Tag: Landlords

Landbay reduces its five-year fixed BTL mortgage rates

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th December 2023, 2 years ago | 1

Landlords looking for a five-year fixed rate mortgage can benefit from lower rates offered by Landbay. The specialist buy to...

Tenant bidding wars – Why are landlords being blamed?

Author: Landlord Crusader

8th December 2023, 2 years ago | 43

Are you sitting comfortably? I’m about to be critical of politicians, the media and tenants. Because it has been another...

Help to protect landlords from tenant sub-letting and property fraud unveiled

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th December 2023, 2 years ago | 3

Landlords and property owners can now protect themselves from tenant sub-letting and property fraud with a new service called Title...

BTL landlords are facing a shocking 80% rise in borrowing costs

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th December 2023, 2 years ago | 7

Buy to let landlords with mortgages will struggle to break even in the next two years with their borrowing costs...

Zoopla boss blames record migration for UK rent crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th December 2023, 2 years ago | 55

The UK is facing a rent crisis as record net migration has increased the demand for rental accommodation, according to...

London council unveils new selective licensing scheme

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th December 2023, 2 years ago | 8

The government has approved a new selective licensing scheme for a London council – one of the largest schemes in...

Landlords increase rent to cope with higher mortgage costs

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th December 2023, 2 years ago | 3

The majority of buy to let landlords in the UK have increased rent in the past year, mainly to cover...

Periodic tenancies could make being a landlord riskier

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th December 2023, 2 years ago | 9

The Renters’ (Reform) Bill will scrap fixed-term tenancies (ASTs) and introduce periodic ones that could expose landlords’ properties to more...

Rents rise across England despite winter slowdown

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th December 2023, 2 years ago | 0

Rents have increased across England by 7.3% compared to November 2022, despite the onset of the winter season, a leading...

BTL mortgage arrears double in a year as landlords face higher costs

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th December 2023, 2 years ago | 0

Landlords are feeling the squeeze from rising mortgage rates and energy bills, as new research shows that buy to let...

Scotland’s rent cap disaster – a warning to landlords and tenant groups everywhere

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st December 2023, 2 years ago | 30

News this week that the rent cap in Scotland has led to higher rents will be a story ignored by...

Landlords report surge in tenant demand after covid crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st December 2023, 2 years ago | 1

The covid pandemic has fuelled a record high demand for private rental properties, while the supply of available homes dwindles,...

Landlords favour five-year fixed mortgages again

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st December 2023, 2 years ago | 1

Remortgaging landlords are showing more confidence in five-year fixed rate mortgages than they did earlier this year, a survey has...

UK rents soar by over a third above inflation in a year

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th November 2023, 2 years ago | 4

UK renters are feeling the pinch as rents rose by more than a third above inflation in the past year,...

Landlords with social tenants are facing a £1,700-a-year shortfall on new lets

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th November 2023, 2 years ago | 14

Landlords who rent to social tenants will face a £1,700 annual shortfall on new lets despite the Chancellor’s attempt to...

Housing Coalition: A new voice for the private rented sector

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th November 2023, 2 years ago | 8

The private rented sector (PRS) in the UK has a new campaign group: the Housing Coalition. The group consists of...

Landlords cancel EPC plans after government U-turn

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th November 2023, 2 years ago | 12

The UK government’s decision to scrap its plans to require energy performance certificates (EPC) for rental properties to have at...

How renting out 1.74% of empty bedrooms could lower rents by 22%

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th November 2023, 2 years ago | 8

With the UK facing a severe rental crisis, with demand for rooms far outstripping supply and rents reaching record highs,...

74% of landlords welcome EPC U-turn

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd November 2023, 2 years ago | 2

The government’s decision to drop its proposal that all rental properties must have an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of...

Landlords optimistic about PRS after government’s EPC U-turn

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd November 2023, 2 years ago | 0

Landlords are more confident about their letting businesses and the private rental sector (PRS) after the government scrapped plans to...