Tag: renters

Call to save the PRS by scrapping landlord levies

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th August 2024, 2 years ago | 19

The private rented sector (PRS) is in dire straits, with rocketing tenant demand and a fall in the number of...

Tenants are searching further afield for a home amid rental shortage

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th August 2024, 2 years ago | 1

The UK’s rental market remains intensely competitive, with tenants facing a perfect storm of surging demand, dwindling supply and escalating...

Renters struggle under financial pressure with no income protection

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd August 2024, 2 years ago | 5

More than 11.6 million renters risk losing their homes if they become ill, injured, or are made redundant, according to...

One in five renters forced to find rent guarantor

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd August 2024, 2 years ago | 4

One in five private tenants has been forced to use a rent guarantor to secure their home as competition to...

Homeownership dream fades as affordability crisis deepens – Skipton

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th July 2024, 2 years ago | 1

Just one in eight potential first-time buyers can afford the average property in their area, with the situation even more...

Private renters happier with their homes than social renters – English Housing Survey

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th July 2024, 2 years ago | 2

Private renters say they are happier with their homes, compared to those in the social housing sector, the English Housing...

Landlords can now sign up to Greater Manchester’s Good Landlord Charter

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th July 2024, 2 years ago | 13

Greater Manchester has announced that it aims to build 75,000 new homes during the next parliamentary term and will improve...

Millions of renters are in homes without fire alarms – claim

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th July 2024, 2 years ago | 5

Millions of renters in the UK don’t have smoke alarms in their rented properties, according to a new survey. The...

Labour vows landlord crackdown to improve ‘lurid living conditions’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th June 2024, 2 years ago | 14

Labour says it will crackdown on ‘unscrupulous landlords’ who are strangling growth in the private rented sector (PRS). The party...

Foxtons says London’s PRS is returning to ‘normal’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th June 2024, 2 years ago | 0

The London lettings market is returning to a ‘normalised’ with a rise in property listings, according to Foxtons. The firm’s...

Tenants increasingly stay put while homeowners move more frequently

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th June 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Homeowners are moving more frequently, while tenants in the private rented sector (PRS) are staying put for longer, research reveals....

Generation Rent hits out at Labour’s ‘Freedom to Buy’ initiative

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th June 2024, 2 years ago | 11

Generation Rent has criticised Labour’s newly announced ‘Freedom to Buy’ initiative which aims to help more than 80,000 young adults...

Labour review calls for National Landlords Register, rent ‘stabilisation’ and tenant security

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th May 2024, 2 years ago | 27

A report commissioned by Labour has called for a major overhaul of the private rented sector (PRS), including the creation...

Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions rocket by 19%

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th May 2024, 2 years ago | 7

The Section 21 ‘no-fault’ eviction rates for bailiff repossessions in England have reached a six-year high – leading Shelter to...

Landlords quitting is the biggest threat to renters – NRLA

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th May 2024, 2 years ago | 20

As the House of Lords gears up to debate the Renters (Reform) Bill today, they are being warned that landlords...

Experts warn of Renters (Reform) Bill eviction loophole

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th May 2024, 2 years ago | 24

Private rented sector experts have identified a loophole in the Renters (Reform) Bill that could lead to a confusing patchwork...

How many Lords will be ‘a leaping’ for the Renters (Reform) Bill?

Author: Landlord Crusader

2nd May 2024, 2 years ago | 3

Now that the Renters (Reform) Bill is heading to the Lords, I’m struck by the lack of celebration by landlords...

Year-on-year rents rise by 5.7% – voids remain stable

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st May 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Rents continued their upward trajectory in April, with the latest figures from Goodlord showing a year-on-year increase of nearly 6%...

Generation Rent urges Lords to deliver stronger tenant protection from eviction

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st May 2024, 2 years ago | 27

Last year saw the highest number of households being evicted due to Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions since data collection began...

50,000 rented homes needed to help ease shortage

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th April 2024, 2 years ago | 6

The UK’s rental market continues to face a significant supply shortage, and despite recent signs of improvement 50,000 homes are...