Tag: Landlords

Daily Telegraph wants to speak to landlords letting out to tenants in partnership with the council

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th March 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Are you a landlord who it letting out to tenants in direct partnership with the council? Then, Alexa Phillips, the...

One in 10 tenants is ‘hiding a pet’ from their landlord

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th March 2023, 3 years ago | 11

One in 10 renters say they are currently living with a furry friend in their rented home despite the landlord...

Hike in rented housing tax ‘costs Treasury £1.5bn’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd March 2023, 3 years ago | 1

An independent analysis shows that tax changes in the private rented sector (PRS) have contributed to the loss of £1.5...

Pressure builds for England’s landlords to meet EPC rules

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd March 2023, 3 years ago | 22

Time is running out for England’s landlords to meet the Government’s proposed deadline to improve rental property EPC ratings to...

Landlords upgrade property to enjoy rental and capital gains

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd March 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Standards in privately rented property are being boosted with four in five landlords upgrading each rental home they purchase, a...

Fleet cuts rates on its two- and five-year fixes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd March 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Fleet Mortgages has announced reduced product rates across its entire range of two-year and five-year fixed-rate products. The buy-to-let specialist...

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...

Rental mediation pilot flops with 22 referrals out of 3,000 cases

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th March 2023, 3 years ago | 0

The Rental Mediation Service pilot to enable landlords and tenants to access a free independent offering during the landlord possession...

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...