Tag: UK Landlords

EPC reforms: Government must act now, says property consultancy

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th August 2023, 3 years ago | 4

The property consultancy Fisher German is urging the government to provide more clarity on the future of Energy Performance Certificate...

Landlords split on proposed PRS Ombudsman

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th August 2023, 3 years ago | 3

Landlords are not convinced about how fair the proposed mandatory Private Rented Sector (PRS) Ombudsman will be if the Renters...

Plea to keep landlords in the PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th August 2023, 3 years ago | 8

The government needs to act fast to prevent a housing disaster, with more people renting than ever before and fewer...

PRS could be damaged beyond repair warns industry body

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th August 2023, 3 years ago | 36

The lack of housing supply is creating huge problems in the private rented sector, an industry body has warned. The...

Landlords renting to illegal migrants face huge new fines

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th August 2023, 3 years ago | 4

Landlords face being put out of business with the government trebling the fines for those who rent a home to...

Landlords are acting to improve property EPC ratings

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th August 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Landlords who own properties with an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of D or lower are actively planning to improve...

Landlords plan to sell rather than make EPC improvements

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th July 2023, 3 years ago | 3

Landlords would rather sell their properties than make energy efficiency improvements, according to a new Rightmove survey. A consultation on...

Are subletting tenants destroying the PRS?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th July 2023, 3 years ago | 2

Short-term letting has become extremely popular in recent years but whilst it may be one of the fastest-growing accommodation channels...

Red letter day- S21 together!

Author: Readers Question

26th July 2023, 3 years ago | 17

Hello, I am continually perplexed that PRS landlords have no collective voice and just mutter in the background. Surely we...

UK landlords prefer to sell up than spend on EPC upgrades

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th July 2023, 3 years ago | 9

The UK government’s EPC proposals to make rental properties more energy efficient may backfire, as a new survey suggests that...

Rents hit new high as landlords deal with ‘queues of prospective tenants’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st July 2023, 3 years ago | 2

Tenants are feeling the squeeze as new rents outside of London have hit a new record high of £1,231 –...

Landlords urged to join the fight against cannabis farms

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th July 2023, 3 years ago | 1

Police and Crime Commissioners (PCC) across the South West have united to lobby landlords and letting agents to identify and...

Landlords will ‘need inventories’ if tenants can legally keep pets

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th July 2023, 3 years ago | 13

Worried landlords should consider inventories as a defence should the Renters (Reform) Bill become law and tenants get a legal...

Tenants challenging rent rises face HIGHER rents as a result

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th July 2023, 3 years ago | 1

Renters attempting to challenge rent increases are discovering that tribunals often grant landlords even higher rents, one newspaper reveals. One...

Chances of renting in parts of London are ‘almost non-existent’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th July 2023, 3 years ago | 0

A report reveals that in one area of London, the chances of a renter finding somewhere to rent are ‘almost...

Most landlords will not be selling their BTL properties

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th July 2023, 3 years ago | 12

Most buy to let landlords (64%) say they are not planning to sell any properties in the next year, a...

Incorporation Feasibility Analysis For Landlords

Author: Mark Alexander

14th July 2023, 3 years ago | 0

10’s if not 100’s of thousands of landlords still haven’t incorporated their rental property business or even taken specialist advice...

How landlords can avoid deposit disputes with tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th July 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Landlords who want to avoid disputes with renters over their deposits might want to follow some expert advice from The...

Call for LHA to track local rents as landlords struggle with ‘unprecedented financial challenges’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd July 2023, 3 years ago | 3

Propertymark has called on the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to reconsider its current Local Housing Allowance (LHA) scheme...

Landbay unveils upgraded BTL affordability calculator for landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd July 2023, 3 years ago | 2

The lender Landbay has unveiled its upgraded buy-to-let affordability calculator, complete with a new comparison feature. Its innovative tool is...