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Cats Protection – Purrfect guidance for landlords and agents...

Cats Protection has launched a major new campaign to help more people living in rented housing own a pet cat. The UK’s largest cat charity is offering free guidance to landlords and letting agents...

Shawbrook reveals UK’s top rental hotspots for landlords...

The North-West and Scotland are revealed as the top UK hotspots to invest for yield. New analysis of the BTL market forecasts an opportunity for landlords, revealing exactly where the best investment opportunities...

Earl of Lytton reads briefings from Shelter and CA, but not ARLA!

Cross Hereditary Lord The Earl of Lytton (Full name: John Peter Michael Scawen Lytton) was taking part in a House of Lords Tenant Fees Bill debate on the 5th November. The Earl admitted to reading briefings...

Halifax House Price Index slows to 1.5% growth...

Prices in the three months to October were 1.5% higher than in the same three months a year earlier, slowing from the 2.5% annual growth recorded in September, and recording the lowest rate of growth since...

Property118 makes PIA finals – Thank you members and readers...

We are delighted to confirm that Property118 are finalists in the Property Investors Awards 2018 for the category of Property Website of the Year. Click Here to view the full finalists page. This year...

PRS Debate – Government Intervention...

An hour wasn’t long enough for this debate, and like a football fan watching his team losing on National TV I was incredibly frustrated watching it. Many key issues were glossed over, in particular...

Rent Increase Survey – Update...

We have had an excellent 304 responses so far and 290 of these are from landlords. We would very much appreciate your assistance in asking tenants to complete the survey as well please. To all Property118...

Greater support needed for Landlords with low EPC ratings...

Responding to the announcement today that those landlords in properties with an energy performance rating of F or G will be expected to pay up to £3,500 to improve the energy efficiency rating of the...

RLA threatens Great Yarmouth Council with judicial review...

GREAT Yarmouth Borough Council has been threatened with a judicial review by the Residential Landlords Association (RLA), which has serious concerns over its selective licensing plans. The authority is...

How does housing policy and choices affect intergenerational...

The House of Lords Committee on Intergenerational Fairness will take evidence from experts in urban planning and housing policy as it continues its inquiry. The Committee will hold two evidence sessions...

10 free places for Property118 readers to meet Mark Smith (Cotswold...

Our Hon. Legal Counsel, Mark Smith, Head of Chambers at Cotswold Barristers will be presenting an overview of several landlords tax strategies at the J6 Property Professionals & Investors meet on the...

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Missed opportunities by Chancellor...

Dorian Gonsalves CEO of Belvoir, says there were missed opportunities within Philip Hammond’s Budget, that could have helped to bring much-needed stability to the UK’s growing rental market. “It...

Landlord guide to drainage and plumbing obligations...

Plumbing, drainage and leak questions are very common for readers of property118 so we thought this article from the Drain Doctor would be useful: Under section 11 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985,

Nightmare on Elm Street...

More than half of the Elm Streets in the UK have had no house sales since last Halloween. It really is a nightmare to own a home on Elm Street, or so it appears, as more than half (54%) of the 79 Elm Streets...

Landlord Reactions To The 2018 Autumn Budget...

The key headlines affecting UK landlords are:- The Nil Rate Band Personal Tax Allowance will increase from £11,850 to £12,500 and the High Rate tax threshold will increase to £50,000. These figures...

Tenants may soon be able to sue for properties not meeting basic...

Along with powers given to local authorities to fine landlords up to £30,000 for properties in poor condition along with other regulatory offences tenants may soon be able to sue landlords directly for...

Government Health and Safety review for PRS...

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government have issued a press release, click here, announcing that it will instigate a Health and Safety review of the PRS: Renters are to receive greater...

High quality rental properties a disincentive for buying...

Property expert, Kate Faulkner believes that growth in the private rented sector (PRS) is being partially fuelled by an increasingly high quality rental stock encouraging people to choose to rent rather...

Rate of rent increases continues to rise...

ARLA Propertymark is today issuing its September Private Rented Sector (PRS) Report. Rent prices Year on year, the number of tenants experiencing rent hikes continued to rise. Almost a third (31%) of...

BTL lenders with Ltd co products up 47% on last year...

The Mortgages for Business’ Buy to Let Index indicates an increase in the number of buy to let lenders lending to limited companies by 47% over the last year. Click here to see the full article. The...

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