Tag: Landlords

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...

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...

Probe into the ‘consumer rights’ of renters launched

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st March 2023, 3 years ago | 4

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has revealed that it is to investigate the consumer rights of tenants and explore...

Landlords deliver a big boost to EPC rated homes in the PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st March 2023, 3 years ago | 4

Landlords in the private rented sector (PRS) have reportedly driven a 165% increase in the number of homes that have...

Plagues of pests are the most common maintenance issue for landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th February 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Landlords will have to carry out maintenance or repair work on a buy-to-let property 72 times during their ownership –...

Scotland’s Cost of Living Act has led to rent rises

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th February 2023, 3 years ago | 2

Propertymark has told Scottish Parliament’s Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee that the Cost-of-Living Act 2022 has led to rent...

Are our MPs the worst hypocrites or are they just clueless?

Author: Landlord Crusader

24th February 2023, 3 years ago | 13

As landlords, we face the bizarre situation of being taxed without taking into account loan interest and not on the...