Tag: landlord exodus

21 tenants chase every rental home – Zoopla

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th September 2024, 2 years ago | 1

The UK’s private rented sector (PRS) continues to be plagued by a chronic shortage of available properties, driving rents to...

Record number of rental homes hit the market amid upcoming Labour budget

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th September 2024, 2 years ago | 1

A record number of rental homes are hitting the market as landlords worry about possible tax hikes from Chancellor Rachel...

Hardships tests, EPC ratings and a Section 21 ban – is this the death knell of the PRS?

Author: Landlord Crusader

16th August 2024, 2 years ago | 15

Apologies in advance if this article appears to be ‘whiny’ but I feel that the Renters’ Rights Bill is about...

Landlords fear Labour government as demand outstrips supply

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th August 2024, 2 years ago | 7

Supply and demand are still out of balance as landlords worry about what a Labour government might do. Propertymark’s Housing...

Property expert slams tax changes for driving landlords out of the market

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd August 2024, 2 years ago | 2

Tax crackdown on landlords is making Britain’s housing crisis worse, says property expert. Guy Gittins, chief executive of letting agents...

Post-election optimism boosts housing market recovery amidst challenges

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th July 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Despite a sluggish housing market, a post-election bounce could boost optimism as a new government brings fresh hope for recovery....

Expert warns of landlord exodus amid Section 21 ban

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th February 2024, 3 years ago | 7

The government’s lack of solutions to resolve the rental crisis has led to a landlord exodus, according to one expert....

Quadruple surge in fake tenancy applications

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th February 2024, 3 years ago | 3

Fraudulent tenancy applications have quadrupled in the last two years, according to new research. Referencing agency Homelet says they have...

Spareroom urges reforms to tackle rental crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th February 2024, 3 years ago | 0

Spareroom is demanding the government take action against the rental crisis. The flatshare website says residential lets have become a...

Financial strain and abolition of Section 21 are driving landlords out of the PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd January 2024, 3 years ago | 15

“A perfect storm” is how one legal expert describes the difficult position of landlords within the private rented sector (PRS),...

Is the landlord exodus as bad as everyone thinks?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th September 2023, 3 years ago | 11

We all hear about the landlord exodus but just how bad is it? New figures from the Office for National...

CGT figures highlight a landlord exodus is underway

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th August 2023, 3 years ago | 2

New government figures on Capital Gains Tax (CGT) point to a significant number of landlords leaving the buy to let...

Landlord exodus looms as Renters’ Reform Bill rattles the sector

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st May 2023, 3 years ago | 3

Lettings agents in The Guild of Property Professionals are sounding the alarm bells, claiming that the Renters’ Reform Bill could...