Tag: Landlords

NRLA urges MPs to support amendments to Renters (Reform) Bill

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th January 2024, 2 years ago | 9

The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) is calling on MPs to support ‘pragmatic changes’ to the Renters (Reform) Bill. The...

City flats attract landlords as office workers return to urban areas

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th January 2024, 2 years ago | 0

City flats are the top investment choice for UK landlords as office workers resume their urban lifestyles, a new study...

Rent rises set a record in 2023 amid landlord costs and housing shortage

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th January 2024, 2 years ago | 3

Renters in the UK paid an extra £1,488 per year on average in 2023 as rent prices soared by a...

Landlords eye expansion as BTL market stays strong

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th January 2024, 2 years ago | 0

More than a quarter of landlords are looking to expand their property portfolios in 2024 because the UK’s buy to...

Landlords are owed an average of £725 in arrears

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th January 2024, 2 years ago | 4

A survey has found that nearly 60% of UK landlords have seen a rise in late rent payments due to...

Buy to let incorporations surge despite property market slump

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th January 2024, 2 years ago | 0

The property market saw a decline in the number of homes purchased by landlords in 2023, but this did not...

Another council imposes higher Improvement Notice fees

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th January 2024, 2 years ago | 1

The council of Bath & North East Somerset (B&NES) has announced that landlords who do not maintain their rented properties...

It’s time for a Good Tenants Charter – but what should be in it?

Author: Landlord Crusader

12th January 2024, 2 years ago | 19

This week saw a cornucopia of stories that illustrate the current wrong thinking on the private rented sector – and...

Landlords fear rising costs and rent arrears in 2024, survey reveals

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th January 2024, 2 years ago | 0

The top worries for landlords in 2024 have been revealed in a survey which found that rising mortgage payments and...

Daily Telegraph wants to talk to landlords about rent guarantee schemes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th January 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Are you a landlord who has used a rent guarantee scheme? Then, Ruby Hinchliffe, money reporter for the Telegraph would...

More tenants looked to move to areas with lower rents in 2023

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th January 2024, 2 years ago | 0

A new report reveals that one of the main trends in the private rented sector (PRS) last year was the...

London leads the way in record year of licensing and enforcement

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th January 2024, 2 years ago | 0

London was at the forefront of a record-breaking year of property licensing schemes and enforcement in the UK in 2023,...

Landlords urged to undertake regular inspections as tenants break rules

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th January 2024, 2 years ago | 9

A survey has revealed that 83% of landlords in the UK have experienced breaches of their tenancy agreements by their...

Awaab’s Law: Government announces crackdown on unsafe social housing

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th January 2024, 2 years ago | 3

The Government has unveiled new plans to crack down on unsafe social housing to protect tenants in support of its...

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New BTL mortgage options unveiled by Foundation Home Loans and Shawbrook

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th January 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Foundation Home Loans has unveiled a new five-year fixed rate buy to let mortgage for both acquisition and refinancing needs....

Landlords see rents soar and voids drop in 2023, index reveals

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th January 2024, 2 years ago | 2

Landlords in England saw rents rocket by nearly 9% last year, and several rent records were broken in the summer,...

City landlords urged to apply for discounted green home upgrades

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th January 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Landlords, renters and homeowners in Leeds living in a property without gas central heating are being urged to apply for...

Landlords and agents warned over data protection risks

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th January 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Landlords and agents, along with housing associations, have been warned by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) about their ignorance of...

Landlords and tenants warned over fake energy efficiency schemes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th January 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Letting agents must inform their landlord clients and tenants about the dangers of fake energy efficiency schemes, Propertymark is warning....

Savills predicts high returns for UK property investors

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th January 2024, 2 years ago | 1

The UK’s property market will offer attractive returns for investors in the next five years, with some asset classes and...