Tag: Private Rented Sector

Aspiring landlords turn to HMOs and MUBs for bigger returns

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd October 2024, 2 years ago | 3

Aspiring portfolio landlords are turning to more complex rental properties, such as Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) and multi-unit blocks...

Landlords face £21 billion bill to meet new EPC standards

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st October 2024, 2 years ago | 14

Landlords in the UK are facing a substantial financial burden to comply with the government’s proposed energy efficiency standards. According...

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Renters’ Rights Bill – Government reveals full details

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th September 2024, 2 years ago | 34

The UK government has revealed more details about the Renters’ Rights Bill which will see Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions being...

Landlords and agents increasingly pessimistic about the PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th September 2024, 2 years ago | 3

New findings from the Goodlord and Vouch ‘State of the Lettings Industry Report 2024’ paint a grim picture for the...

Council launches service to combat damp and mould in PRS homes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th September 2024, 2 years ago | 3

Breckland Council in Norfolk has introduced a new initiative aimed at assisting renters and their landlords in addressing damp, mould...

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...

Renter’s Rights Bill: A disaster for tenants?

Author: Landlord Crusader

13th September 2024, 2 years ago | 20

Have you recovered yet? As a landlord, the Renters’ Rights Bill is NOT designed to help renters – it is...

Ben Beadle claims Renters’ Rights Bill’s Section 21 Ban is “not a big change”

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th September 2024, 2 years ago | 56

Ben Beadle claims removing Section 21 will not be “a significant change for landlords.” In an interview with BBC Radio...

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Property sector reacts to Renters’ Rights Bill

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th September 2024, 2 years ago | 8

The unveiling of the long-awaited Renters’ Rights Bill has led to a strong reaction from the property sector. The Bill...

Lambeth introduces new licensing scheme for PRS – and plans to widen the net

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th September 2024, 2 years ago | 1

Lambeth Council has launched a new property licensing scheme aimed at addressing issues related to criminal landlords and improving the...

Portfolio Landlords Action Network open letter to Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook – Fairness for Landlords and Tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th September 2024, 2 years ago | 21

Landlords are calling on the housing minister “to level the playing field for landlords and tenants”. In an open letter...

Rural landlords in Argyll and Bute face ‘Myriad of challenges’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd September 2024, 2 years ago | 1

The alarm has been raised on the potential for a deepening rural housing crisis in Argyll and Bute, with significant...

New partnership wants to know why private landlords won’t rent to councils

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd September 2024, 2 years ago | 65

A groundbreaking partnership has been launched to harness the potential of the private rented sector (PRS) to combat the homelessness...

New PRS housing enforcement policy sets countywide standards

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th August 2024, 2 years ago | 2

A new housing enforcement policy has been adopted by North Yorkshire Council to ensure that all private rented sector (PRS)...

Lack of Welsh housing data sparks NRLA campaign for annual housing survey

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th August 2024, 2 years ago | 1

The NRLA is calling for a regular Welsh housing survey to help future housing policy decisions. The NRLA says there...

Why councils can’t run private rented homes – after another failed landlord fiasco

Author: Landlord Crusader

23rd August 2024, 2 years ago | 19

Every private landlord in the country must know that their local council is hopeless and doesn’t understand the private rented...

ARLA Propertymark president offers tips for women in property and urges government to listen to landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd August 2024, 2 years ago | 2

From humble beginnings in a small letting agency in Cardiff Bay to ARLA Propertymark President. Angharad Trueman’s property journey has...

Landlords could ‘lose control’ of properties

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th August 2024, 2 years ago | 13

Labour’s proposed Renters’ Rights Bill could significantly impact the level of control landlords have over their rental properties, one leading...

Is it time for landlords to take action?

Author: Readers Question

19th August 2024, 2 years ago | 26

The last so-called Conservative government enacted some terrible policies on the PRS. After our initial shock, many of us flexed...

Council seizes properties from landlord

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th August 2024, 2 years ago | 13

Merton Council is believed to be the first in the country to seize a landlord’s properties because – it claims...

Landlords are buying more PRS homes than they sell

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th August 2024, 2 years ago | 18

More landlords are investing in the private rented sector than exiting it, research from the TDS Charitable Foundation reveals. Despite...