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property118. com > landlords-buying-from-landlords-hits-the-highest-level-since-2016

Landlords buying from landlords hits the highest level since 2016

1+ hour, 58+ min ago  (498+ words) Landlords are increasingly buying previously let homes from other landlords and the transactions accounted for 13. 3% of all home purchases across Great Britain between January and April. The data from Hamptons says this is up 9. 9% on the same period last year....

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property118. com > house-price-growth-across-britain-has-turned-negative

House price growth across Britain has turned negative

1+ hour, 54+ min ago  (368+ words) Landlords weighing up whether to buy, sell or refinance now face a housing market where average monthly price growth has moved into negative territory for only the second time in a decade. Research by Yopa found that average house prices…...

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property118. com > call-for-fair-rents-system-as-prices-rise-in-a-national-phenomenon

Call for "fair rents" system as prices rise in a 'national phenomenon"

1+ hour, 57+ min ago  (538+ words) Private landlords face renewed pressure over rent controls after research found private rents are rising by between 6% and 9% a year in every region of England. The New Economics Foundation (NEF) says rent rises are now a "national phenomenon, with the…...

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property118. com > tenant-wants-compensation-for-mould

Tenant wants compensation for mould?

1+ hour, 57+ min ago  (261+ words) Hi, I am after a bit of advice, please, from the Property118 community. I have a flat which is managed by a letting agent, and a while ago there was mould in the flat, which the handyman sorted, but warned that…...

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property118. com > epc-c-targets-push-landlords-towards-the-exit

EPC C targets push landlords towards the exit

3+ hour, 34+ min ago  (420+ words) Nearly a quarter of landlords plan to sell or reduce their property portfolio due to EPC C targets, according to a new survey. Research by Goodlord suggests that, following the King's Speech announcement of an Energy Independence Bill, many landlords…...

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property118. com > englands-city-centres-face-renters-rights-act-pressure

England's city centres face Renters' Rights Act pressure

11+ hour, 34+ min ago  (324+ words) Sheffield city centre is set to face the sharpest pressure from the Renters" Rights Act, with a new analysis putting the private rented sector at 77% of all homes in the S1 postcode. Inventory Base analysed housing stock at postcode district level…...

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property118. com > almost-half-of-homes-listed-never-sell-zoopla

Almost half of homes listed never sell " Zoopla

11+ hour, 34+ min ago  (400+ words) Almost half of homes in the UK (44%) have failed to sell in the last three years, according to new research. Data from Zoopla reveals the average home sold for 3. 5% below the asking price in Q1 2026, equivalent to "18, 800 less than the original…...

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property118. com > landlords-face-immediate-fines-as-councils-shift-enforcement-approach

Landlords face immediate fines as councils shift enforcement approach

11+ hour, 33+ min ago  (515+ words) A landlord expert has warned councils no longer need to warn landlords before they fine them. Phil Turtle, director of Landlord Licensing & Defence, has warned that councils across the country are moving straight to formal enforcement. Landlords could also face…...

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property118. com > liverpool-landlord-releases-400k-from-two-properties-in-just-14-weeks-without-evicting-tenants

Liverpool landlord releases "400 K from two properties in just 14 weeks without evicting tenants

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (747+ words) A Liverpool landlord has successfully released almost "400, 000 from just two rental properties in under 14 weeks " without evicting a single tenant " after turning to Landlord Sales Agency for a faster, more reliable exit. And that's not all. After experiencing our process…...

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property118. com > why-economic-illiteracy-is-the-greatest-danger-facing-landlords

Why economic illiteracy is the greatest danger facing landlords

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (800+ words) The private rented sector in the UK is currently facing an existential threat, not from market forces, but from a persistent, dangerous economic illiteracy taking root in local and central government. As England's landlords cautiously navigate the complex compliance requirements…...