Landlord News

Landlord News from Property118 brings you the most important updates in UK private renting, from legislative changes and finance developments to market trends and regulatory guidance. Published daily by our editorial team, this archive is your go-to source for practical and authoritative insight into disrupting and emerging issues in the PRS.

Whether it’s a change in tax treatment, new lender criteria, or shifts in pricing and demand, the stories you’ll find here are carefully curated to keep landlords informed and ready to adapt. Bookmark this page to stay updated with fast, relevant, and reliable landlord news.

The Pet Rock That Needed a Lease Clause

Author: Mark Alexander

28th August 2025, 10 months ago | 1

Some tenancy requests are simple. Others make you reach for the red pen. This one began with a straight-faced email...

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Best overlooked towns for buy to let yields revealed

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th August 2025, 10 months ago | 4

Landlords looking for the best opportunities in buy to let investment should consider research revealing the UK’s most promising local...

Sadiq Khan with rent control graphic highlighting London housing crisis

Tenant group calls for rent controls to tackle London housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th August 2025, 10 months ago | 2

The London Renters Union is calling again for rent controls after data revealed tenants are paying nearly half of their...

Overpriced homes with ‘For Sale’ signs highlighting slowing UK property sales.

Property market slows as overpriced homes linger – Zoopla

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th August 2025, 10 months ago | 0

The UK’s housing market is witnessing a period of slowing growth, with average house prices rising by 1.3% compared to...

Merton Council seizes control of 18 homes from rogue landlord under management order.

London council takes control of landlord’s 18 homes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th August 2025, 10 months ago | 17

A London council has taken over the long-term management of 18 rented properties in response to the landlord’s repeated failure...

Worried man looks at rising costs and paperwork symbolising landlord concerns over rental reforms.

Labour MP supports Renters’ Rights Bill despite concern from local landlords and agents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th August 2025, 10 months ago | 6

A Labour politician has expressed support for the Renters’ Rights Bill, despite pushback from local landlords and letting agents. Labour...

Key with house-shaped keyring showing a sun and waves, symbolizing holiday homes and rentals

Rising costs push second homeowners toward holiday lets

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th August 2025, 10 months ago | 1

Most second homeowners are now considering letting out their properties due to mounting financial pressure, claims new data. A survey...

Illustration of a house with energy efficiency rating scale highlighting sustainable housing progress

Energy efficiency gains help transform England’s PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th August 2025, 10 months ago | 1

England’s housing stock has expanded by 9% over the past decade, reaching 25.4 million dwellings by 2023, outpacing the 7%...

Symbol of landlord fines with figure in handcuffs chained to a house

Council fines landlords £450,000 for unlicensed rental properties

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th August 2025, 10 months ago | 6

A council has issued £450,000 in penalties to landlords operating rental properties without proper licences, as part of its clampdown...

Frustrated man with chaotic thoughts and Scottish flag, highlighting confusion over rent controls.

Scotland’s rent adjudication system brings higher rents amid rent cap call

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th August 2025, 10 months ago | 2

Scotland’s PRS is coming under intense scrutiny as data reveals a rent adjudication system which sees tenants being hit with...

Cannabis plants seized behind police barrier in rental property

Tenants growing cannabis at the property and arrested?

Author: Readers Question

27th August 2025, 10 months ago | 8

A neighbour contacted me to say that the police attended my property, arrested the tenant for growing cannabis, and disconnected...

Scales balancing money against a tenancy agreement with text asking if it’s fair

Fees After Tenants Break a Contract: Fair or Not?

Author: Mark Alexander

27th August 2025, 10 months ago | 0

Most tenancies end without major dispute, but when a tenant breaks their contract early the question is always the same:...

House model on stacked coins with rising rent arrows

Renters’ Rights Bill could have had an unwanted side effect on tenants due to rent hikes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th August 2025, 10 months ago | 14

The Renters’ Rights Bill may have triggered a surge in rents across England, claims a comparison website. Research by Go.Compare...

Council document stamped approved with North Lincolnshire Council text.

Council greenlights licensing scheme despite landlord objections

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th August 2025, 10 months ago | 3

North East Lincolnshire Council has approved a selective licensing scheme in targeted areas in one ward. Following a 10-week public...

Angela Rayner next to houses stacked up with a pile of money

Angela Rayner faces hypocrisy claims over £800,000 seaside flat purchase

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th August 2025, 10 months ago | 14

Angela Rayner, Labour’s deputy prime minister and housing secretary, has sparked controversy after purchasing a three-bedroom seaside flat in Hove...

Person holding empty wallet next to house keys, symbolizing landlord financial struggles

Can UK Landlords survive the ongoing tax raid?

Author: Eamon Shahir

26th August 2025, 10 months ago | 6

UK landlords have been at the receiving end of tax increases since 2021, when full mortgage interest relief was scrapped....

Fake tenancy agreement warning about rental scams targeting landlords

When a Scam Tenant Took Over Without Paying a Penny

Author: Mark Alexander

26th August 2025, 10 months ago | 0

Every landlord knows the risks of late rent, but sometimes the issue is far more brazen. Imagine finding out that...

Mature couple walking confidently outside modern apartments, representing property business success and retirement planning

How a Couple Rebuilt Their Property Business for Retirement

Author: Mark Alexander

26th August 2025, 10 months ago | 1

Case Study: Rebuilding a Property Business for Retirement, Control and Family Flexibility Planning the Next Phase With Purpose Mark and...