Tag: tenants

Scotland’s rent cap disaster – a warning to landlords and tenant groups everywhere

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st December 2023, 2 years ago | 30

News this week that the rent cap in Scotland has led to higher rents will be a story ignored by...

Landlords report surge in tenant demand after covid crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st December 2023, 2 years ago | 1

The covid pandemic has fuelled a record high demand for private rental properties, while the supply of available homes dwindles,...

The most affordable rental cities in Britain revealed

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th November 2023, 2 years ago | 0

The major cities that currently have the highest level of affordable homes for tenants that are at or below the...

Landlords with social tenants are facing a £1,700-a-year shortfall on new lets

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th November 2023, 2 years ago | 14

Landlords who rent to social tenants will face a £1,700 annual shortfall on new lets despite the Chancellor’s attempt to...

Housing Coalition: A new voice for the private rented sector

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th November 2023, 2 years ago | 8

The private rented sector (PRS) in the UK has a new campaign group: the Housing Coalition. The group consists of...

How renting out 1.74% of empty bedrooms could lower rents by 22%

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th November 2023, 2 years ago | 8

With the UK facing a severe rental crisis, with demand for rooms far outstripping supply and rents reaching record highs,...

Housing Ombudsman orders social housing landlords to improve complaint handling

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st November 2023, 2 years ago | 0

The Housing Ombudsman has revealed that it issued 52 orders to social housing landlords for failing to handle complaints properly...

Tenant demand hits record high amid rising rents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th November 2023, 2 years ago | 0

Tenant demand in the UK reached a record high in the third quarter of the year, with more than seven...

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BTL landlords in mortgage arrears rockets by 29%

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th November 2023, 3 years ago | 4

The number of BTL landlords who are behind on their mortgage payments has rocketed by 29% in the last quarter,...

Airbnb survey sparks legal warning for UK tenants and landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th November 2023, 3 years ago | 12

A survey by Airbnb, the online platform for short-term rentals, has revealed that most UK renters want to sub-let rooms...

Renters (Reform) Bill could increase homelessness, warns industry expert

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th November 2023, 3 years ago | 15

A proposal to abolish section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions to protect tenants from being unfairly evicted could have the opposite effect,...

‘Devastating rent rises’ for tenants as landlords sell up

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th November 2023, 3 years ago | 8

Private rents have soared in England and Wales over the past year, according to a new report from the Office...

Why the Renters’ Reform Coalition is bad for landlords AND tenants

Author: Landlord Crusader

3rd November 2023, 3 years ago | 3

The Renters’ Reform Coalition (RRC) is a group of organisations that claim to fight for tenants’ rights, but in reality,...

Landlords are ‘being pushed out of’ the PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd November 2023, 3 years ago | 8

The Government’s inaction and the rising interest rates are driving landlords out of the rental market, according to a new...

Council launches lettings agency to help homeless families

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd November 2023, 3 years ago | 13

A new lettings agency has been launched by a council to work with private landlords and help homeless families find...

NRLA urges cooperation between landlords and tenant groups on rental reform

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st November 2023, 3 years ago | 11

The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has appealed to the Renters’ Reform Coalition, a group of organisations that push for...

Rents fall and voids rise in England’s lettings market

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st November 2023, 3 years ago | 14

The lettings market in England experienced a post-summer slump in October, with rents on new tenancies falling by 11% and...

Landlords slam ‘unfair’ selective licensing fee as council reviews policy

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st October 2023, 3 years ago | 5

Landlords in Middlesbrough have criticised a selective licensing scheme that charges them £800 for a five-year licence – but it...

The Renters (Reform) Bill is ‘like a half-baked cake’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2023, 3 years ago | 10

The Government’s plans for the private rented sector (PRS) have been criticised by a leading industry figure as confusing and...

Property sector responds to the Renters (Reform) Bill latest

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th October 2023, 3 years ago | 3

The Renters (Reform) Bill’s second reading has been passed without a vote which has prompted various leading figures in the...