Tag: PRS

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The Property118 Christmas Cracker – Part One

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th December 2011, 14 years ago | 2

We all like a late Christmas present so try and guess how many companies are in the directory to win...

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Landlords from Hell 2 – a personal musing

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

6th December 2011, 14 years ago | 11

Probably like many readers of Property 118, I watched Landlords from Hell on Channel 4 last night with a mixture...

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Landlords Working Guide

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

5th December 2011, 14 years ago | 0

Landlords working guide to housing case law Abandonment etc This is the first of a new and occasional series (In...

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What if the PRS didn’t exist?

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

23rd November 2011, 14 years ago | 5

By Guest Columnist Ben Reeve-Lewis I work for a council in London. I’m the landlord’s nemesis, the bogey man, a...

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p155ing into the wind – Housing Strategy

Author: Mark Alexander

21st November 2011, 14 years ago | 4

Today the government announced a new initiative to provide 100,000 new low cost homes over the next four years creating...

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Tis the season of goodwill – Landlord’s Log

Author: Mark Alexander

15th November 2011, 14 years ago | 0

There has been lots of talk of rogue traders and corrupt, so-called professionals in our industry, especially on the internet...

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Homelet Find House Sharing Up, Rent Prices Down on Last Month

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th November 2011, 14 years ago | 0

According to Homelet’s latest index, rents dropped a touch in October but were still 4.2% higher than they were at...

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Mortgage Lenders Paying Deposits on a Private Let????? Have you Gone Mad?

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

8th November 2011, 14 years ago | 4

Most readers of my articles know about my work on landlord/tenant law issues. What many of you don’t know is...

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I Will Not Say Sorry for Being a Good Landlord

Author: Mary Latham

24th October 2011, 15 years ago | 24

An article in the Telegraph last week really offended my sense of justice. I am well aware that only landlords...

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Growth of the Private Rented Sector. Landlords Log part 3.

Author: Mark Alexander

30th September 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Focus on weeding out rogue landlords is not the way forward for the PRS. Regulation increases costs and fails to...

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Landlords Look to Families for the Future

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th September 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Landlords are becoming more family orientated and buying bigger homes to rent, according to a buy to let mortgage lender....

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What’s Your Opinion About Sentiment Surveys?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th August 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Around a quarter of UK landlords are feeling more optimistic about the prospects for their property portfolios, rental income and...

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Landlords Still enjoying Increasing Rent Prices

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th July 2011, 15 years ago | 0

The latest HomeLet Rental index has shown that landlords in Greater London are charging 50% more than the rest of...

Report highlights increased demand for rented properties

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th June 2011, 15 years ago | 0

The Smith Institute has recently published a report by housing policy expert Andrew Heywood entitled “The End of the Affair:...

Paragon Mortgages predict 20 percent of households will rent privately by 2020

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th May 2011, 15 years ago | 2

If you’re into statistics about the private rental sector the latest report from Paragon will keep you happy for quite...

Beware of serial bad tenants

Author: Paul Shamplina

5th May 2011, 15 years ago | 3

By Paul Shamplina, founder of @LandlordAction Since founding Landlord Action in 1999, we have encountered many tenants who have had...

Stubborn sellers let luxury homes rather than drop prices

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th April 2011, 15 years ago | 0

More stubborn sellers with luxury homes who refuse to drop their house prices are becoming reluctant landlords, according to letting...