Tag: Landlords

Renters (Reform) Bill will ‘demonise landlords and bankrupt councils’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th March 2024, 2 years ago | 50

A Conservative commentator says that the Renters (Reform) Bill can best be described as a ‘wholesale and fundamental invasion’ into...

Council to crackdown on landlords with poor EPC ratings

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th March 2024, 2 years ago | 18

Landlords in one city who rent out homes that don’t meet energy efficiency standards and fail electrical safety rules will...

Council encourages landlords with its ‘Repair and Rent’ scheme

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th March 2024, 2 years ago | 8

A council has relaunched its ‘Repair and Rent’ scheme with big improvements to incentivise landlords to bring empty properties back...

Call for more PRS enforcement funding in England

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th March 2024, 2 years ago | 3

A charity is calling for more government funding to help councils enforce housing and health standards in the private rented...

Why is the NRLA supporting anti-landlord needs?

Author: Readers Question

12th March 2024, 2 years ago | 33

Hello, We all know that politicians of all parties have some very strange ideas and like to waste our money,...

Scottish landlords hammer rent cap proposals in government consultation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th March 2024, 2 years ago | 7

The Scottish Government has published the results of a public consultation on its New Deal for Tenants proposals and found...

Budget 2024: Landlords let down by the government again. What to do?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th March 2024, 2 years ago | 10

This week’s Budget brought significant changes for landlords, with implications for capital gains tax (CGT), furnished holiday lets relief, and...

Rent arrears soar amid economic woes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th March 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Tenants are facing mounting difficulties in paying their rent as the economic situation worsens, research reveals. The data from Reposit,...

Lending giant urges support for landlords in the Budget

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th March 2024, 2 years ago | 8

One of the UK’s largest buy to let lenders, The Mortgage Works (TMW), has called on the government to use...

Landlords eye portfolio growth in 2024

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th March 2024, 2 years ago | 3

Nearly four in 10 (38%) landlords are keen to add more properties to their portfolio in the next year, while...

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...

Councillors want powers to force private landlords to improve energy efficiency

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th February 2024, 2 years ago | 5

Glasgow SNP councillors have called for new powers to force private landlords in the city to make their homes more...

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...