Lettings & Management Archives

Warning sign showing a £7,000 instant fine for landlords in a poorly maintained rental property.

NRLA says landlord HHSRS fines are ‘pointless’ without enforcement

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd June 2026, 9 hours ago | 5

News that landlords could face instant fines of £7,000 for failing to deal with poor conditions has led the National...

Model home with solar panels under a protective dome symbolising stronger safeguards for retrofit and EPC upgrade work.

Consultation on EPC retrofit and further consumer protection?

Author: Readers Question

22nd June 2026, 18 hours ago | 1

Hello, This is a just launched consultation on government plans to increase protection to those who have retrograde EPC work...

Red card and Property Ombudsman symbol illustrating five estate and property firms expelled for failing to pay awards.

The Property Ombudsman expels five property firms

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd June 2026, 18 hours ago | 0

The Property Ombudsman has expelled five firms from the scheme after they failed to comply with binding decisions for awards...

House-shaped safe releasing cash and renovation tools, illustrating landlords refinancing to fund property improvements

Landlords release £2.37bn to fund property improvements

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th June 2026, 4 days ago | 0

Landlords released £2.37 billion from their properties to fund improvements last year, a 60% from 2024’s figure of £1.48 billion....

Complaints surge against UK letting agents as tenant disputes and service issues increase

Tenant complaints against letting agents rocket

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th June 2026, 4 days ago | 0

Tenant complaints against letting agents jumped by almost half last year, from 2024’s figure of 2,863 to last year’s 4,220,...

Council prepares to buy 18 homes and resume direct social housing ownership in Preston

Council becomes a social housing landlord again after 20 years

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th June 2026, 4 days ago | 0

A council is preparing to own social housing again after a gap of 20 years, although its first proposed purchase...

HM Government landlord possession guidance document with corrected error note and house keys, illustrating updated Section 8 rules.

Government corrects landlord possession guidance error

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th June 2026, 4 days ago | 0

The government has corrected its official possession guidance after wrongly suggesting that landlords could have used the sale of a...

Illustration of conflicting tenant notice periods under the Renters’ Rights Act 2025, showing a choice between two months and uncertainty.

Two months’ notice or not two months’ notice? That is the question

Author: Readers Question

18th June 2026, 4 days ago | 19

Hello, There appears to be conflicting advice about the notice tenants must give under the Renters’ Rights Act, so I...

: Illustration of rental deposit protection costs shifting to annual subscriptions for landlords.

Tenancy deposit protections to become a subscription?

Author: Readers Question

18th June 2026, 4 days ago | 9

Hello, We are all used to protecting our tenancy deposits by paying a one-off protection fee (If we use an...

Rental property with prospective tenants and a question mark, illustrating concerns about adding a permitted occupier

Should I accept a Permitted Occupier?

Author: Readers Question

17th June 2026, 5 days ago | 6

Hello, I recently had a request by a tenant that moved in early February to have her husband added as...

Symbolic house and community crowd highlighting 122 people helped into housing through a homelessness scheme

Private landlords help house 122 homeless people

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th June 2026, 6 days ago | 2

Private landlords have helped make a city’s homeless housing scheme a success by providing homes for 122 people. This is...

Tenant delaying a house move due to high rental deposit costs and affordability pressures

Tenants delay moves over cash deposit costs

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th June 2026, 6 days ago | 1

Landlords and letting agents face a tougher moving market as tenants struggle to find the upfront cash deposit needed to...

Landlord weighing property portfolio sales amid rising yields and regulatory pressures

Landlords consider selling up despite rising yields

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th June 2026, 6 days ago | 4

More than two in five landlords may sell off part of their property portfolios despite reporting stronger yields, Aldermore reveals....

Split-view rental property showing dirty and clean conditions with keys and deposit-related costsv

Cleaning tops tenancy deposit claims for fifth year running

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th June 2026, 7 days ago | 20

Cleaning was the biggest reason for tenancy deposit claims in 2025, accounting for 29.38% of claims handled by The Deposit...

Electrical safety inspection report displayed beside a social housing apartment block undergoing compliance checks

Large social landlords must publish electrical safety checks data

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th June 2026, 7 days ago | 0

Social landlords will have to publish new electrical safety checks data as part of the regulator’s tenant satisfaction regime. The...

Empty rental property under falling banknotes showing landlord void costs

Rising void costs hit landlord returns

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th June 2026, 1 week ago | 0

Landlords are losing more than £1,100 on average each time a property sits empty between tenancies, with void costs increasingly...

Government update for landlords on Tenant Fees Act guidance with Westminster in the background

How many landlord updates from the Government?

Author: Readers Question

15th June 2026, 1 week ago | 3

Hi everyone, So yesterday I received these landlord updates from our wonderful government… Update from GOV.UK for: Changes to private...

London rental market illustration showing rising rents, falling rental supply and landlord exits after reform changes

The RRA’s ‘unintended consequences’ for landlords and tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th June 2026, 2 weeks ago | 5

Landlords watching the unfolding impact of the Renters’ Rights Act, now have another reason to look closely at London, where...