Tag: Landlords

Letting agent slams ‘unrealistic’ safety rules for Scotland’s landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th February 2024, 2 years ago | 0

A leading Edinburgh letting agent has criticised the new safety regulations for private landlords in Scotland, calling them ‘unrealistic’. Clan...

Rent price growth slows down – but rents will still beat inflation in 2024

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th February 2024, 2 years ago | 0

The annual increase in rents for new lettings in Great Britain dropped to 8.3% in January, the lowest level since...

Paragon offers new customers its lowest rate for 18 months

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th February 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Paragon Bank has launched some appealing offers on its two-year fixed rate buy to let mortgages and some deals include...

Council says housing crisis is worsening as landlords exit market

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th February 2024, 2 years ago | 29

Thurrock Council has revealed the growing challenges it faces in providing housing help to its residents, as the cost-of-living crisis...

Landlords object to city’s new licensing schemes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th February 2024, 2 years ago | 13

Bristol City Council’s new licensing schemes for rented homes have sparked a backlash from landlords who claim they are unfair...

NRLA calls for more rented homes to meet growing tenant demand

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th February 2024, 2 years ago | 5

The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) is urging the Government to address the growing gap between the demand and supply...

Gove vows to ban no-fault evictions by the next election

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th February 2024, 2 years ago | 21

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has pledged to ban Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions in England by the next general election, which...

Councils will be ‘the next Post Office scandal’ – claim

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th February 2024, 2 years ago | 5

A housing legal expert says that councils are guilty of severe maladministration, excessive enforcement and unfair licensing conditions against private...

Court system is failing landlords wanting to evict tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th February 2024, 2 years ago | 17

Landlords in the UK are struggling to regain their properties from tenants who have breached their tenancies or stopped paying...

UK housing market continues to improve but rent growth slows

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th February 2024, 2 years ago | 0

The UK housing market showed further signs of recovery in January 2024, according to the latest survey by the Royal...

Renters want green upgrades from landlords amid rising costs

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th February 2024, 2 years ago | 4

As rental costs continue to soar, most UK renters are urging their landlords to invest in green home improvements, according...

The Renters (Reform) Bill will harm tenants and landlords, warns property expert

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th February 2024, 2 years ago | 27

A property expert is warning that the Renters (Reform) Bill, which aims to end no-fault evictions and improve security for...

Mortgage sector urges government to rethink EPC rules for landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th February 2024, 2 years ago | 8

Mortgage lenders and advisers have called for a government U-turn on the relaxation of energy performance certificate (EPC) legislation for...

Selective licensing schemes pose ‘double jeopardy’ risks for landlords, warns legal expert

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th February 2024, 2 years ago | 19

A legal firm that specialises in helping landlords has issued a warning about the dangers of selective licensing schemes that...

Shortage of homes to rent sees tenant demand remaining high

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th February 2024, 2 years ago | 1

Tenant demand for rental properties remained high in the last quarter of 2023, a survey by Paragon Bank reveals. The...

Ex-housing minister urges government to end the ‘war on landlords’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st February 2024, 2 years ago | 22

Robert Jenrick, the former housing secretary, has urged the government to end its ‘war’ on small landlords. Writing for the...

Landlords expand and diversify their BTL portfolios amid market confidence

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st February 2024, 2 years ago | 0

More than half of buy to let landlords have increased their property holdings in the past year, a new study...

PRS landlords to get £70bn in government housing support, NEF says

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st February 2024, 2 years ago | 13

Private rented sector landlords are set to receive more than £70 billion in housing support from the government over the...

Dead pets, adult toys and a coffin – some of the shocking items left behind by tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st January 2024, 2 years ago | 11

When landlords were asked to share the most unusual items that had been left behind by tenants, the most bizarre...

BTL mortgage products surge while first-time buyers struggle

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st January 2024, 2 years ago | 1

There’s a growing disparity between the mortgage options for landlords and first-time buyers in the UK with the number of...