Tag: PRS

Rented home supply drops sharply as landlords flee the PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th January 2023, 3 years ago | 8

There has been a ‘significant’ drop in the supply of rental accommodation as landlords have sold up because of increasing...

Poor areas drive PRS growth – with record rent paid in 2022

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th January 2023, 3 years ago | 0

An analysis of the latest census data shows that between 2011 and 2021 the number of households renting privately increased...

Exodus of private landlords ‘exaggerated’ – claim

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th January 2023, 3 years ago | 32

A survey has revealed that landlord confidence is ‘robust’, though many worry about the government’s meddling in the private rented...

Landlords warn that energy efficiency plans are ‘dead in the water’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th January 2023, 3 years ago | 55

Landlords are warning that plans to improve the energy efficiency of homes in the private rented sector (PRS) are ‘dead...

Landlord Accreditation Scheme closing?

Author: Readers Question

10th January 2023, 3 years ago | 4

Hello, I’m interested in what your opinions are about this. I’ve received an email from my local Accreditation Scheme, advising...

Half of landlords say PRS is tougher – and 62% will put up rents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd January 2023, 3 years ago | 6

Life as a landlord in 2022 didn’t get any easier and new research reveals that nearly half of landlords say...

70,000 BTL landlords exited the PRS this year

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th December 2022, 3 years ago | 19

An accountancy firm says that 70,000 buy-to-let landlords have exited the UK’s rental market over the last 12 months. UHY...

It’s time for those responsible for the PRS mess to own it

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th December 2022, 3 years ago | 7

I can’t help but wonder what the future is for the private rented sector (PRS) when I look at the...

Lib Dems call for a Christmas evictions ban

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th December 2022, 3 years ago | 12

The Government is being urged to implement a ban on evictions over Christmas in the private rented sector by the...

Homebuyers still need the PRS as many struggle to save

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th December 2022, 3 years ago | 0

Tenants who want to buy a home are having to rely on the Private Rented Sector (PRS) for longer, but...

Landlords – what are your suggestions to better the current chaos in the PRS?

Author: Readers Question

28th November 2022, 3 years ago | 35

Hello, Every landlord, big or small, must by now have felt the effects of repeated changes to legislation and taxation...

Rented home demand to remain strong as FTBs put off buying

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th November 2022, 3 years ago | 0

More than a million Brits under the age of 45 could rule themselves out of the first-time buyer market due...

£82.7bn worth of rental properties occupied by fraudsters

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th November 2022, 3 years ago | 1

The rental sector has long been a leading target for fraudsters, criminals and money launderers with previous research estimating that...

FAO Shelter – This is not a love note from The Landlord Crusader

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th November 2022, 3 years ago | 56

It’s a good job I was sitting down when I read a striking story on Property118 this week because it...

Decent Homes Standard in the PRS needs to be fully resourced

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th November 2022, 3 years ago | 3

Propertymark has responded to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) consultation on the Decent Homes Standard in...

SEAL – South East Alliance of Landlords

Author: Neil Patterson

23rd October 2013, 13 years ago | 5

Members of the South East Alliance of Landlords (SEAL) are putting together a bedsit task force to go Street to...

PRS in 2014? What will happen to tenant numbers?

Author:

3rd October 2013, 13 years ago | 28

It’s that time of year again when all the predictions for next year start to be rolled out. We are...

Enforcement not legislation – PRS Hit Squads

Author: Mark Alexander

2nd October 2013, 13 years ago | 64

There is already more than enough funding and legislation to police the Private Rented Sector. The last thing we need...

Tenants Charter – Mr Pickles, have you gone completely mad?

Author: Mark Alexander

1st October 2013, 13 years ago | 67

Open Letter to Mr Eric Pickles – Communities Secretary – re Tenants Charter Dear Mr Pickles Have you gone completely...

Mortgage Express Conspiracy Theory

Author: Anon

26th September 2013, 13 years ago | 7

I would appreciate your thoughts on the following Mortgage Express conspiracy theory. As we know, Mortgage Express is run by...