Tag: tenants

Landlords press on with EPC upgrades despite shelved regulations

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th April 2024, 2 years ago | 6

Despite the government abandoning proposals for minimum energy efficiency standards (MEES), a significant number of landlords are still investing in...

Rent arrears up amid cost-of-living crisis for tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th April 2024, 2 years ago | 3

Average rent arrears claims have reached a record high, placing a growing strain on both tenants and landlords, data reveals....

Tenants false cash rent payment claim?

Author: Readers Question

16th April 2024, 2 years ago | 18

Hello, I am currently going through the tenant eviction process and have received the court order for tenants to vacant...

Tenants’ energy bills now equal an extra month’s rent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th April 2024, 2 years ago | 7

For the first time since 2017, tenants in Britain are paying the equivalent of an extra month’s rent annually due...

Scottish landlords exploit SNP rent control loophole to increase rents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th April 2024, 2 years ago | 11

Scottish landlords are capitalising on a loophole in the SNP’s rent control laws, leading to a 12% increase in rents,...

Rent rises start to ease – but renters still worry

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th April 2024, 2 years ago | 2

Tenants are experiencing some relief as the rate of rent rises slows down significantly, new data from Barclays reveals. The...

‘Media frenzy’ fuels distrust between landlords and tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th April 2024, 2 years ago | 4

A leading firm of property solicitors is reporting a rise in disputes between landlords and tenants – and points to...

Patrick Harvie defends Scotland’s rent cap against critics

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th April 2024, 2 years ago | 17

Scottish Greens co-leader Patrick Harvie has defended Scotland’s rent cap saying that ‘many thousands’ of tenants have been helped and...

The Renters (Reform) Bill doesn’t need tweaking – it needs sinking

Author: Landlord Crusader

5th April 2024, 2 years ago | 22

News that the Government is tweaking the Renters (Reform) Bill has been welcomed by landlords everywhere, not so much by...

Rents in England have risen by 28% since 2020

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th April 2024, 2 years ago | 1

Rents in England continued their upward annual climb in March and while month-on-month prices remained flat, they rose 6.4% compared...

Rent squeeze forces single tenants to share

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th April 2024, 2 years ago | 10

Single renters are feeling the pinch of rising rents more than ever with the percentage of people choosing to live...

Most tenants say they have good landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd April 2024, 2 years ago | 11

Landlords in the UK should ignore what the likes of Shelter and Generation Rent say since most tenants say they...

UK rents rocket by 46% in a decade

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th March 2024, 2 years ago | 11

The average UK rent has climbed by 46% in the past decade thanks to surging tenant demand and limited rented...

A must-read for all landlords: A frustrated landlord speaks out

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th March 2024, 2 years ago | 43

A landlord has told Property118 of his frustrations in dealing with the courts and rent tribunals – and warns that...

Half the council tax tenants pay should be saved for a home deposit – SMF

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st March 2024, 2 years ago | 3

In a bid to help tenants save for a deposit to buy a house, half of their council tax payment...

Scotland’s rent cap backfires with big rent rises for tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st March 2024, 2 years ago | 17

Tenants in Scotland are seeing big rent rises and the rent cap brought in by the SNP is being blamed...

PRS supports more than 390,000 jobs and generates £45 billion

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th March 2024, 2 years ago | 6

The private rented sector (PRS) in England and Wales supports more than 390,000 jobs across its supply chain and the...

City’s selective licensing scheme sees a surge in applications

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th March 2024, 2 years ago | 2

A council’s mandatory licensing scheme for private landlords has received a higher-than-expected response in its first year. The scheme, launched...

Council tenants awarded £40,000 for damp and mould issues

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th March 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Three council tenants have been awarded a total of £40,000 by the Housing Ombudsman after enduring unacceptable living conditions caused...

Rent growth slows as rented homes take longer to let

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th March 2024, 2 years ago | 1

The rate of rent increases is slowing down, but tenants are still facing significant rises, the latest data from Hamptons...