Tag: Private Rented Sector

Local authorities are using selective licensing as a ‘cash cow’ – Special Report

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th September 2023, 3 years ago | 8

Lots of councils see selective licensing schemes as a way of improving housing stock in the private rented sector (PRS)...

Rising tenant demand and property scarcity plague the UK’s PRS – report

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th September 2023, 3 years ago | 0

In response to growing media speculation over whether landlords are leaving the private rented sector (PRS) and if tenant demand...

Government reveals damp and mould figures in the PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th September 2023, 3 years ago | 7

Only an average of 3.6% of private rented sector (PRS) properties were estimated to have dangerous types of mould and...

If renting out a home is so easy, why don’t you have a go?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th September 2023, 3 years ago | 11

Many people think that being a landlord in the private rented sector (PRS) is easy money. They assume that all...

Angela Rayner – Will rent controls and tax rises for landlords be on the agenda?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th September 2023, 3 years ago | 13

The appointment of Angela Rayner by the Labour Party as Shadow Housing Secretary means that landlords might have a Jeremy...

Landlords urged to ignore social media ‘experts’ and sign up to selective licensing scheme

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st August 2023, 3 years ago | 6

Landlords who are in Birmingham’s new selective licensing scheme are being urged to ignore social media ‘experts’ who say they...

Half of tenants are ‘one pay cheque away’ from homelessness – Shelter claims

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd August 2023, 3 years ago | 67

A survey of private renters has found that 51% of them are just one missed ‘pay cheque’ away from being...

Plea to keep landlords in the PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th August 2023, 3 years ago | 8

The government needs to act fast to prevent a housing disaster, with more people renting than ever before and fewer...

CGT figures highlight a landlord exodus is underway

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th August 2023, 3 years ago | 2

New government figures on Capital Gains Tax (CGT) point to a significant number of landlords leaving the buy to let...

Average UK rent shatters the previous record

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd August 2023, 3 years ago | 7

The average UK rent has soared by 19% to reach £1,137 in July from June and voids are dropping quickly...

Letting agents urged to contact MPs over Bill

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th July 2023, 3 years ago | 3

Lettings agents are being urged to contact their MPs over the Renters (Reform) Bill since it appears that the upcoming...

Call for LHA to track local rents as landlords struggle with ‘unprecedented financial challenges’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd July 2023, 3 years ago | 3

Propertymark has called on the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to reconsider its current Local Housing Allowance (LHA) scheme...

Welsh First Minister rejects calls for a rent freeze – but critics want more

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th June 2023, 3 years ago | 1

Mark Drakeford, the First Minister of Wales, has rejected the idea of implementing a rent freeze in the country. That’s...

Rents and house prices rise in latest ONS data

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd June 2023, 3 years ago | 0

The UK’s private rental market saw a 5% surge in rents in the year to May – with growth now...

Housing experts and charities call for EPC deadline for the PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th June 2023, 3 years ago | 21

The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) has teamed up with a group of charities and consumer organisations, dubbed ‘Warm this...

Revealed: The most affordable regions to rent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th June 2023, 3 years ago | 3

The North East is the most affordable region to rent in the UK, according to new data. Figures from Paragon...

Renters Reform Bill is a ‘golden opportunity’ for the PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th June 2023, 3 years ago | 24

Property sector leaders say the Renters’ Reform Bill is a ‘golden opportunity’ for the private rented sector (PRS) However, they...

The perfect storm for landlords and tenants has arrived

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th June 2023, 3 years ago | 8

A financial expert is predicting misery for the property market in the months to come with rising interest rates hitting...

PRS landlords feel ‘demonised’ by the media

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th June 2023, 3 years ago | 5

A staggering 81% of landlords believe that mainstream media coverage of the buy-to-let market is unjust and inaccurate, research has...

Landlords warned over new rent review procedures

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th June 2023, 3 years ago | 5

Landlords are being warned that the proposed Renters’ Reform Bill means understanding the new rent review procedure or risk not...