Tag: Landlords

Landlords promised faster evictions under rental reforms

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd October 2023, 3 years ago | 20

The Government has promised to speed up the court process for landlords who want to evict their tenants as part...

Renters (Reform) Bill: Housing Minister says not all tenants are ‘bad people’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd October 2023, 3 years ago | 28

The Housing Minister Rachel Maclean has insisted that not all tenants are ‘bad people’ who are in gangs or smoke...

Allegations made by Dan Neidle of Tax Policy Associates Ltd–Statement From Property118 and Cotswold Barristers

Author: Mark Alexander

29th September 2023, 3 years ago | 28

We are aware of a series of publications by Dan Neidle of Tax Policy Associates Limited to his website and...

A political party manifesto for the PRS: What landlords DON’T want from politicians

Author: Landlord Crusader

29th September 2023, 3 years ago | 11

So, we are into the party political conference season and it is apparent that the private rented sector (PRS) is...

How rising interest rates could hit BTL landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th September 2023, 3 years ago | 1

Since most buy-to-let landlords are heavily reliant on mortgages, there is a potential regional impact should interest rates rise again,...

Lib Dems want to introduce landlord licensing and rent controls

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th September 2023, 3 years ago | 38

The Liberal Democrats have pledged to give private rented sector (PRS) tenants and landlords a ‘fair deal’ in their newly...

Rishi’s EPC U-turn slammed by RICS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th September 2023, 3 years ago | 10

It’s taken nearly a week, but the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has hit out at Prime Minister Rishi...

Rents rise as landlords exit the market, survey shows

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th September 2023, 3 years ago | 13

The UK’s private rented sector is facing a supply-demand imbalance that is pushing up rents as landlords exit the market,...

Tenant demand surges in South East regions

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th September 2023, 3 years ago | 0

The rental market in England has seen a strong recovery in the third quarter of 2023, with some regions in...

UK landlords were ready for scrapped EPC rules, study shows

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th September 2023, 3 years ago | 30

Most UK landlords had already prepared for the government’s planned energy performance certificate (EPC) legislation, which was scrapped last week...

Is the landlord exodus as bad as everyone thinks?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th September 2023, 3 years ago | 11

We all hear about the landlord exodus but just how bad is it? New figures from the Office for National...

Where to invest in buy to let properties for the highest rental yields

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th September 2023, 3 years ago | 2

With landlords facing lower profits than ever before, according to the National Residential Landlords Association, one lender has worked out...

Council tie-up will help tenants claim back rent from criminal landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd September 2023, 3 years ago | 1

A council has revealed that it will team up with a non-profit organisation to help tenants in the private rented...

New BTL fixed-rate deals for portfolio landlords launched

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st September 2023, 3 years ago | 0

A new range of buy to let fixed-rate special deals, including a five-year product for portfolio landlords only, have been...

Government has ‘spooked’ landlords over the Renters (Reform) Bill

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th September 2023, 3 years ago | 52

A buy to let mortgage expert has accused the Government of needlessly ‘spooking’ landlords over the proposed Renters’ (Reform) Bill...

Worried letting agents voice fears over the Renters (Reform) Bill

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th September 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Most letting agents are against the proposed changes in the Renters (Reform) Bill and want to have their say, a...

Despite rising costs, landlords see portfolio income rise by 8.7% – in London it’s a whopping 32.9%

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th September 2023, 3 years ago | 5

Landlords in England and Wales have earned more from their rental properties in the past year, a study reveals. According...

Renters in London see rents soar by 11% in a year

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th September 2023, 3 years ago | 1

According to Foxtons, the average weekly rent for tenants in London last month was 11% higher than in August 2022,...

House prices rise slightly – and an ‘Autumn sales’ bounce is predicted

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th September 2023, 3 years ago | 0

The average asking price for homes in the UK rose by just 0.4% to £366,281 in August, Rightmove reports. It...

Mould in PRS homes is not a ‘lifestyle choice’ – Gove

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th September 2023, 3 years ago | 30

Landlords in the private rented sector (PRS) and social landlords have been given guidance from the government on how to...

Landlords could go to prison if they don’t meet new energy rules

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th September 2023, 3 years ago | 25

The government is considering imposing prison sentences on landlords and property owners who do not comply with stringent new energy...