Tag: Landlords

Strong BTL lending growth recorded by Paragon Bank

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th December 2022, 3 years ago | 0

Paragon Bank has revealed that it has increased its full-year buy-to-let lending by 18.2% to £1.9 billion on the back...

BTL mortgage payments rocket by 286% in one year

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th December 2022, 3 years ago | 4

Buy-to-let landlords are not only facing a tougher time securing finance with fewer mortgages and rising rates, but interest-only BTL...

Council slammed after moaning about its 8,000-strong homeless list

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th December 2022, 3 years ago | 13

A frustrated landlord has hit out after a council revealed that the housing crisis in their city is so bad...

Councils get £1.21m to tackle poor quality rented homes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th December 2022, 3 years ago | 3

Three councils have been handed £1.21 million of government cash in a bid to tackle poor quality rented homes over...

Lettings agency issues?

Author: Readers Question

5th December 2022, 3 years ago | 8

Hello, I am looking to move away from my current Lettings agency on a number of properties I own as...

The number of middle-aged tenants rockets

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th December 2022, 3 years ago | 6

The number of middle-aged tenants who are privately renting in England has rocketed by 70% in the last 10 years...

EPC policy…the road to tenant hell?

Author: Readers Question

1st December 2022, 3 years ago | 26

The road to hell is paved with good intentions. Like being obliged to have an EPC to rent a property....

EXCLUSIVE: New renting laws in Wales are a ‘disaster’ for landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st December 2022, 3 years ago | 16

From today, landlords in Wales will see the biggest change to housing legislation in decades coming into force with the...

Rents will continue rising as landlords ‘withdraw’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th November 2022, 3 years ago | 16

A lack of rental stock because landlords are leaving the PRS and continued tenant demand will continue pushing up rents,...

Agents can access new model Occupation Contracts ahead of Welsh renting law change

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th November 2022, 3 years ago | 1

One organisation is providing its letting agent members with access to new model Occupation Contracts ahead of the introduction of...

Skipton offers £11m to help landlords with their EPC needs

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th November 2022, 3 years ago | 0

Skipton has announced it will give 10 free EPC Plus reports for buy-to-let customers with property portfolios – even if...

Landlords – what are your suggestions to better the current chaos in the PRS?

Author: Readers Question

28th November 2022, 3 years ago | 35

Hello, Every landlord, big or small, must by now have felt the effects of repeated changes to legislation and taxation...

EPCs in 2028 to include existing tenancies?

Author: Readers Question

28th November 2022, 3 years ago | 24

Hello, The govt propose that existing tenancies must have a rating of C or above from April 2028. It will...

50,000 landlords have left the PRS since 2019

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th November 2022, 3 years ago | 17

It has been revealed that the UK has 2.74 million unincorporated landlords and in 2020-21 they earned £41bn from rents,...

Lender offers landlords £50m to help enhance energy efficiency

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th November 2022, 3 years ago | 0

Buy-to-let landlords who want to improve the sustainability of their investment properties can access a lending fund with lower mortgage...

Commercial agents and landlords warned of energy efficiency regulation changes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th November 2022, 3 years ago | 19

Propertymark is warning commercial letting agents and landlords about a change in energy efficiency regulations for business buildings. They say...

Funding help is needed to make homes more energy efficient

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd November 2022, 3 years ago | 1

Only cash help to make homes and businesses energy efficient will enable the government to meet a pledge set out...

UK house prices set to fall for the next two years

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd November 2022, 3 years ago | 1

House prices in the UK are predicted to fall for the next two years before they will increase again, the...

Majority of property investors looking to invest next year

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st November 2022, 3 years ago | 0

More than 50% of property investors are looking to further expand their portfolio in 2023 – despite the uncertainty of...

Landlords! We have lost the moral high ground and it’s not coming back

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th November 2022, 3 years ago | 22

While landlords have never been flavour of the month, we have lost the moral high ground over standards in private...