Tag: Landlords

Letting agents who ban children are breaking equality rules – ombudsman

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd March 2023, 3 years ago | 27

The Property Ombudsman has ruled that a blanket ban on letting a property to a family with children is discriminatory...

Landlords fear the scrapping of s21 – and are selling up

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th March 2023, 3 years ago | 21

The potential scrapping of section 21 worries a third of landlords and is a ‘driving force’ behind growing numbers selling...

Do EPCs save the planet or are they just another way of hammering landlords?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th March 2023, 3 years ago | 36

This Property118 investigation looks at how much energy performance certificates (EPCs) could cost the PRS and whether EPCs save tenants...

New ‘How to rent guide’ delayed

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th March 2023, 3 years ago | 9

Publication of a new ‘How to rent guide’ for landlords and agents has been delayed. It was expected that the...

What happens to unlicensed HMOs once S.21 goes?

Author: Readers Question

17th March 2023, 3 years ago | 4

Hello, We’re just waiting for the Renters Reform Bill to pass and Section 21 to be abolished for no fault...

Tenants are leaving cities for cheaper rents elsewhere

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th March 2023, 3 years ago | 2

Growing numbers of renters are deciding to up sticks and leave the UK’s cities to find a cheaper place to...

Updated ‘How to Rent Guide’ published tomorrow

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th March 2023, 3 years ago | 9

An updated How to Rent Guide will be published tomorrow (Friday), and this version is the one that must be...

Landlords to receive hate crime and anti-racism training

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th March 2023, 3 years ago | 14

Private landlords and agents are being offered hate crime and anti-racism training so they can offer ‘appropriate support’ to their...

Help with tenant rent arrears on Universal Credit?

Author: Readers Question

16th March 2023, 3 years ago | 12

Hello, I have a tenant with six months rent arrears on Universal Credit. I have filled in an online form for...

Generation Rent claims 14% of private rented homes have dangerous mould

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th March 2023, 3 years ago | 7

Generation Rent, the tenants’ activist group, says that plans for ‘Awaab’s Law’ to clamp down on poor living conditions in...

BUDGET DAY: What the PRS wants the Chancellor to do

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th March 2023, 3 years ago | 11

Landlords and property investors will be watching Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to see what is in store for the private rented...

Renters worry about how interest rate rises will affect them

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th March 2023, 3 years ago | 1

Two-thirds of tenants say they worry about the impact of rising interest rates on their rent – and whether they...

One in five landlords have negative feelings about the PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th March 2023, 3 years ago | 3

One in five landlords (19%) feel negatively about their business and point to government interference, market uncertainty and negativity about...

Can landlords afford a rent freeze in the UK?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th March 2023, 3 years ago | 13

I can’t say that I am surprised at the news that Labour Mayors, trade unions and rent activists are calling...

Landlords criticised for not completing Selective Licensing forms

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th March 2023, 3 years ago | 2

A council has criticised landlords in its area for not completing its selective licensing forms properly and says that out...

Self-managing landlords looking to switch to agents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th March 2023, 3 years ago | 1

Fears about the future of the private rented sector (PRS) are leaving many landlords considering whether they should sell up...

BTL investors see a surge in product choice

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th March 2023, 3 years ago | 0

BTL product choice has recovered from the market chaos that followed the mini-Budget in September with landlords and investors now...

Remortgaging landlords hit with high rates after failing affordability tests

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd March 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Up to one in three buy-to-let landlords are struggling to remortgage after failing their lender’s affordability test, a BTL mortgage...

Educating tenants and property visits are key in fighting mould

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd March 2023, 3 years ago | 12

Landlords should be educating their tenants and inspecting properties regularly in a bid to combat the issues that come with...

Build to rent is UK’s fastest growing housing sector

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd March 2023, 3 years ago | 3

Build to rent (BTR) is growing more rapidly than any other housing sector, according to a new report. The British...