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.

Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS) reforms highlighting new landlord compliance requirements from June 2026.

HHSRS has changed and what every private landlord needs to know right now

Author: Readers Question

1st July 2026, 3 weeks ago | 3

On 23 June 2026, the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS) was significantly reformed under the Renters Rights Act...

EPC energy efficiency rating graphic alongside rental homes and rising rent chart illustrating debate over EPC C targets.

EPC targets not to blame alone for rent rises claim government

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st July 2026, 3 weeks ago | 7

The government claims that rent prices are affected by various factors amid scrutiny over proposed EPC targets could push rents...

Comic-style superhero representing commonhold reform against a backdrop of modern apartment buildings and London skyline.

Commonhold reform: With great power comes great responsibility

Author: Lucy Riley

1st July 2026, 3 weeks ago | 3

There has been a huge amount in the press about the “feudal” system of leasehold and how the government’s revitalised...

Underwater "Property Management" text surrounded by floating documents, illustrating fragmented information and poor operational visibility.

Most Property Management teams do not lack information they lack visibility

Author: Readers Question

1st July 2026, 3 weeks ago | 0

Property management in 2026 often feels less like managing block properties and more like reconstructing events from scattered evidence. Most...

Northern Ireland rental investment illustration highlighting Belfast, strong rental demand and landlord opportunities.

Northern Ireland becomes rental hotspot for landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st July 2026, 3 weeks ago | 1

Northern Ireland is emerging as a rental investment hotspot for landlords, according to new research. Research by John Minnis estate...

Could semi-commercial property be the next opportunity for landlords?

Author: Mark Alexander

30th June 2026, 3 weeks ago | 3

For many landlords, the biggest challenge today is not simply improving rental yields. It is finding investments that still produce...

Labour Right to Buy controversy with council house sale sign, cash and chained Labour box symbolising policy debate

Labour slammed as another minister cashes in on Right to Buy scheme

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th June 2026, 3 weeks ago | 7

Another Labour minister has been accused of applying “one rule for them and another for everyone else” after making a...

Digital illustration of UK rental property enforcement, PRS database fees, and landlord compliance regulations

Government signals enforcement may be funded via PRS Database fees

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th June 2026, 3 weeks ago | 9

The government has hinted that fees collected from the Private Rented Sector (PRS) Database will be used to fund council...

Rent Smart Wales licence sign with £5,000 fine warning, highlighting landlord licence renewal requirements in Wales.

Landlords missing Rent Smart Wales license renewals risk fines

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th June 2026, 3 weeks ago | 0

Landlords in Wales could face fines of up to £5,000 if they miss the renewal date on their Rent Smart...

Police officer serving an eviction notice to a worried family, illustrating the repeal of the Vagrancy Act and homelessness debate.

How can a properly justified eviction be illegal under Vagrancy law?

Author: Readers Question

30th June 2026, 3 weeks ago | 2

As the Vagrancy law is being repealed today, anyone has the right to sleep rough and beg. So, to me,...

Koala holding a housing market sign highlighting falling buyer demand amid higher mortgage rates.

Housing market slows as buyer demand falls

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th June 2026, 3 weeks ago | 0

Sales have fallen and mortgage rates have risen as political uncertainty continues to weigh on the housing market, according to...

Vintage-style illustration of a rough sleeper begging on a city street, symbolising the repeal of the Vagrancy Act 1824.

Repeal of Vagrancy Act hailed as watershed moment

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th June 2026, 3 weeks ago | 5

The government has announced that the Vagrancy Act will be repealed from today. The Vagrancy Act 1824 is a nearly...

Tenant leaving a property as chains break and a rent increase notice highlights guarantor liability after rent rises.

The guarantor trap: How raising the rent could release the person standing behind your tenancy

Author: Tauhid Islam

29th June 2026, 3 weeks ago | 9

Since the Renters’ Rights Act came into force on 1 May 2026, a lot of the guarantor conversation on here...

Signposts showing landlord regulations beside a clear path labelled “Trust”, symbolising guidance for landlords exiting the rental sector.

Landlords — when the road ahead feels confusing or uncertain, find a path you can trust

Author: David Coughlin - Landlord Sales Agency

29th June 2026, 3 weeks ago | 0

The private rented sector is changing at a pace few landlords have experienced before. Landlords are being asked to accept...

Cracked rental property protected by a shield with a rent arrears notice, symbolising tenant rent dispute protections

Government claims tribunal rent system protects tenants from arrears

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th June 2026, 3 weeks ago | 10

The government has claimed that tribunal-determined rents will protect tenants from falling into rent arrears. In a Parliamentary written question,...

Tenant-occupied home for sale in London highlighting concerns over council property purchases and renter evictions.

The London councils not tracking evictions when buying temporary accommodation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th June 2026, 3 weeks ago | 2

Landlords selling tenant-occupied homes to London councils could be evicting existing renters to make way for households needing temporary accommodation....

Section 24, the Axe the Tenant Tax campaign and what we know ten years later

Author: Mark Alexander

29th June 2026, 3 weeks ago | 0

Almost ten years have passed since the Axe the Tenant Tax campaign sought permission to challenge Section 24 by way...

How to buy two properties for the price of one

Author: Simon Zutshi

29th June 2026, 3 weeks ago | 0

One of the biggest challenges property investors face is running out of deposit money. Most investors save a deposit, buy...