Tag: survey

Your chance to help design a new Serco style BTL mortgage product and strategy

Author: Howard

17th June 2025, 10 months ago | 0

Many property investors and BTL landlords have had to negotiate costly reviews over the last few years, and we have...

Renters’ Rights Bill sees landlords embrace tenant customisation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th February 2025, 1 year ago | 7

Most landlords are now open to tenants personalising their rented homes, signalling a shift in the rental landscape, research reveals....

Half of tenants don’t know their rights when facing problems – survey

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th April 2024, 2 years ago | 15

Nearly half of all private renters in the UK would be lost if they faced problems with their landlord or...

Landlords eye portfolio growth in 2024

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th March 2024, 2 years ago | 3

Nearly four in 10 (38%) landlords are keen to add more properties to their portfolio in the next year, while...

UK housing market continues to improve but rent growth slows

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th February 2024, 2 years ago | 0

The UK housing market showed further signs of recovery in January 2024, according to the latest survey by the Royal...

Survey reveals what UK renters want from their homes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th January 2024, 2 years ago | 9

A new survey has revealed the top features that UK renters look for in a property and how much they...

Most tenant issues are quickly resolved by landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th January 2024, 2 years ago | 1

More than half of renters have faced problems with their housing in the past six months – and 78% of...

Renters sacrifice food and heating to afford rent, survey shows

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd January 2024, 2 years ago | 4

Tenants are cutting back on necessities such as food and heating to pay their rent, a survey shows. Despite rents...

Landlords fear rising costs and rent arrears in 2024, survey reveals

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th January 2024, 2 years ago | 0

The top worries for landlords in 2024 have been revealed in a survey which found that rising mortgage payments and...

Rural renters hit hard by rising rents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th December 2023, 2 years ago | 1

Rural renters are bearing the brunt of rising rents which are rising quicker than the average rent price, a new...

Smaller landlords look to sell up and exit the PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th December 2023, 2 years ago | 12

Major structural changes are taking place in the UK’s private rented sector (PRS) with smaller landlords more likely to exit...

Landlords favour five-year fixed mortgages again

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st December 2023, 2 years ago | 1

Remortgaging landlords are showing more confidence in five-year fixed rate mortgages than they did earlier this year, a survey has...

Landlords optimistic about rental yields and the PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st November 2023, 2 years ago | 4

Landlords in the UK have seen a strong rebound in their confidence levels in the third quarter of 2023, according...

Council unveils plan to crack down on criminal landlords with new civil penalties policy

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th October 2023, 3 years ago | 3

A council wants to hear from tenants and private rented sector (PRS) landlords as it prepares to adopt a new...

Rents rise as landlords exit the market, survey shows

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th September 2023, 3 years ago | 13

The UK’s private rented sector is facing a supply-demand imbalance that is pushing up rents as landlords exit the market,...

EPC accuracy and financial decisions?

Author: Readers Question

6th March 2023, 3 years ago | 3

Hello, Landlords are relying on an EPC to be accurate. Significant decisions are being made based on the EPC information. These...

PRS is vital for the economy – report

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st January 2023, 3 years ago | 5

The private rented sector (PRS) plays a crucial social and economic role in the country, a report reveals. According to...

Property Research Tool

Author: Mark Alexander

11th December 2013, 12 years ago | 33

UK Property Research Tool What you need to know and where to find the information X This Property Research Tool...

Should I raise rent in line with RPI or CPI?

Author: Readers Question

18th October 2013, 13 years ago | 14

I have just read the latest survey about rent rises. We have several properties, but one, a townhouse, is coming...

Development finance using Equity instead of Liquid Cash

Author: Howard

11th October 2013, 13 years ago | 1

I have an example of how the commercial market is changing. Some lenders are now taking a risked based view...