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.

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Unintended benefit of removing s21?

Author: Readers Question

21st July 2025, 1 year ago | 36

In response to Mark Alexander and others regarding the pros & cons of the Renters Rights Bill, there may be...

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Councils must not profit from selective licensing schemes claims Matthew Pennycook

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st July 2025, 1 year ago | 12

The Housing Minister has confirmed councils should not profit from selective licensing fees, despite a council landing itself in hot...

Paragon Bank celebrates 30 years of pioneering landlord mortgages

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st July 2025, 1 year ago | 1

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

Should I let tenants leave early due to pot smoking neighbours?

Author: Readers Question

21st July 2025, 1 year ago | 8

Hi everyone, Our elderly tenants are having issues with some tenants in a neighbouring block of flats. Our tenants’ new...

PRS sees rents fall amid cooling tenant demand – Hamptons

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st July 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Landlords are seeing a slowdown in rent inflation as tenant demand cools, research reveals. Hamptons says it is cutting its...

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Landlord blames selective licensing for rising council housing waiting lists

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st July 2025, 1 year ago | 4

A Nottingham landlord has blamed selective licensing for the city’s long council housing waiting lists. More than 400 people apply...

Renters’ Rights Bill won’t become law until the autumn

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st July 2025, 1 year ago | 8

The Renters’ Rights Bill is poised to become law before the Labour Party conference in October. That’s when Deputy Prime...

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New Sanctions Checks from 14 May 2025?

Author: Readers Question

21st July 2025, 1 year ago | 2

Does anybody have a definitive interpretation of the new regulations? These are for Agents to do checks on Tenants and...

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

Author: David Coughlin - Landlord Sales Agency

18th July 2025, 1 year 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...

The Renters’ Rights Bill = A direct threat to landlords losing control

Author: Landlord Crusader

18th July 2025, 1 year ago | 12

I was among the first to highlight that the Renters’ Rights Bill effectively hands control of a landlord’s home to...

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London’s renters face fewer homes and higher rents – NRLA

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th July 2025, 1 year ago | 4

London’s private rental market is shrinking rapidly, leaving tenants with fewer options and higher rents, the National Residential Landlords Association...

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Tories slam Labour’s housing pledge as government hints at pet reforms for leaseholders

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th July 2025, 1 year ago | 2

Conservative MPs have slammed Labour for their “unrealistic housing targets of 1.5 million homes.” Despite being a manifesto commitment to...

Survey quashes eviction myths as majority of tenants end tenancies by choice NOT eviction

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th July 2025, 1 year ago | 6

New data from the English Housing Survey quashes the media narrative, showing that most tenants end their tenancy by choice...

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

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th July 2025, 1 year ago | 4

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

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Landlords boost profits despite rising start-up and running costs

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th July 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Landlords are enjoying higher profits despite facing steeper start-up and running expenses, research reveals. According to lettings and acquisition specialist,...