Tag: Landlords

Landlords will be able to sue over rip-off building insurance policies

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st April 2023, 3 years ago | 2

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has revealed that it is going to reform the multi-occupancy leasehold insurance market which will...

EPC upgrade bill will see two-thirds of landlords selling up

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th April 2023, 3 years ago | 2

The cost for landlords to upgrade their rental properties to meet a minimum EPC rating of C by an expected...

NRLA says Government is clueless over housing benefit freeze

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th April 2023, 3 years ago | 2

The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has hit out after the government revealed it has not tried to calculate how...

Tenants warned that rent hikes are coming

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th April 2023, 3 years ago | 3

Landlords haven’t yet passed on their rising mortgage costs to tenants, but that could be about to change, research reveals....

Early BTL investors are retiring and selling up

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th April 2023, 3 years ago | 39

Most BTL investor sales are from those landlords who were among the first to invest after buy to let mortgages...

Tenants in the capital will be most affected by EPC changes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th April 2023, 3 years ago | 2

Renters in London will be the worst hit by the government’s proposed energy performance certificate (EPC) laws, research reveals. That’s...

Two existing tenants are leaving – legal issues?

Author: Readers Question

14th April 2023, 3 years ago | 11

Hello, I currently have a leased property which, since Nov 2021, has been occupied by a family of four adults...

No evidence for Diane Abbott’s claim of landlords demanding ‘pay-to-view’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th April 2023, 3 years ago | 31

A controversial appearance by Labour MP Diane Abbott on ITV’s ‘Good Morning Britain’ led to claims that landlords are ‘charging...

Landlords support Decent Homes Standard for the PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th April 2023, 3 years ago | 7

There is strong support for the introduction of a minimum set of property standards for the private rented sector (PRS),...

Migrating to managing agent from residents’ management Co?

Author: Readers Question

12th April 2023, 3 years ago | 34

Hello, We are a small block of 7 flats with a mix of owner occupiers and owners who let their...

Council’s selective licensing scheme slammed by tribunal

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th April 2023, 3 years ago | 24

A council’s selective licensing scheme has been criticised by a First-tier Tribunal (FTT) for covering a wide area rather than...

‘Manifesto for change’ to boost lettings industry unveiled

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th April 2023, 3 years ago | 2

A manifesto calling on the Government to step up its support for the under-pressure lettings industry has been unveiled. It’s...

Landlords see BTL borrowing costs rocket 76%

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th April 2023, 3 years ago | 0

The cost of maintaining monthly buy-to-let mortgage interest payments has rocketed by 75.7% in the last year – with those...

Campaign launched to fight policies ‘damaging Scotland’s PRS’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th April 2023, 3 years ago | 2

Landlords in Scotland are being urged to back a National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) campaign that will challenge policies from...

Call for the inventory process to be independent and transparent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th April 2023, 3 years ago | 2

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) is calling on the government to include measures in the proposed Renters Reform...

Thermal imaging surveys – a good idea?

Author: Readers Question

4th April 2023, 3 years ago | 7

Hello, Thermal imaging surveys – are these a good idea? I am considering one for my own home to determine...

Damp and mould – why blame landlords?

Author: Readers Question

31st March 2023, 3 years ago | 16

Hi all, Is it only me getting a bit sick of getting the blame for damp and mould in Victorian...

The UK’s best and worst rental yield spots revealed

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st March 2023, 3 years ago | 1

Research that could help landlords and potential property investors alike has been published that highlights the best and worst rental...

Landlords selling up will keep rent inflation high

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th March 2023, 3 years ago | 4

The latest rental market report from Zoopla offers tenants little hope that rents will begin falling any time soon –...

Landlords to get powers to evict anti-social tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th March 2023, 3 years ago | 25

The government has unveiled plans to give landlords and housing associations the power to evict anti-social tenants who ruin their...

New ‘How to rent guide’ is published

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th March 2023, 3 years ago | 0

The updated ‘How to rent guide’ has been published and includes the latest advice for landlords and tenants on renting...