Buy to Let News

If You’re Still Letting Like It’s 2015, You’re on Borrowed Time

Author: Paul Shamplina

7th August 2025, 9 months ago | 0

After 30 years in this sector, I’ve never seen a time like this. The landscape for landlords is shifting fast...

Demand spikes for freehold houses from first time buyers – Landlords cash in before the crash

Author: David Coughlin - Landlord Sales Agency

4th August 2025, 9 months ago | 0

Over the last 6 months, the top UK landlords have been quietly exiting the sector. Whilst it was thought that...

Landlord hate fuels disgraceful Edinburgh Fringe play

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st August 2025, 9 months ago | 19

Private landlords will find little to laugh about in a so-called comedy entitled ‘How to Kill Your Landlord’ which will...

The Window Is Open but Not for Long: Why the Next 5 Months Could Be the Best Time to Invest in Property

Author: Simon Zutshi

1st August 2025, 10 months ago | 0

Right now, there’s a quiet shift happening in the UK property market. It’s the kind of shift that most people...

Report challenges myths of greedy rich landlords amid pressure of regulations

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st July 2025, 10 months ago | 0

Despite the media narrative of landlords lining their pockets with cash, more than half (51%) of individual private landlords report...

Elderly and problem tenants rehomed as landlord celebrates “success” in selling 5 buy-to-lets

Author: David Coughlin - Landlord Sales Agency

25th July 2025, 10 months ago | 0

We’re already over halfway through 2025. It’s hard to believe that in the blink of an eye we’ll be entering...

Boom in energy-efficient home sales as London tops the table

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th July 2025, 10 months ago | 0

A wave of eco-conscious property transactions is sweeping across England, with a notable rise in homes rated Energy Performance Certificate...

Paragon Bank celebrates 30 years of pioneering landlord mortgages

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st July 2025, 10 months ago | 1

Paragon Bank is celebrating three decades since launching its inaugural mortgage for landlords, a move that helped shape the UK’s...

Selling 5 houses to purchase 10: buyers are chomping off Landlords’ hands

Author: David Coughlin - Landlord Sales Agency

18th July 2025, 10 months ago | 0

We’re already over half way through 2025. It’s hard to believe that in the blink of an eye we’ll be...

‘Landlords turned into border officials’ under Right to Rent warns Peer

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th July 2025, 10 months ago | 4

A member of the House of Lords has criticised Right to Rent checks, saying they effectively turn “ordinary landlords into...

Landlord group slams Chancellor’s Mansion House speech for ignoring PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th July 2025, 10 months ago | 7

Landlord organisation iHowz expresses disappointment over the Chancellor “side-stepping” the private rented sector in Mansion House speech. Chancellor Rachel Reeves...

“Landlord Whales”: the Super-Landlords quietly exiting the sector for big cheques

Author: David Coughlin - Landlord Sales Agency

16th July 2025, 10 months ago | 0

Over the last 6 months, the top UK landlords have been quietly exiting the sector. Likened to the “whales” of...

PRS booms with strong yields and rising rents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th July 2025, 10 months ago | 3

The private rented sector in England and Wales is thriving, with robust tenant demand, rising rents and steady landlord activity...

Peer slams government’s rent tribunal plan and calls for cap on rent increases

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th July 2025, 10 months ago | 12

A Conservative Peer and former Housing Minister claims the government’s proposed rent tribunals are not the solution and calls for...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves crying a warning for landlords: “she knows exactly what’s coming”

Author: David Coughlin - Landlord Sales Agency

4th July 2025, 10 months ago | 0

When Chancellor Rachel Reeves was filmed crying during Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday as Keir Starmer declined to guarantee she...

Government policy to blame for landlords turning to asylum seeker accommodation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th July 2025, 10 months ago | 14

Landlords are being demonised by the government and the media which means they will increasingly turn to asylum seeker accommodation...

Renters’ Rights Bill enters report stage today

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st July 2025, 11 months ago | 1

The Renters’ Rights Bill enters report stage in the House of Lords today, with new amendments to be introduced. The...

Renters flee city centres for market and coastal towns

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st July 2025, 11 months ago | 0

Renters are being priced out of cities and moving to coastal or market towns, claims new report. Research by SpareRoom...