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Knight in crusader armour holding a sword, symbolising landlords battling rising PRS pressures and regulation.

The RRA trap: Why decent landlords are about to get a £7,000 wake-up call

29th May 2026, 4 days ago | 9

Following on from last week’s theory about the purging of small landlords from the private rented sector (PRS), here comes...

Renters’ Rights Act information sheet with penalty and deadline warnings for landlords

Only 153,000 downloads of the Renters’ Rights Act information sheet with 9 days left

Author: Tauhid Islam

22nd May 2026, 2 weeks ago | 16

A Freedom of Information response from MHCLG, published last week, revealed that the government’s mandatory Renters’ Rights Act Information Sheet...

Are we witnessing a real-time purge of small landlords from the PRS?

Author: Landlord Crusader

22nd May 2026, 2 weeks ago | 8

When the Tories’ Renters’ (Reform) Bill was progressing, I was among the very first to sound the alarm about the...

Residents reviewing plans outside a modern apartment building illustrating the shift from leasehold to commonhold ownership.

A direct comparison between leasehold and commonhold

Author: Mari Knowles

21st May 2026, 2 weeks ago | 17

Commonhold is an alternative form of property ownership to freehold and leasehold. Whilst commonhold has existed since 2002, it has...

Stressed landlord facing court action over missing rental compliance documents and blocked possession claim

Miss one of these 7 documents and a court can block your possession claim

Author: Tauhid Islam

19th May 2026, 2 weeks ago | 0

Since 1 May 2026, Section 21 no longer exists. Every possession claim in England now runs through Section 8, and...

Why economic illiteracy is the greatest danger facing landlords

Author: Landlord Crusader

15th May 2026, 3 weeks ago | 15

The private rented sector in the UK is currently facing an existential threat, not from market forces, but from a...

Landlord arranging a washing machine repair in a rental property during a tenancy dispute over appliance responsibilities.

Appliance repairs for landlords?

Author: Readers Question

15th May 2026, 3 weeks ago | 9

Hello, I would like to hear other landlords views on appliance repairs. Contractually, my new ASTs state I am not...

Are small landlords really set for extinction? What can be done to stop it?

Author: Landlord Crusader

8th May 2026, 4 weeks ago | 7

Small landlords built the PRS, but rising costs, tougher rules and the loss of Section 21 are pushing many of...

Happy Renters’ Rights Act Day! Here are 4 reasons why it’s a disaster

Author: Landlord Crusader

1st May 2026, 1 month ago | 11

Happy Renters’ Rights Act Day everyone, a law that will bring sunshine and positivity into every tenant’s life should be...

Tablet showing landlord compliance checklist with UK rental homes and To Let sign in background

The Renters’ Rights Act starts today – Five things to do before 31 May

Author: Tauhid Islam

1st May 2026, 1 month ago | 0

The Renters’ Rights Act starts today. The headlines have been bracing, and the comments threads on this site have made...

New build homes with hidden estate charges and fees highlighted in a residential development

Any thoughts on new build ‘Fleecehold’?

Author: Readers Question

30th April 2026, 1 month ago | 14

Hello, I am thinking of buying a NEW build on an estate where the developer wants to charge £252 per...

Councils with selective licensing schemes must think we are stupid

Author: Landlord Crusader

24th April 2026, 1 month ago | 1

Here we go again, I thought, when reading about Great Yarmouth council on Property118 claiming that there is ‘little evidence’...

Dog in Elizabethan costume holding “Consent” and “Not to Consent” signs illustrating tenant pet rights

Pets – to consent or not, that’s the question?

Author: Alex Flow Legal

20th April 2026, 1 month ago | 24

From 1 May 2026, England’s rental market is set to undergo its most significant regulatory reform in decades. Alongside headline...

Landlords are the whipping boys and girls as politicians line up to hurt us

Author: Landlord Crusader

17th April 2026, 2 months ago | 20

And so it came to pass that landlords became the preferred enemy of choice when politicians are electioneering and chasing...

celebrating housing rights reform with symbolic Renters’ Rights Act and rental home model

How the Renters’ Rights Act will strengthen – not squeeze – the landlord sector

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th April 2026, 2 months ago | 21

By Vann Vogstad, CEO of COHO, and Steve Coyle of Cullen Property With the Renters’ Rights Act (RRA) coming into...

Kevin Shaw from LRG smiling in a blue zip-up jumper against a plain light background.

Will the government’s Home Buying and Selling reform consultation increase or decrease the speed at which the market moves?

Author: Kevin Shaw

9th April 2026, 2 months ago | 3

The government’s consultation on Home Buying and Selling reform is a step in the right direction. It recognises what every...

Renters’ Rights Act – What should be top of the list for landlords?

Author: Daniel Smith

25th March 2026, 2 months ago | 10

The Renters’ Rights Act 2025 introduces wide-ranging sweeping reforms to the private rented sector in England, fundamentally changing the legal...

Houses elevated on pillars with glowing pound signs, symbolising rising rental costs and landlord pressures

Generation Rent is making houses even more expensive for tenants

Author: Mick Roberts

24th March 2026, 2 months ago | 25

The government have published a mandatory Renters’ Rights Act information sheet that all landlords need to give to their tenants....