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Housing Minister criticised by NRLA over court system reform comments

NRLA blast Housing Minister’s court system remarks

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th November 2024, 1 year ago | 10

The NRLA and other industry bodies have slammed Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook, for claiming that “alarmist statements about the county...

Wooden figure with sad face symbolising struggling landlords in the UK housing market.

Landlords feel unfairly treated as industry body warns of housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th November 2024, 1 year ago | 8

Landlords feel they are being “unfairly penalised,” while tenants are being granted too many rights, according to the latest Propertymark...

Chris Daniel discusses Section 21 delay and its impact on social housing versus private landlords.

Exclusive: Will the government delay Section 21 to social housing providers and not private landlords?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st November 2024, 1 year ago | 16

Rumours are circulating that the Labour government could delay the abolition of Section 21 for social housing providers but NOT...

Sold estate agent signs highlighting the UK property market squeeze amid landlord sell-offs.

The landlord exodus is fuelling a rental crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st November 2024, 1 year ago | 10

The UK’s private rented sector (PRS) is teetering on the brink of a full-blown crisis, with a surge in tenant...

Welcome to the Landlord Club, Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves!

Author: Landlord Crusader

15th November 2024, 1 year ago | 8

As the Prime Minister and Chancellor step into the world of landlording, they are joining a diverse and dynamic sector...

Two people signing a rental agreement with house keys and a model home on the table.

Generation Rent calls for an end to ‘discriminatory’ Right to Rent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th November 2024, 1 year ago | 21

Tenant activist group Generation Rent is urging the government to abolish the Right to Rent policy, arguing that it disproportionately...

Property expert discussing rising UK rent arrears and landlord challenges

Rent arrears soar by 22%

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th November 2024, 1 year ago | 2

Landlords in the UK have seen rent arrears soar with the average claim reaching £2,064 in the third quarter –...

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Rent growth will slow down – but remain higher than inflation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th November 2024, 1 year ago | 0

Rent price growth is set to slow down but will still outpace inflation, Hamptons reveals. The estate agency is predicting...

Landlord stressed over paperwork and new rental legislation at his desk

New platform helps landlords navigate the Renters’ Rights Bill

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th November 2024, 1 year ago | 0

Letting technology platform Goodlord is helping letting agents and landlords prepare for the upcoming Renters’ Rights Bill with a series...

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Professional body pushes for licensing schemes to be doubled to improve housing conditions

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th November 2024, 1 year ago | 2

Selective licensing schemes should DOUBLE from five to ten years, says professional body. The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH)...

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Tenant activist group calls for a ‘stronger’ Renters’ Rights Bill

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th November 2024, 1 year ago | 7

Acorn, the tenant activist organisation, is urging renters to contact their MP calling for a stronger Renters’ Rights Bill. Its...

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Nearly half of renters struggle with mould – survey

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th November 2024, 1 year ago | 10

The wet UK weather is exacerbating a growing problem – mould and damp in rental properties and a survey has...

Students discussing housing plans in a shared living room.

Landlord organisation warns of risks to student housing market from periodic tenancies

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th October 2024, 1 year ago | 4

A landlord organisation is urging the government to introduce a student shorthold tenancy (SST) to protect the student rental market....

Denzel Matsaudza promoting alternatives to eviction for landlords facing financial pressures

Eviction is not the only option for landlords facing rising financial pressures

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th October 2024, 1 year ago | 5

Landlords are increasingly worried about rising financial pressures as mortgage costs continue to skyrocket. Many face the dilemma of long-term...

Propertymark policy head highlights concerns over the Renters’ Rights Bill’s impact on landlords and tenants

Propertymark warns of ‘unintended consequences’ of the Renters’ Rights Bill

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th October 2024, 1 year ago | 3

The Renters’ Rights Bill could have severe ‘unintended consequences’ for the private rented sector (PRS), Propertymark warns. The organisation’s head...

Housing Minister speaking on leasehold and commonhold reforms

Pennycook: ‘We don’t want an exodus of landlords’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd October 2024, 1 year ago | 71

The Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook says he doesn’t want landlords to leave the private rented sector (PRS) – and he’s...

Business person pointing at a glowing question mark, symbolising uncertainty about leaseholder rights

What notice will be given for a council demolition?

Author: Readers Question

23rd October 2024, 1 year ago | 2

Hi everyone, I rent out a leashold flat with the freeholder’s full permission. The freeholder is a city council and...

NRLA chief executive addressing MPs on enforcement of the Renters’ Rights Bill

Ben Beadle supports abolition of Section 21 but calls for urgent court reforms

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd October 2024, 1 year ago | 95

Ben Beadle claims that the NRLA does NOT oppose the abolition of Section 21, but the court system urgently needs...

Propertymark representative discusses rent control concerns in Scotland

Propertymark calls for a balanced Renters’ Rights Bill

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd October 2024, 1 year ago | 1

Propertymark says the Renters’ Rights Bill must provide a greater degree of balance between tenants, landlords and agents to ensure...

Calum MacInnes, chair of SAPRS, discussing the Renters’ Rights Bill and student housing concerns

Student housing crisis fears grow as Renters’ Rights Bill looms

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd October 2024, 1 year ago | 1

A group of leading student accommodation providers is calling on the UK Government to amend the Renters’ Rights Bill to...

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