Tag: Landlords

Landlords say government’s EPC C target by 2030 is ‘impossible’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th August 2024, 2 years ago | 42

As the UK government pushes ahead with its plan to require all rental properties to achieve an EPC rating of...

Energy price cap hike to hit least efficient homes hardest

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th August 2024, 2 years ago | 6

The energy price cap is set to rise by 10% from 1st October, leading to significant increases in energy bills...

Tenant demand fuels ambitions for aspiring landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th August 2024, 2 years ago | 12

Long-term tenant demand and a desire to supplement retirement income are the primary drivers for aspiring landlords seeking to build...

Tories warn of tax bombshells after Starmer’s doom-laden Budget speech

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th August 2024, 2 years ago | 2

After a speech by Sir Kier Starmer warning that the autumn budget will be ‘painful’, top Tories say that ‘nothing...

Fleet and CHL enhance buy to let products

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th August 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Fleet Mortgages has announced significant changes to its product range for houses of multiple occupation (HMOs). Meanwhile, CHL Mortgages has...

New PRS housing enforcement policy sets countywide standards

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th August 2024, 2 years ago | 2

A new housing enforcement policy has been adopted by North Yorkshire Council to ensure that all private rented sector (PRS)...

Dramatic rise in London landlords selling up

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th August 2024, 2 years ago | 3

The number of properties for sale in London that were previously rented has surged, according to research from TwentyCi. The...

Lender urges government support for landlord EPC upgrades

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd August 2024, 2 years ago | 4

Skipton Group has called on the government to introduce incentives and support for landlords to upgrade their properties to meet...

Boom for holiday let mortgages

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th August 2024, 2 years ago | 2

The number of mortgage options available for holiday let landlords has significantly increased, an analysis reveals. But tax changes will...

Landlords on edge ahead of October budget despite positive market trends

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th August 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Bank of England base rate cut offers a summer boost to the housing market. According to the latest Rightmove House...

Landlords prefer five-year fixed rate mortgages – Landbay

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th August 2024, 2 years ago | 2

Buy to let landlords are increasingly opting for the stability of five-year fixed rate mortgages, research from Landbay reveals. The...

NRLA warns Labour that rent controls could spark rental crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th August 2024, 2 years ago | 11

The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) is warning the Labour government that a third of private landlords could sell up...

Top buy to let hotspots revealed

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th August 2024, 2 years ago | 1

There are 129 locations where rent prices have climbed while house prices stagnated or declined, creating exceptional property investment opportunities,...

NRLA queries plans for a government ‘hardship test’ for landlord possession claims

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th August 2024, 2 years ago | 29

The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has questioned reports suggesting the Labour government is set to introduce French-style hardship tests...

Landlords enjoy the PRS boom but fear rent controls

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th August 2024, 2 years ago | 3

Landlords are reaping the rewards of a booming rental market with record-high yields and robust tenant demand, but the spectre...

Landlords face an uphill battle to meet Labour’s 2030 EPC target – it should be 2042!

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th August 2024, 2 years ago | 22

Landlords face an uphill battle to meet the Labour government’s 2030 target of all privately rented homes achieving an EPC...

Welsh rent reforms: A cautionary tale for England’s landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th August 2024, 2 years ago | 7

It took more than 10 years of drafting and deliberation, but what could the Renting Homes (Wales) Act mean for...

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TML and CHL are the latest to cut BTL rates

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th August 2024, 2 years ago | 1

The Mortgage Lender (TML) and CHL Mortgages have both announced rate cuts across their buy to let product ranges as...

Rightmove and OpenRent U-turn in partnership shock

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th August 2024, 2 years ago | 0

An announcement last night (8 August) has upended Tuesday’s announcement that Rightmove had severed ties with OpenRent. The property portal...

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...