Tag: Letting Agents

Tenants are pressured into paying a year’s rent upfront – The DPS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th September 2024, 2 years ago | 8

Tenants across the UK are facing increasing pressure to pay huge amounts of rent upfront to secure a property, according...

Letting agents blame tenants for damp and mould in rental homes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th September 2024, 2 years ago | 10

Damp and mould in rental properties is usually caused by tenants, say letting agents. A survey by the Property Ombudsman...

Landlords urged to prioritise inventories to avoid costly disputes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th September 2024, 2 years ago | 4

Landlords and letting agents are being urged to carry out property inspections to avoid problems with damage or deposit disputes....

Industry body calls for more support to tackle anti-social behaviour in PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th September 2024, 2 years ago | 0

A leading industry body is demanding that the Scottish government offer more support to landlords dealing with anti-social behaviour. Propertymark...

Council slammed for extending licensing schemes without telling landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th September 2024, 2 years ago | 1

Despite being the London borough with the highest fines for unlicensed properties, Waltham Forest council has been criticised for its...

Rental market race: Gloucester leads, Middlesbrough lags

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th August 2024, 2 years ago | 0

With rental demand soaring, competition for properties is fierce and data from OnTheMarket highlights the extreme disparities in how quickly...

Tenant to property ratio is easing – but demand will remain high

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st August 2024, 2 years ago | 0

The gap between the number of tenants and available rental properties is set to narrow by 2030 – but there...

Landlords struggle with low tenant demand in some areas

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th July 2024, 2 years ago | 1

Low tenant demand is causing problems for letting agents and landlords in some parts of the UK, according to new...

Landlord and agent General Election votes are still ‘up for grabs’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd May 2024, 2 years ago | 4

There’s a large proportion of property professionals who say they are yet to decide their political vote for the upcoming...

Flatfair sees record uptake as tenant deposit alternative gains traction

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th May 2024, 2 years ago | 4

Deposit alternative provider flatfair is celebrating a record-breaking first quarter of 2024, with a significant rise in tenants choosing its...

Letting agents are unprepared for rental reform – poll

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th May 2024, 2 years ago | 1

Letting agents are woefully underprepared for the impending shift to periodic tenancies under the Renters (Reform) Bill, according to a...

London’s councils hit landlords with record fines

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th April 2024, 2 years ago | 3

Councils in London are tightening their grip on landlords and letting agents who fail to comply with selective licensing rules...

Propertymark calls for better landlord support in Wales

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th March 2024, 2 years ago | 1

Propertymark is urging the Welsh Government to learn from Scotland’s experience with legislative changes in the private rented sector (PRS)...

Landlords see a huge rise in Right to Rent fines

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th March 2024, 2 years ago | 19

Landlords and letting agents in England have been hit with a significant rise in fines for failing to comply with...

Letting agents believe the government is ‘out of touch’ on housing

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th March 2024, 2 years ago | 0

The survey of 160 agents by Goodlord, found that 75% of respondents doubted the government’s understanding of the sector’s challenges....

Edinburgh, Bradford and London have the best letting agents, tenants say

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th February 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Tenants in Edinburgh, Bradford and London are the most satisfied with their letting agents, according to a new survey by...

London’s letting agents face the most competition and the highest demand

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th January 2024, 2 years ago | 0

London and Wales have seen the biggest rise in letting agent numbers in the past year, with a 4% increase...

Industry body calls for crackdown on unregulated letting agents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th November 2023, 2 years ago | 0

An industry body is warning that action must be taken to regulate property agents. Propertymark has written to Housing Secretary...

Campaign to stop ‘unfair’ letting agent renewal fees is launched

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th October 2023, 3 years ago | 12

A property-tech lettings company says high street letting agents are charging landlords up to £1bn a year in unfair renewal...

MPs urged to bring confidence to landlords with Renters (Reform) Bill’s second reading

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th October 2023, 3 years ago | 17

The slow progress of the Renters (Reform) Bill has created confusion and made landlords worry about the prospects of the...