London Archives - Page 6 of 7

UK’s rental market soars: Record highs and regional disparities

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th June 2023, 3 years ago | 4

Landlords and tenants in the UK have witnessed average rent costs for a new tenancy rocketing by 10% year-on-year, reaching...

Call for London’s councils to get MORE landlord licensing powers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th May 2023, 3 years ago | 9

In a call that will cause dismay among landlords in the capital, one organisation is urging for MORE devolved licensing...

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Tenant demand surges along London’s Elizabeth Line

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th May 2023, 3 years ago | 0

It’s been a year since the grand opening of London’s Elizabeth Line and a new report has revealed the latest...

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London’s transport improvements open up commuter destinations

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th May 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Opportunities for landlords and investors might have improved after research reveals that commuting for renters and buyers in London has...

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A third of renters are spending more than 50% of their wages on rent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th May 2023, 3 years ago | 8

Research reveals that 81% of renters in the UK are spending more than 30% of their take-home pay on rent...

London’s prime renting market sees demand cooling

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th May 2023, 3 years ago | 0

London’s prime rental market is continuing to see strong renter demand but there’s a ‘weak supply’ of properties – but...

Sadiq Khan calls for a London rent freeze – AGAIN!

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th May 2023, 3 years ago | 9

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has repeated his calls for a rent freeze to help Londoners in the week that the...

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Average rents hit £1,000 for the first time

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th May 2023, 3 years ago | 3

Tenants moving into a newly let property are facing average rents outside of London of more than £1,000 for the...

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Council willingly breaking law?

Author: Readers Question

10th May 2023, 3 years ago | 14

Hello, upon visiting my local council in London to discuss the lawful eviction of a tenant due to selling up...

Build-to-rent sector stalls as completions slump

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th May 2023, 3 years ago | 1

The number of build-to-rent (BTR) completions in the UK has slumped by 56% in a year – with the decline...

An open letter to Sadiq Khan and his plans for a rent freeze

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th May 2023, 3 years ago | 13

Calls by London Mayor Sadiq Khan for a rent freeze in the capital have led one resident to pen an...

London leads the way with rent rises

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd May 2023, 3 years ago | 0

England’s rents are on the rise and London is leading the way, one rental index reveals. According to Goodlord, rents...

Rent ‘reality gap’: London’s tenants are paying more than official data suggests

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th April 2023, 3 years ago | 2

Renters in the capital are paying 37% or £613 more per month than official statistics suggest, research reveals. The findings...

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Tenants in the capital will be most affected by EPC changes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th April 2023, 3 years ago | 2

Renters in London will be the worst hit by the government’s proposed energy performance certificate (EPC) laws, research reveals. That’s...

Landlords and agents in London see a big rise in licensing fines

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th April 2023, 3 years ago | 8

London’s councils look set to double the amount in fines they collected from landlords and agents last year under selective...

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Help – tenant’s friends moving in?

Author: Readers Question

12th April 2023, 3 years ago | 36

Hello, I’ve just heard from our managing agent that our tenants are planning to have a friend of theirs, plus...

Tenant demand in central London bounces back

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st February 2023, 4 years ago | 0

Landlords with properties in central London have reported the highest levels of tenant demand across England and Wales, research from...

Rent rises in Scotland and London outstrip inflation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th January 2023, 4 years ago | 1

Rents continued to rise in the last quarter of 2022 with tenants in London and Scotland seeing their increases outstripping...

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...

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Value for money?

Author: Readers Question

23rd January 2023, 4 years ago | 5

Hello, I am the owner of a flat in north west London, managed by a managing agent – there’s no...

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...

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