Tag: rent increases

Generation Rent blames landlords for soaring rent prices outpacing wages

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th September 2024, 2 years ago | 43

Generation Rent claims “landlords are snatching away more of renters wages” as rent prices continue to outpace wages. According to...

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Property sector reacts to Renters’ Rights Bill

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th September 2024, 2 years ago | 8

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

Labour’s proposed Renters Rights Bill could transform the Landscape of the UK Rental Market

Author: Aviram Shahar

19th August 2024, 2 years ago | 0

The UK’s rental market is on the brink of a transformative shift with Labour’s proposed replacement of the Renters Reform...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ tax hike rumours fuel anxiety in PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th August 2024, 2 years ago | 32

Rumours of a capital gains tax hike could take a toll on landlords and tenants. In an interview on Bloomberg...

The Realities of Private Sector Landlords: Profit, Costs, and the Rental Market

Author: Julie Ford

5th August 2024, 2 years ago | 1

In recent years, the private rental market has come under intense scrutiny, with accusations of landlords profiteering at the expense...

Landlord blames selective licensing for city’s surge in temporary accommodation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th July 2024, 2 years ago | 12

A council admits more households than ever are being put in temporary accommodation, with a landlord blaming selective licensing for...

Landlords set to raise rents as costs increase

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th July 2024, 2 years ago | 29

Landlords across the UK are planning to raise rents in the next year, with nearly 85% expecting to do so,...

Keir Starmer: Not all landlords are evil

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st July 2024, 2 years ago | 55

In a heated interview on BBC Radio 5 Live, Keir Starmer declared, “not all landlords are evil,” but slammed some...

London’s landlords feel the squeeze as tenants push back

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th May 2024, 2 years ago | 4

The good news for renters in the prime areas of London is that rocketing rent increases are finally easing up,...

Mortgage worries mount for landlords as renters could face higher rents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th December 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Rising mortgage payments will lead to higher rents, the NRLA and Bank of England warn. According to the NRLA, almost...

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Booming Buy to Let Rents Keep on Rising

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th November 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Buy to let rents are still rising – but not as fast as over recent months. In October, renters paid...

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Rent prices still going up according to LSL

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th June 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Rents are raging out of control in some areas of the country as tenants desperate for a home gazump their...