Tag: UK

Temporary accommodation residents demand better housing in open letter

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd January 2024, 3 years ago | 3

A council has been urged to improve its temporary housing for residents living in poor conditions in an open letter...

Shelter: Single parents face eviction threat as housing crisis worsens

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd January 2024, 3 years ago | 12

Around 74,000 single-parent households and their children could be evicted and made homeless in England this winter, according to a...

Renting artists and gamers strive to portray landlords in a bad light

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd January 2024, 3 years ago | 8

The housing crisis has sparked a wave of ‘creative resistance’ from renters who are using music, video games and novels...

Industry expert says the Renters (Reform) Bill faces uncertain future

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd January 2024, 3 years ago | 4

The government’s flagship legislation for the private rented sector (PRS), the Renters (Reform) Bill, is still in limbo, with many...

The places with the highest and lowest house price growth in 2023

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd January 2024, 3 years ago | 0

Huddersfield has emerged as the UK’s house price hotspot in 2023, with an average increase of 8.7%, according to Halifax....

Confidence returns to the UK’s prime housing markets after a turbulent year

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th December 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Nearly all prime housing markets in the UK have experienced an easing in price falls over the final quarter of...

TSB targets renters with first-time buyer mortgages

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th December 2023, 3 years ago | 0

With many renters in the UK struggling to become homeowners, the TSB has unveiled first-time buyer mortgages to help. The...

Landlords optimistic about PRS performance in 2024

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th December 2023, 3 years ago | 3

Three-quarters (74%) of residential buy to let landlords say they are confident about the performance of the private rented sector...

UK mortgage approvals look set to slump by 24% in 2023

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th December 2023, 3 years ago | 1

UK mortgage approvals are expected to decline by 24% in 2023 compared to the previous year, research reveals. According to...

Charity claims illegal evictions in England hit record high

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th December 2023, 3 years ago | 6

A housing charity claims that the number of illegal evictions in England has hit a record high but less than...

Spring Budget will take place on March 6 – but landlords look like missing out (again…)

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th December 2023, 3 years ago | 3

The Spring Budget has been scheduled for March 6, 2024; Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced. He has now commissioned a...

Rental market shows signs of recovery in 2024 – SpareRoom

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st December 2023, 3 years ago | 1

After a year of soaring rents and scarce rooms, flat share website SpareRoom has offered its data pointing to a...

Northern cities lead the way for buy to let investors

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th December 2023, 3 years ago | 1

Buy to let investors can find the best returns in northern and Scottish cities, according to a new report from...

Halifax predicts UK house prices will fall 2-4% in 2024

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th December 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Halifax, the UK’s leading mortgage lender, is forecasting a steeper drop in house prices for 2024 than was seen this...

New BTL mortgages from Paragon offer zero fees and cashback

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th December 2023, 3 years ago | 1

Paragon Bank has unveiled new five-year fixed-rate buy to let mortgages with attractive features for landlords. The products have no...

Shelter says 309,000 people will spend Christmas homeless – as it unveils fundraising campaign

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th December 2023, 3 years ago | 31

At least 309,000 people in England will spend Christmas without a home, including nearly 140,000 children – which Shelter says...

Landlords’ complaints over councillor’s ‘entitled parasites’ comment dismissed

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th December 2023, 3 years ago | 11

An independent councillor who referred to private landlords as ‘entitled parasites’ on social media has had complaints against him thrown...

PRS set to bounce back in 2024 despite seasonal dip

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th December 2023, 3 years ago | 1

The UK’s private rental sector (PRS) is showing signs of slowing down as the festive season approaches, but one expert...

Rural renters hit hard by rising rents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th December 2023, 3 years ago | 1

Rural renters are bearing the brunt of rising rents which are rising quicker than the average rent price, a new...

Smaller landlords look to sell up and exit the PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th December 2023, 3 years ago | 12

Major structural changes are taking place in the UK’s private rented sector (PRS) with smaller landlords more likely to exit...

UK rent growth slows after hitting price peak

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th December 2023, 3 years ago | 1

The UK’s rent price growth is cooling down after reaching its highest point in three years with one prediction that...