Tag: Landlords

Rents hit new record highs across the country

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th January 2023, 4 years ago | 3

Average asking rents in inner London have soared past £3,000 per month for the first time, according to Rightmove. The...

End of mortgage term coincided with death?

Author: Readers Question

27th January 2023, 4 years ago | 5

Hello, Can anyone advise ? ? My Dad was recently in the process of selling 3 flats and the Mortgage...

Revealed: The UK’s best buy-to-let areas

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th January 2023, 4 years ago | 3

Landlord insurance provider Simply Business has researched the buy-to-let areas that are most popular with landlords. It says that London...

42% of landlords claim they will buy property in 2023

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th January 2023, 4 years ago | 2

More than four out of 10 buy-to-let landlords (42%) intend to buy additional property this year, a survey reveals. The...

Petition against S24 – What are NRLA doing?

Author: Readers Question

24th January 2023, 4 years ago | 6

Hello, The petition against S24 is gaining momentum and needs more fuel to engage everyone to sign up. Please contact...

Rented home supply drops sharply as landlords flee the PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th January 2023, 4 years ago | 8

There has been a ‘significant’ drop in the supply of rental accommodation as landlords have sold up because of increasing...

Leading landlord slams council’s plea not to put up rents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th January 2023, 4 years ago | 34

A new selecting licensing scheme is to go to the government for approval – but councillors don’t want landlords to...

Landlords still ‘none the wiser’ about new EPC rating

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd January 2023, 4 years ago | 16

Landlord association iHowz has called on the government to publish the new Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) and Minimum Energy Efficiency...

Petition for tax relief reinstatement – Government says ‘No’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th January 2023, 4 years ago | 28

A bid by a landlord to get the Government to reinstate tax relief allowing mortgage interest to be set against...

Where is the landlords’ voice?

Author: Readers Question

20th January 2023, 4 years ago | 14

Hi all, I have been listening to many reports on the news and most recently a representative of Shelter on...

More people than ever before are looking to rent a home

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th January 2023, 4 years ago | 0

Propertymark has revealed its concerns and opportunities for landlords, buyers, tenants, sellers and investors in 2023. And its annual report...

Strong tenant demand pushes room rents to record high

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th January 2023, 4 years ago | 6

As tenant demand continues to outstrip supply, room rents have hit a record high, a survey reveals. According to SpareRoom,...

House prices rose by 10.3% in the year to November

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th January 2023, 4 years ago | 0

The average UK house price rose by 10.3% in the year to November 2022, which is down from 12.4% in...

TDS publishes an energy efficiency guide for rented properties

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th January 2023, 4 years ago | 2

To help landlords and their tenants, a new guide that offers help on how to make a rented property more...

Landbay updates its Special Edition BTL mortgage range

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th January 2023, 4 years ago | 1

Landbay has updated its five-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgage range with the introduction of lower loan-to-values and rates now starting...

Frustrated sellers decide to rent out in London

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th January 2023, 4 years ago | 0

Data shows that a significant proportion of the new rental properties coming to London’s rental market had previously been put...

Poor areas drive PRS growth – with record rent paid in 2022

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th January 2023, 4 years ago | 0

An analysis of the latest census data shows that between 2011 and 2021 the number of households renting privately increased...

Letting agents predict rise in arrears and drop in landlord numbers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th January 2023, 4 years ago | 1

Most letting agents say they expect to see more landlords leave the market in 2023 – against a backdrop of...

Janet Finch-Saunders: Welsh tenants are being let down by their Government

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th January 2023, 4 years ago | 11

Not only has the Welsh MS Janet Finch-Saunders branded the new tenancy laws in Wales as a ‘disaster’ for landlords...

Rocketing rent is ‘number one concern’ for tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th January 2023, 4 years ago | 9

The rocketing cost of rent is the number one concern for renters as they look to the year ahead, a...

Bank of England orders lenders to be ‘ready for a prolonged period of credit stress’

Author: Jonathan Chapman

11th January 2023, 4 years ago | 0

The executive director of the Bank of England financial watchdog, David Bailey, has warned that the Bank of England intends...