Tag: Landlords

Green heating plans could drive landlords out of Scotland

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th December 2023, 3 years ago | 2

Scotland’s ambitious plans to phase out gas boilers and switch to green heating systems could see many landlords being forced...

Landbay reduces its five-year fixed BTL mortgage rates

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th December 2023, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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, 3 years ago | 3

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

Renters are happy with location and flexibility, but not landlords or agents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th December 2023, 3 years ago | 3

Most renters (76%) are happy with their current rented home, and more than half (54%) live in their preferred area,...

Rents rise across England despite winter slowdown

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th December 2023, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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, 3 years ago | 2

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