago | 55

In a heated interview on BBC Radio 5 Live, Keir Starmer declared, “not all landlords are evil,” but slammed some...

NRLA blasts politicians for ignoring housing benefit crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st July 2024, 2 years ago | 3

The NRLA has slammed political parties’ failure to address housing benefit rates. More than 1.5 million households rely on Local...

Housing: The Key Battleground in the Upcoming Election

Author: Adam Lawrence

24th June 2024, 2 years ago | 35

As we edge closer to the next general election, housing has become a pivotal issue in the political arena –...

More than a third of renters can’t afford rents – TDS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st June 2024, 2 years ago | 14

Rising rents and stagnant benefits are creating a financial squeeze for private renters in the UK, with a study revealing...

Scottish Labour pushes for stricter tenant protections

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th June 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Scottish Labour will improve tenants’ rights by protecting them from unaffordable rent increases and unscrupulous landlords. In its manifesto dubbed...

SNP blasts Westminster for Scotland’s housing emergency

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th June 2024, 2 years ago | 0

The SNP blames Brexit and Westminster underinvestment for Scotland’s housing crisis.    In the SNP’s manifesto dubbed ‘A Future Made...

PRS reform promises won’t happen without homes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th June 2024, 2 years ago | 0

A lack of housing choice for tenants threatens to undermine private rented sector (PRS) reforms being proposed by political parties,...

Plaid Cymru unveils plans for rent controls and affordable housing

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th June 2024, 2 years ago | 4

Plaid Cymru pledges to bring fairness to the private rented sector by introducing rent controls. The party’s manifesto plans to...

PRS is facing ‘a huge mismatch’ between supply and demand – RICS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th June 2024, 2 years ago | 5

Confidence in the UK’s housing market is beginning to fall in the run-up to the General Election with one index...

Scottish government faces rent control backlash

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th June 2024, 2 years ago | 4

The Scottish government’s own economic agency has warned that rent controls will only make the housing crisis worse. South of...