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Landlords launch legal challenge over selective licensing scheme

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd July 2025, 1 year ago | 0

A landlords’ organisation has enlisted lawyers to contest a council’s proposed selective licensing scheme, which would cover 5,000 PRS homes....

More landlords are buying homes for rent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd July 2025, 1 year ago | 1

The private rented sector is experiencing some relief as more landlords grow their portfolios, research reveals. According to TDS Charitable...

Lenders cut BTL rates for businesses and landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd July 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Two leading lenders, Atom Bank and ModaMortgages, have announced rate reductions to support businesses and landlords seeking cheaper financing. Atom...

Renters’ Rights Bill could lead to a surge in tenant CCJs

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st July 2025, 1 year ago | 16

A leading lettings professional has raised concerns about a potential increase in County Court Judgments (CCJs) for tenants as the...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

‘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...

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,...

Tenant group claims pet deposit amendment will price out renters

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th July 2025, 1 year ago | 9

Generation Rent claims that the pet deposit amendment will force tenants to pay landlords more than £1,000 in upfront costs....

Tenants face an affordability crisis as they spend 41% of their income on rent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th July 2025, 1 year ago | 4

The cost of renting in the UK means that tenants are now parting with 41% of their take-home pay to...

Councils granted new powers to target landlords in enforcement crackdown

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th July 2025, 1 year ago | 31

Councils could have stronger powers to carry out surprise enforcement inspections under the Renters’ Rights Bill. Amendments to the Renters’...

Choosing the right landlord insurance: What every landlord needs to know

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th July 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Choosing the right landlord insurance can be overwhelming, depending on the type of cover you want. Landlords may assume landlord...

Rumble with the Agents comes to The North East

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th July 2025, 1 year ago | 1

Paul Shamplina’s iconic charity boxing event, Rumble with the Agents, is heading to the North East for the very first time...