Tag: Landlords

Chancellor targets holiday lets in £300m tax crackdown

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th March 2024, 2 years ago | 34

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is expected to announce a £300 million tax crackdown on second-home owners who rent out their properties...

Council seeks views on extending selective licensing for landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th March 2024, 2 years ago | 3

Landlords and residents are to be consulted on whether selective licensing schemes in six areas in one town should be...

Tenants in Scotland are urged to know their rights as rent cap expires

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th March 2024, 2 years ago | 4

Tenants in Scotland are being advised to know their renting rights as the emergency measures to protect them from rent...

Council leaders call for longer eviction notice periods to prevent homelessness

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st March 2024, 2 years ago | 83

Council leaders from across the political spectrum have asked the housing secretary, Michael Gove, to support an amendment to the...

Landlord mortgage arrears soar by 93% in a year

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st March 2024, 2 years ago | 0

More landlords are struggling to pay their mortgages than ever before, new data reveals. Octane Capital, a specialist property lender,...

New standards for social housing landlords unveiled

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st March 2024, 2 years ago | 2

Social housing landlords will have to follow new standards from April, the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) has announced. The...

Government bows to MPs and ‘waters down’ the Renters (Reform) Bill

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th February 2024, 2 years ago | 15

The government is proposing changes to the Renters (Reform) Bill in a bid to head off a backbench rebellion of...

London councils’ temporary accommodation ‘bankruptcy risk’ as landlords quit

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th February 2024, 2 years ago | 13

New data from London Councils paints a grim picture of the capital’s homelessness crisis, revealing a shocking 40% increase in...

Bristol tops the list of best cities for buy to let investors

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th February 2024, 2 years ago | 2

Bristol has emerged as the most desirable city for landlords to invest in for 2024, according to Aldermore’s Buy to...

Buy to let fixed rates lowest since September 2022

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th February 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Landlords can benefit from the lowest buy to let fixed rates in 18 months, according to the latest research by...

Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions ban sparks landlord ‘uncertainty’, says law firm

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd February 2024, 2 years ago | 7

While Housing Secretary Michael Gove has vowed to end Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions before the next General Election, legal experts...

Rees-Mogg slams Gove’s ‘socialist error’ Renters (Reform) Bill

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd February 2024, 2 years ago | 41

Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg, the former leader of the House of Commons, has launched a scathing attack on the housing secretary,...

Survey shows landlords prioritising communication and safety standards

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd February 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Landlords are listening more to their tenants’ needs and improving compliance standards, according to new research. A survey by Total...

Landlords can access Disabled Facilities Grants to make adaptations for disabled tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd February 2024, 2 years ago | 0

A new resource from the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) aims to help landlords make their properties more accessible for...

Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions are ‘fundamentally unfair’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st February 2024, 2 years ago | 25

Using section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions to remove ‘model tenants’ in a court of law is ‘fundamentally unfair’ and will ‘get...

Survey reveals landlords are optimistic amid uncertainty

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st February 2024, 2 years ago | 1

Despite a gloomy private rented sector filled with uncertainty, one lender group reveals landlords are continuing to invest in the...

Council urges landlords to join its Safer Renting scheme

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st February 2024, 2 years ago | 11

A scheme that aims to improve the quality and safety of rented properties in Weymouth and Portland has been launched...

Landbay launches fee-free five-year fixed-rate BTL mortgages

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th February 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Landbay has announced the launch of two new fee-free five-year fixed-rate mortgages for landlords, with competitive rates and flexible terms....

Gove unveils new rules to curb short-term lets

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th February 2024, 2 years ago | 39

The government has announced new rules to restrict short-term lets and give local communities more control over housing. The changes,...

Call for landlords who have used rent-to-rent operators

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th February 2024, 2 years ago | 10

The Government is looking to regulate the practice of rent-to-rent under the Renters (Reform) Bill, where landlords let their properties...