Tag: Rental market

Buy to let slump – Rents rise as fewer landlords invest in the PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd July 2024, 2 years ago | 28

Landlord purchases of rental properties have plunged to a record low, leading to a shortage of rental properties and rising...

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BTL investors remain confident despite policy uncertainty

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th July 2024, 2 years ago | 0

The UK’s private rented sector (PRS) continues to attract investors despite some uncertainty surrounding future government policies, research reveals. According...

Younger investors driving growth in the buy to let market

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th July 2024, 2 years ago | 1

Landlords in their 30s are fuelling growth in the buy to let market as an analysis of industry data shows...

Tenant demand for rented homes is on the rise

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th July 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Despite ongoing affordability issues, tenant demand for rented properties in England has climbed slightly in the second quarter of 2024...

Rising interest rates hammer BTL returns by 45%

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th July 2024, 2 years ago | 13

New research reveals a huge decline in profits for buy to let landlords in the UK, raising concerns about a...

Outcry over landlords banning working from home

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th July 2024, 2 years ago | 14

Generation Rent and Shelter are slamming landlords for “draconian rules” that ban tenants from working from home (WFH). An investigation...

UK rents reach record high but growth slows

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th July 2024, 2 years ago | 0

The average rent in the UK has reached a record high of £1,299, although growth has slowed to just 0.2%...

Prime London rents slow as supply increases

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th July 2024, 2 years ago | 1

London’s prime rental market is showing signs of cooling as increased supply meets returning tenant demand, property consultancy Knight Frank...

Record rents for tenants outside London – Rightmove

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd July 2024, 2 years ago | 1

High demand and a lack of available properties are pushing rents outside London to record levels, according to Rightmove. It...

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Tenants in situ cut property prices by 15%

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd July 2024, 2 years ago | 0

While a sitting tenant in a property can be a dream for buy to let investors, offering immediate rental income...

Rents continue rising as London breaks the £2,000 barrier

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd July 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Rents in England have continued their upward trend in June – rising by 6.7% year-on-year, according to the Goodlord rental...

The Importance of Material Information When Advertising a Property to Let

Author: Julie Ford

1st July 2024, 2 years ago | 0

As a landlord, ensuring your property is attractive to potential tenants is vital to ensure you are not left with...

NRLA blasts politicians for ignoring housing benefit crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st July 2024, 2 years ago | 3

The NRLA has slammed political parties’ failure to address housing benefit rates. More than 1.5 million households rely on Local...

Housing: The Key Battleground in the Upcoming Election

Author: Adam Lawrence

24th June 2024, 2 years ago | 35

As we edge closer to the next general election, housing has become a pivotal issue in the political arena –...

Landlord’s message to Angela Rayner and Generation Rent: “Banning Section 21 will leave tenants unhappy”

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st June 2024, 2 years ago | 30

In a direct video addressed to Generation Rent’s Ben Twomey and Angela Rayner, Nottingham landlord Mick Roberts argues abolishing Section...

PRS reform promises won’t happen without homes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th June 2024, 2 years ago | 0

A lack of housing choice for tenants threatens to undermine private rented sector (PRS) reforms being proposed by political parties,...

Most portfolio landlords aren’t worried about the next government

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th June 2024, 2 years ago | 18

UK landlords say they aren’t worried about the potential political change of government next month, and most will keep hold...

Great news for landlords looking to sell as buyer demand for portfolios soars throughout June

Author: David Coughlin - Landlord Sales Agency

10th June 2024, 2 years ago | 0

After a week of bad news for landlords, with the Telegraph reporting the story of banks repossessing all 57 homes...

Tenants offered deposit alternative at new BTR sites

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th June 2024, 2 years ago | 3

Tenants moving into new Build to Rent (BTR) developments across the UK will now have the option to avoid the...

Propertymark’s members worry about landlords leaving the sector

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th June 2024, 2 years ago | 4

Propertymark members say they are concerned about landlords ‘choosing to exit the sector’ despite a surge in tenant demand. The...