Lettings & Management
Breaking News and opinions affecting Letting Agents and Property Managers operating in the UK Private Rented Sector
![UK landlords prefer to sell up than spend on EPC upgrades](https://www.property118.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Chris-Delaney-GreenBuildingRenewables.co_.uk_-250x250.jpg)
UK landlords prefer to sell up than spend on EPC upgrades
The UK government’s EPC proposals to make rental properties more energy efficient may backfire, as a new survey suggests that...
![Gove calls for EPC upgrade delay for landlords](https://www.property118.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Michael-Gove-250x250.jpg)
Gove calls for EPC upgrade delay for landlords
The Housing Secretary Michael Gove says the Government is ‘asking too much too quickly’ of landlords to comply with EPC...
![Rental yields rise across England and Wales amid housing crunch](https://www.property118.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Steve-Cox-Fleets-chief-commercial-officer-250x250.jpg)
Rental yields rise across England and Wales amid housing ...
The buy to let market is booming as landlords enjoy higher returns on their properties, according to a new report by Fleet Mortgages.
![Rents hit new high as landlords deal with ‘queues of prospective tenants’](https://www.property118.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Tim-Bannister-Rightmoves-property-expert-250x250.jpg)
Rents hit new high as landlords deal with ‘queues o...
Tenants are feeling the squeeze as new rents outside of London have hit a new record high of £1,231 – that’s 33% or £300...
![Sadiq Khan demands licensing powers to clamp down on short-term lets](https://www.property118.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/sadiq-khan-250x250.jpg)
Sadiq Khan demands licensing powers to clamp down on shor...
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, is demanding that he be handed powers to tackle London’s rented home supply which is being ‘decimated’...
![Rents rise at the quickest pace since 2016](https://www.property118.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Rents-rise-at-the-quickest-pace-since-2016-property118-250x250.jpg)
Rents rise at the quickest pace since 2016
The UK’s renters have seen average rent prices rocket by 5.1% in the year to June, the highest annual increase since the records...
![Co-Op Bank gets in bed with Shelter to make wild claims](https://www.property118.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Shelter-new-logo-250x250.png)
Co-Op Bank gets in bed with Shelter to make wild claims
First, it was a claim by Generation Rent that families are being evicted every 15 minutes – but now Shelter has gone one better...
![Landlord Tax Planning Read More](https://www.property118.com/wp-content/themes/118v3/img/tax-planning-square-marketing-v2.png)