Tag: Private Rental Sector

NRLA welcomes MP’s admission that housing supply affects rents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th March 2025, 1 year ago | 2

In answer to a written question, Labour’s Treasury Minister Emma Reynolds has highlighted the pressures driving up rents – a lack...

London’s PRS is worth more than ALL of Scotland’s housing stock

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th February 2025, 1 year ago | 0

The UK’s total housing value reached £9.1 trillion, a record high, last year after a minor dip in 2023, according...

Points and questions for my Labour MP – Have I missed anything?

Author: Readers Question

31st January 2025, 1 year ago | 20

Hello, I am having my first video call with our local Labour MP later this week. I have sent an...

Letting agents express concerns over the Renters’ Rights Bill

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th January 2025, 1 year ago | 4

Anxiety over the Renters’ Rights Bill is mounting among property agents as it reaches its Report Stage in the House...

Propertymark says NI housing supply strategy lacks ‘ambition’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th December 2024, 1 year ago | 1

Propertymark has welcomed the Department for Communities’ housing supply strategy for Northern Ireland but has criticised its lack of ambition....

Landlords face rising costs and challenges – English Private Landlord Survey

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th December 2024, 1 year ago | 7

A survey of England’s private landlords has unveiled a complex landscape marked by increasing costs and shifting landlord strategies. The...

Renters’ Rights Bill will cost letting agents £400m

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th November 2024, 1 year ago | 3

Letting agents in the UK are facing a huge financial blow, with government figures revealing potential losses of nearly £400...

Treat Landlords more like Farmers?

Author: Readers Question

26th November 2024, 1 year ago | 12

With all the recent fuss about farmers and the changes in inheritance tax rules for them, something struck me and...

Property auctioneers fear stamp duty hike will squeeze PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th November 2024, 1 year ago | 0

Auctioneers believe that last week’s Budget move to increase the higher rate for Additional Dwellings from 3% to 5% will...

Ben Beadle supports abolition of Section 21 but calls for urgent court reforms

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd October 2024, 2 years ago | 95

Ben Beadle claims that the NRLA does NOT oppose the abolition of Section 21, but the court system urgently needs...

UK landlords worry about their future under Labour

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th October 2024, 2 years ago | 2

The future of the private rented sector (PRS) is a major worry for 75% of landlords, research reveals. The findings...

NRLA calls for urgent action on housing regulations after years of delay

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th October 2024, 2 years ago | 0

The NRLA is urging the government to introduce the UK’s housing, health and safety rating system (HHSRS) after years of...

Landlord tax burden has hurt the UK’s PRS – Propertymark

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th September 2024, 2 years ago | 5

The damage caused to the private rented sector (PRS) by burdensome taxation has been revealed in a new report. The...

Are S21 evictions the symptom not the cause of homelessness?

Author: Readers Question

3rd September 2024, 2 years ago | 8

We need to highlight the fact that to avoid further homelessness then the private rental sector needs to be supported....

Call to save the PRS by scrapping landlord levies

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th August 2024, 2 years ago | 19

The private rented sector (PRS) is in dire straits, with rocketing tenant demand and a fall in the number of...

The renters reform bill (a sad act)?

Author: Readers Question

24th June 2024, 2 years ago | 7

In 1988 Thatcher reformed the property market opening the way for BTL mortgages. She created new legislation and new tenancies...

Lending giant urges support for landlords in the Budget

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th March 2024, 2 years ago | 8

One of the UK’s largest buy to let lenders, The Mortgage Works (TMW), has called on the government to use...

PRS needs stable leadership, says NRLA chief

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th November 2023, 2 years ago | 8

The private rented sector (PRS) deserves more consistent and effective leadership from the government, rather than being a political pawn,...

Rental yields rise across England and Wales for third consecutive quarter

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th October 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Rental yields in the buy to let sector have continued to grow across England and Wales, according to the latest...

Lib Dems want to introduce landlord licensing and rent controls

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th September 2023, 3 years ago | 38

The Liberal Democrats have pledged to give private rented sector (PRS) tenants and landlords a ‘fair deal’ in their newly...