Landlord news, features and discussions - Landlord Today
Estate Agent Today provides daily industry, Estate Agency, Property Market, Housing, Moving Home and Online Estate Agent News updates for the UK's letting agent community.
2025 could get very ugly for landlords – new warning
A prominent property analyst says next year could get “very ugly” for landlords. Doug Shephard, editor of the Home.co.uk website, warns that a recent Bank of England report suggests personal financial circumstances for renters and lower income households are deteriorating, albeit only slightly, with rent arrears showing an upwards movement.
Revealed – where first time landlords choose to invest
18 小时之前 · First-time landlords are much more prevalent in Northern England, thanks to lower property prices, more affordable rental coverage, lower value mortgage loans and stronger yields.. According to buy-to-let specialist lender, Fleet Mortgages’ latest quarterly Buy-to-Let Barometer for Q4 2024, 25% of ...
Industry big cheeses reveal worries over Renters Rights Bill
18 小时之前 · One key area of worry raised by Goodlord CEO, William Reeve, was the prohibition of ‘bidding wars’. Reeve highlighted that a likely unintended consequence of such a policy would be for landlords to ‘overprice’ their properties, in the expectation that they would be negotiated down – leading to ‘horrifying’ headline numbers on rents and a …
Breaking News Archives - Landlord Today
Here is today’s Breaking News from Landlord Today. Join the debate by leaving a comment below a story – you will need to be logged-in to do this.
Courts won’t cope with Renters Rights Bill - senior lawyer’s …
2025年1月16日 · “Landlords who inadvertently or deliberately breach regulations, can be fined up to £40,000 without a tribunal or court determination. “The committee stages of the passage of this bill has made clear that the government has no intention of properly resourcing the courts and tribunal to deal with the inevitable influx of claims and additionally required court time in dealing with disputes ...
Renters’ Rights Bill published today - what it means for landlords
The Government has confirmed plans to ban no-fault evictions and in-contract rent increases as it prepares to present the Renters’ Rights Bill to Parliament today.
The impact of the Renters Rights Bill on landlords and tenants
Having passed its second reading in the House of Commons in October, and due to become law by summer 2025, Kate Rigby – Partner in Rosling King’s Dispute Resolution team – analyses what impact the Renters’ Rights Bill will have on the rental market and that of the rights of both tenants and landlords. Summary . The Renters’ Rights Bill (the “Bill”) introduced by the Labour ...
Half of landlords quitting or considering leaving rental sector
When asked what was driving their desire to leave the market or reduce the size of their portfolio, more than half of landlords (56%) planning to downsize or exit the market said incoming legislation – such as the Renters’ Rights Bill, in particular the abolition of Section 21 – …
Rental growth slows – but Goodlord warns about dramatic 2025
In contrast, rents in August were tracking 10% higher year-on-year compared to 2023 rents. The average monthly cost of a rental property in England was £1,205 in November 2024, a rise of £38 compared to the £1,167 recorded in 2023.