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Fewer renters aim for homeownership amid rising costs

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th August 2025, 9 months ago | 2

A growing number of renters are turning away from the dream of homeownership, with 28% expressing no interest in buying...

Landlords not to blame for rising homelessness – OFFICIAL!

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th August 2025, 9 months ago | 12

New data challenges the media narrative that landlords evict tenants on a whim with the number of Section 21 evictions...

Housing market defies economic gloom with steady recovery

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th August 2025, 9 months ago | 0

The UK’s housing market is shrugging off the wider economy’s lacklustre performance this year to show its resilience, one expert...

HMO sector will see a rise in criminal landlords exploiting tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th August 2025, 9 months ago | 4

The scale of unlicensed Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) across London, revealed in a BBC investigation, could get worse when...

Chancellor’s lending reforms could spark house price crash

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th August 2025, 9 months ago | 7

A leading property expert has raised concerns about Chancellor Rachel Reeve’s new lending policies, warning that they could destabilise the...

More landlords switch to limited company ownership

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th August 2025, 9 months ago | 4

A fifth of landlords now hold at least one buy to let mortgage within a limited company structure, with the...

Study apparently shows Renters’ Rights Bill won’t ‘harm the rental market’?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th August 2025, 9 months ago | 43

A study into the potential impact of the Renters’ Rights Bill suggests England’s letting agents can adapt and even thrive...

PRS sees slowest tenant deposit growth in eight years

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th August 2025, 9 months ago | 2

The number of rental deposits protected in government-authorised schemes across England and Wales climbed by only 82,000 over the past...

House prices grew by 0.6% in July – Nationwide

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th August 2025, 9 months ago | 0

The UK’s property prices grew by 0.6% compared to June, with the average home now costing £272,664 – up from...

PBSA investment soars but supply issues remain

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th August 2025, 9 months ago | 0

The UK’s purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) market experienced a robust second quarter with £830 million of investment, Knight Frank reports....

Landlord hate fuels disgraceful Edinburgh Fringe play

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st August 2025, 9 months ago | 19

Private landlords will find little to laugh about in a so-called comedy entitled ‘How to Kill Your Landlord’ which will...

BBC investigation reveals London’s unlicensed HMO crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st August 2025, 9 months ago | 21

A BBC probe airing tonight (Friday) reveals a surge in unlicensed Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) across London, exposing tenants...

Five councils slammed by regulator for poor housing standards

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st August 2025, 9 months ago | 2

Five local authorities in England have been reprimanded by the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) for lapses in meeting consumer...

Industry body offers guidance to help landlords meet electrical safety rules

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st August 2025, 9 months ago | 1

An industry body has launched new support for landlords carrying out electrical safety checks. The Electrical Safety Roundtable (ESR) has...

NatWest and Landbay launch BTL mortgage partnership for professional landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st August 2025, 9 months ago | 0

NatWest Group has announced a tie-up with Landbay to launch its first buy to let mortgage offerings aimed at professional...

Landlord fined nearly £1,000 for ignoring fly-tipping mess

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st July 2025, 9 months ago | 4

A landlord has been fined £956 after neglecting to clear a pile of discarded fridges and other debris from a...

Landlords selling up is putting tenants at risk of homelessness – NRLA

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st July 2025, 9 months ago | 7

A sharp rise in landlords selling their properties has left thousands of private renters in England at risk of homelessness,...

Renters face a ‘postcode lottery’ in housing standards enforcement – Claim

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st July 2025, 9 months ago | 0

Renters across England are grappling with a postcode lottery when asking councils to deal with substandard housing, research reveals. The...