Tag: Landlords

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

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th January 2023, 3 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, 3 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, 3 years ago | 0

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

Petition calling for landlord tax relief to be reinstated hits 20,200 signatures

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th January 2023, 3 years ago | 3

A petition that was launched to reinstate tax relief allowing a landlord’s mortgage interest to be set against rental income...

New rental scheme for landlords approved to tackle homelessness

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th January 2023, 3 years ago | 7

Private landlords are being offered an initiative to rent out their properties to people who are homeless and get a...

Renters’ Reform Bill will dominate the PRS in 2023, says safeagent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th January 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Landlords and agents will see the private rented sector (PRS) being dominated by the proposals and progress of the Renters’...

Exodus of private landlords ‘exaggerated’ – claim

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th January 2023, 3 years ago | 32

A survey has revealed that landlord confidence is ‘robust’, though many worry about the government’s meddling in the private rented...

Rents are growing at fastest rate in seven years

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th January 2023, 3 years ago | 1

Tenants are seeing rents growing at their fastest rate since 2016 when records began, says the Office for National Statistics...

Letting agents predict 2023 will be tough for tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th January 2023, 3 years ago | 0

The private rented sector (PRS) will endure a tough 2023 with rising rents and more tenants falling into arrears, the...

The UK’s house prices continue to fall

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th January 2023, 3 years ago | 2

Average house prices in the UK have fallen for the fourth consecutive month with the prospect that an annual price...

Bernie Wales: Why leasehold law is never boring

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th January 2023, 3 years ago | 3

He’s a well-known character among landlords and for anyone interested in leasehold property management, he is the ‘leasehold guru’. And...

Cost of living crisis hits rental demand

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th January 2023, 3 years ago | 7

Tenant demand is starting to fall across England with some areas seeing demand falling by up to -29%, research reveals....

Demand for London’s rental homes is ‘unseasonably high’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th January 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Tenant demand for homes to rent in London is ‘unseasonably high’ but rent rises are beginning to slow down, one...

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Two more lenders reveal their New Year BTL offerings

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th January 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Landbay and Accord Mortgages have revealed new products and rate cuts to help landlords looking for buy to let mortgage...

Replacement guarantor?

Author: Readers Question

4th January 2023, 3 years ago | 14

Hello, We rent a house to a young family who have been tenants for 2 years. At the time we...

Call for EPC cash funding to help landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th January 2023, 3 years ago | 2

Propertymark has called on the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to widen access to cash support to...

Paragon unveils 5-year fixes and re-prices SVR

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd January 2023, 3 years ago | 3

Paragon Bank has announced the launch of four 5-year fixed rate buy-to-let mortgages, featuring reduced rates and fees, alongside the...

Half of landlords say PRS is tougher – and 62% will put up rents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd January 2023, 3 years ago | 6

Life as a landlord in 2022 didn’t get any easier and new research reveals that nearly half of landlords say...

Bid to mandate second staircases to make buildings safer

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th December 2022, 3 years ago | 0

The Government is proposing to mandate second staircases in new residential buildings that are more than 30m high in a...

Affordability will hit tenant demand and rent rises in 2023

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th December 2022, 3 years ago | 3

The prospect for big rent rises in 2023 is slim with affordability already hitting a tenant’s ability to pay rent,...