Tag: Tenant rights

Paymentshield enhances tenant’s contents cover for pet damage

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th February 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Insurance provider Paymentshield has revamped its tenant contents policy ahead of the Renters’ Rights Bill which will restrict landlords from...

Landlord exodus threatens the UK’s PRS – survey

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th February 2025, 1 year ago | 9

A looming crisis will hit the UK’s private rented sector as two-thirds (67%) of landlords say they will either leave,...

Critic says tenants paying off a landlord’s mortgage ‘can’t be right’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th February 2025, 1 year ago | 101

John Bird, the founder and editor-in-chief of the Big Issue, has criticised tenant-landlord dynamics and highlights the urgent need for...

Rents and voids rise as advertised prices fall short

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th February 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Rents climbed 4.6% in January compared to last year, reaching an average of £1,207 per property, according to the Goodlord...

‘Rent in advance’ is not an accurate expression?

Author: Readers Question

3rd February 2025, 1 year ago | 28

I am always frustrated by the expression ‘rent in advance’ which is now part of discussions around the Renters’ Rights...

Rents soar over 10 years by up to 72%

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th January 2025, 1 year ago | 5

The rise in rents across England and Wales over the past decade shows that the most dramatic increase was for...

Renters rush to move in the next six months

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd January 2025, 1 year ago | 9

More than half of the UK’s renters are looking to move home within the next six months, research reveals. According...

‘Rogue councils’ slammed for their ‘serious failings’ in housing management

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st January 2025, 1 year ago | 1

A leading landlord law expert has condemned two ‘rogue councils’ after the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) issued scathing reports...

Rent in advance ban risks excluding vulnerable tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th January 2025, 1 year ago | 11

The Lettings Hub chief executive, Heidi Shackell, has expressed her disappointment over the decision in Parliament to ban rent in...

Can communal land be sold and must I allow a bat roost survey?

Author: Readers Question

7th January 2025, 1 year ago | 7

Hi, I have owned two flats for 19 years, with tenants, and have been paying a maintenance charge to a...

Landlords could pay tenants up to two years’ rent for failing Decent Homes Standard as PBSA is exempt

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd December 2024, 1 year ago | 25

In an unfair loophole, purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) providers will be exempt from the Decent Homes Standard, whilst landlords will...

Landlords’ Rights Bill: Let’s tell the government what we want

Author: Landlord Crusader

20th December 2024, 1 year ago | 14

Since this is the time for reflection on what has happened this year and thinking about New Year resolutions, I...

Housing Ombudsman urges action after failures in rat infestation and damp and mould cases

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th December 2024, 1 year ago | 0

The Housing Ombudsman is urging the social housing sector to prepare for Awaab’s law after one housing association left a...

Landlords selling up is fuelling the homelessness crisis – NRLA

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th December 2024, 1 year ago | 13

The number of tenants facing homelessness due to landlords selling up has soared by a third since the end of...

Renters fear arrears as cost-of-living bites

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th December 2024, 1 year ago | 0

Renters across the UK are growing increasingly concerned about their ability to pay rent with a surge in online searches...

Landlords face rising costs and challenges – English Private Landlord Survey

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th December 2024, 1 year ago | 7

A survey of England’s private landlords has unveiled a complex landscape marked by increasing costs and shifting landlord strategies. The...

Rent increase for tenant in situ?

Author: Readers Question

5th December 2024, 1 year ago | 13

Hi, I’m about to complete on a property that comes with a tenant-in-situ who has a periodic tenancy with the...

Can I evict a tenant after buying a property with no Gas Safety certificate?

Author: Readers Question

5th December 2024, 1 year ago | 39

Hi, I purchased a property earlier this year through an auction with a tenant in situ. I changed the name...

Why the UK’s housing crisis will deepen as landlords flee

Author: Landlord Crusader

29th November 2024, 1 year ago | 17

They say there is a housing crisis – and with good reason. Net migration to the UK reached an astonishing...

Renters’ Rights Bill could prohibit advance rent payments

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th November 2024, 1 year ago | 25

The Labour government is considering banning landlords from accepting advance rent payments from tenants. During a question to Housing Minister...