Guest Authors Archives

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

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

20th April 2026, 1 day ago | 5

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, 4 days 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, 5 days ago | 20

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 weeks 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, 4 weeks 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, 4 weeks ago | 25

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

George Osborne lit the fuse, but Labour is about to detonate the PRS

Author: Landlord Crusader

23rd March 2026, 4 weeks ago | 7

It’s hard to believe, but in six weeks we’ll have the implementation of the Renters’ Rights Act and with it...

Why the abolition of Section 21 isn’t a cause for celebration

Author: Landlord Crusader

13th March 2026, 1 month ago | 8

I’m among the many landlords across England who are watching the clock tick down to May 1 with keen interest...

Are tenants beginning to see the problem of landlords leaving?

Author: Landlord Crusader

6th March 2026, 2 months ago | 16

Like Thelma and Louise hurtling towards the cliff edge, more people are beginning to see the problems coming with the...

The head of the Scottish Association of Landlords commenting on the Scottish Budget and its impact on the private rented sector

Scottish parties must support private rented sector

Author: John Blackwood

2nd March 2026, 2 months ago | 0

Party conference season is in full swing. At the time of writing, the Scottish Tories and Liberal Democrats have both...

Reform UK is right to target the flawed Renters’ Rights Act

Author: Landlord Crusader

27th February 2026, 2 months ago | 4

Reform UK’s pledge to repeal the Renters’ Rights Act and John Lewis exiting its much-trumpeted build to rent fiasco shows...

Property law expert discussing cautious leasehold reform

Can the Draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill deliver on its objectives?

Author: Shabnam Ali-Khan

24th February 2026, 2 months ago | 0

We now have the Draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill. It is not yet in final form and there may...

Hand controlling a wooden puppet over model buildings labelled PropCo and OpCo, symbolising risk separation

My PropCo OpCo strategy

Author: Dr David Price

20th February 2026, 2 months ago | 7

Several Property118 readers have requested details of how I manage my properties, and now, most importantly, how I protect my...

If PRS tenants are so happy, why are landlords being persecuted?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th February 2026, 2 months ago | 4

There’s an old saying that says if something isn’t broken, don’t try to fix it and this week, landlords had...

Why landlord eviction delays could be the biggest issue in 2026

Author: Landlord Crusader

13th February 2026, 2 months ago | 6

Among all of the issues facing landlords today, and they seem to be continually growing, I think the lengthening court...

No, landlords aren’t crying – we are packing up

Author: Landlord Crusader

6th February 2026, 2 months ago | 4

I don’t really use Facebook but was surprised to see a post from one of the tenants’ campaign groups come...

Decent Homes by 2035? There won’t be any small landlords left by then

Author: Landlord Crusader

30th January 2026, 3 months ago | 7

Just another day and another government hammer blow to private landlords. Confirmation that all private (and social) landlords must bring...

Business professional discussing the financial risks of delaying leasehold reform decisions

If government wants commonhold to succeed at scale it must invest in training

Author: Mark Wilson, member of ALEP (Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners)

30th January 2026, 3 months ago | 7

If not, the consumer will pay the price Commonhold is back in the spotlight: the Draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform...