Tag: regulations

Report challenges myths of greedy rich landlords amid pressure of regulations

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st July 2025, 9 months ago | 0

Despite the media narrative of landlords lining their pockets with cash, more than half (51%) of individual private landlords report...

Council urges tenants to know their HMO rights

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th February 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Belfast City Council is urging potential tenants to understand their rights and responsibilities when looking to rent a house of...

London reclaims BTL crown as Northern hotspots surge

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd January 2025, 1 year ago | 0

London has emerged as the dominant force in the UK’s buy to let market in 2024, experiencing a 13% increase...

Advice for NI landlords on new electrical safety regulations

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th January 2025, 1 year ago | 1

Landlords in Northern Ireland face new regulations for the electrical safety of their rental properties. The Electrical Safety Standards for...

Propertymark calls for MOT’s for PRS homes instead of property licencing

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd September 2024, 2 years ago | 12

A radical overhaul of local property licencing schemes is necessary under the proposed Renters’ Rights Bill because they are ineffective...

Council to extend its HMO licensing scheme

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th August 2024, 2 years ago | 2

A council looks set to extend its additional licensing scheme for five more years until 2030. The scheme, which grants...

10,000 rental homes in London could be lost to short lets

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th March 2024, 2 years ago | 11

London’s rental market is under threat, warns Propertymark, as landlords look to exploit a deadline and convert their rental properties...

Housing Ombudsman prepares for a surge in social housing tenant complaints

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th March 2024, 2 years ago | 0

The Housing Ombudsman has launched a consultation on its business plan following a record year of complaints. Compared to the...

Welsh Government urged to include existing flats in fire safety reforms

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th January 2024, 2 years ago | 0

The Welsh Government has launched a consultation on new fire safety regulations for high-rise buildings, following the ban on some...

Electrical installation condition report?

Author: Readers Question

1st June 2023, 3 years ago | 20

Hello, 99% of landlords have an Electrical Installation Conditions Report (EICR) in place, which determines the electrical condition of the...

Landlords warned about the potentially catastrophic damage caused by e-bikes and e-scooters

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd May 2023, 3 years ago | 2

From a few wisps of smoke to a toxic explosion in just 12 seconds – the damage e-bikes and e-scooters...

Project to support landlords meet energy efficiency requirements

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd May 2023, 3 years ago | 2

The Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE) has launched an innovative project to help landlords nationwide meet the proposed energy efficiency...

41% of landlords see the ‘importance of EPC regulations’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd May 2023, 3 years ago | 10

Landlords are apparently feeling the pressure over proposed environmental regulations with 41% believing it is essential to meet the planned...

EPC A-C proposals affecting landlords/tenants and owner occupiers alike?

Author: Readers Question

22nd May 2023, 3 years ago | 18

Hello, the Renters’ Reform Bill, should it be enacted, will as we know mean even fewer rental properties available and...

Michael Gove discusses his ‘once in a generation’ Renters’ Reform legislation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th May 2023, 3 years ago | 8

The housing secretary Michael Gove has spoken for the first time about the Renters’ Reform Bill and what the potential...

Renters’ Reform Bill publication – the property sector reacts

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th May 2023, 3 years ago | 6

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

Landlords warned to be wary before signing with an agent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th May 2023, 3 years ago | 3

Self-managing landlords who are fed-up dealing with new legislation and falling profits are being warned to be wary before signing...

80% of landlords say they have carried out EPC work

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th May 2023, 3 years ago | 2

A survey has revealed that 80% of landlords have already carried out work to meet their future potential EPC requirements....

Proposed EPC rules forcing thousands of landlords out of the PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th May 2023, 3 years ago | 8

The government’s proposed EPC rules are already forcing thousands of landlords to leave the private rented sector (PRS) because the...

Government plan to remove HMO license rules for housing asylum seekers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th May 2023, 3 years ago | 17

Critics are lining up to condemn a government plan to remove the HMO licencing regulations for landlords who will house...