Tag: tenants

My tenants want to apply for social housing?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th March 2023, 3 years ago | 39

Hello, I am a private landlord. I had my tenants before 2016. They have been on a rolling tenancy since...

Are councils acting illegally when telling tenants to stay put?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd March 2023, 3 years ago | 103

Are councils following the law when telling tenants to stay put when they are facing eviction to protect them? Or...

Probe into the ‘consumer rights’ of renters launched

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st March 2023, 3 years ago | 4

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has revealed that it is to investigate the consumer rights of tenants and explore...

Most tenants want to own – but know this won’t happen in 2023

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th February 2023, 3 years ago | 2

A survey has revealed that 83% of renters want to buy their own home but more than 75% believe that...

Landlords continue to sell up and leave the PRS – and house prices fall

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th February 2023, 3 years ago | 1

The latest report from RICS makes for grim reading for landlords and homeowners with news that sales and house prices...

Voids reach the highest level in two years

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd February 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Rent prices increased in January but voids have reached their highest level since 2021, data from Goodlord reveals. The firm...

Buying tenanted property – can you ‘reset’ the tenancy to ensure it is valid?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th January 2023, 3 years ago | 33

Hello, We are considering buying a block of 5 flats, all tenanted. Some have been on-boarded through an agent and...

Rents hit new record highs across the country

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th January 2023, 3 years ago | 3

Average asking rents in inner London have soared past £3,000 per month for the first time, according to Rightmove. The...

House prices and buyer activity continue to fall

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th January 2023, 3 years ago | 0

There has been a further weakening in the property market with sales, instructions to sell and prices all declining in...

How to solve anti-social behaviour?

Author: Readers Question

18th January 2023, 3 years ago | 14

Hello, Not sure if anyone can advise, but I have a long standing good tenant who has complained about the...

TDS publishes an energy efficiency guide for rented properties

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th January 2023, 3 years ago | 2

To help landlords and their tenants, a new guide that offers help on how to make a rented property more...

Frustrated sellers decide to rent out in London

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th January 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Data shows that a significant proportion of the new rental properties coming to London’s rental market had previously been put...

Poor areas drive PRS growth – with record rent paid in 2022

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th January 2023, 3 years ago | 0

An analysis of the latest census data shows that between 2011 and 2021 the number of households renting privately increased...

Rocketing rent is ‘number one concern’ for tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th January 2023, 3 years ago | 9

The rocketing cost of rent is the number one concern for renters as they look to the year ahead, a...

Rents are growing at fastest rate in seven years

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th January 2023, 3 years ago | 1

Tenants are seeing rents growing at their fastest rate since 2016 when records began, says the Office for National Statistics...

Rents fall by £1 but tenants look set to struggle

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th January 2023, 3 years ago | 2

The rents for new tenancies in the UK fell in December for the first time in more than a year,...

Letting agents predict 2023 will be tough for tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th January 2023, 3 years ago | 0

The private rented sector (PRS) will endure a tough 2023 with rising rents and more tenants falling into arrears, the...

Energy-inefficient homes a turn-off for renters

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th January 2023, 3 years ago | 11

More than half of renters say they would avoid an energy-inefficient property if it had an EPC rating of D...

Demand for London’s rental homes is ‘unseasonably high’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th January 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Tenant demand for homes to rent in London is ‘unseasonably high’ but rent rises are beginning to slow down, one...

How (best) to increase the rent with longstanding tenants?

Author: Readers Question

3rd January 2023, 3 years ago | 18

Hello, The totality of my portfolio is now 25% below market value in rents, amounting to at least five digits...