Tag: Private Rented Sector

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...

PRS could be damaged beyond repair warns industry body

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th August 2023, 3 years ago | 36

The lack of housing supply is creating huge problems in the private rented sector, an industry body has warned. The...

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...

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...

Landlords in Scotland hit by rent cap extension

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th June 2023, 3 years ago | 2

The Scottish government looks set to extend its rent cap for another six months in the private rented sector in...

Landlord Crusader: Why PRS landlords should protect social housing tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd June 2023, 3 years ago | 8

We all know that the UK is facing a housing crisis, and the blame for this is usually placed at...

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...

Boost rented home supply by scrapping mortgage tax relief – call

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th May 2023, 3 years ago | 16

As the UK grapples with a housing crisis, new research indicates that abolishing a tax increase on rented housing could...