Tag: Landlords

Renters want bills included but few landlords offer it, study finds

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd November 2023, 2 years ago | 14

More than half of tenants in England would like to have their utilities included in their rent, but just 12%...

Housing Ombudsman orders social housing landlords to improve complaint handling

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st November 2023, 2 years ago | 0

The Housing Ombudsman has revealed that it issued 52 orders to social housing landlords for failing to handle complaints properly...

Landlords optimistic about rental yields and the PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st November 2023, 2 years ago | 4

Landlords in the UK have seen a strong rebound in their confidence levels in the third quarter of 2023, according...

Portfolio landlords defy rising interest rates to expand

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st November 2023, 2 years ago | 0

Despite inflationary pressures and rising interest rates, the UK’s portfolio landlords – those with five or more rental properties –...

London leads the way in rental affordability improvement

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st November 2023, 2 years ago | 0

Renting in London is still the most expensive in England, but the capital has also seen the biggest improvement in...

Tenant demand hits record high amid rising rents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th November 2023, 2 years ago | 0

Tenant demand in the UK reached a record high in the third quarter of the year, with more than seven...

Landlords slash borrowing amid rising interest rates

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th November 2023, 2 years ago | 0

Buy to let landlords have cut down their mortgage debt by almost 20% in a year of economic turmoil, according...

Landlord sell-off slows down as rents continue rising

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th November 2023, 2 years ago | 5

Landlords in Great Britain are holding on to their properties as rents soar to new heights, according to the latest...

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BTL landlords in mortgage arrears rockets by 29%

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th November 2023, 2 years ago | 4

The number of BTL landlords who are behind on their mortgage payments has rocketed by 29% in the last quarter,...

MP urges court reform to protect landlords before S21 is abolished

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th November 2023, 2 years ago | 4

Theresa Villiers MP has spoken in favour of the Renters (Reform) Bill and warned the government needs to address the...

Landbay cuts BTL rates as swap rates fall

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th November 2023, 2 years ago | 0

Landbay has announced a second round of rate reductions in just over a week, taking advantage of the falling swap...

Londoners face homelessness crisis due to housing benefit freeze

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th November 2023, 2 years ago | 9

Up to 60,000 Londoners who rent privately are at risk of becoming homeless in the next six years unless the...

UK rents rise as supply falls and house prices remain subdued

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th November 2023, 2 years ago | 3

The UK rental market is facing a supply-demand imbalance with rents expected to rise by 4% in the next year,...

Airbnb survey sparks legal warning for UK tenants and landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th November 2023, 2 years ago | 12

A survey by Airbnb, the online platform for short-term rentals, has revealed that most UK renters want to sub-let rooms...

One in three landlords are planning to incorporate

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th November 2023, 2 years ago | 0

A third of landlords who own rental property in their personal name are planning to switch to a limited company...

Landlords split on selling property amid rising costs

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th November 2023, 2 years ago | 4

Landlords in the UK have different plans for their portfolios in the next 12 months, with two-thirds (66%) of landlords...

Shelter slams the prospect of charity fines for handing out tents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th November 2023, 2 years ago | 11

Homeless charity Shelter has hit out at the prospect of charities being fined for dishing out tents to homeless people...

Renters (Reform) Bill could increase homelessness, warns industry expert

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th November 2023, 2 years ago | 15

A proposal to abolish section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions to protect tenants from being unfairly evicted could have the opposite effect,...

‘Devastating rent rises’ for tenants as landlords sell up

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th November 2023, 2 years ago | 8

Private rents have soared in England and Wales over the past year, according to a new report from the Office...

Why the Renters’ Reform Coalition is bad for landlords AND tenants

Author: Landlord Crusader

3rd November 2023, 2 years ago | 3

The Renters’ Reform Coalition (RRC) is a group of organisations that claim to fight for tenants’ rights, but in reality,...