Lettings & Management Archives

Landlord reviewing fixed-rate mortgage and portfolio figures beside a tablet, with a row of UK homes and a To Let sign behind.

Landlords pause their buy to let investment

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st June 2026, 2 days ago | 0

Landlords weighing their next portfolio move are cautious about buying again, with 52% saying they do not currently plan to...

Nottingham housing licensing graphic showing terraced homes, inspection paperwork and figures of £114.9m social value and £4.62 returned per £1 invested.

Nottingham’s landlord licensing creates £114.9m in ‘social value’?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th May 2026, 4 days ago | 9

Nottingham’s landlord licensing schemes have created £114.9m in social value over five years, according to the first evaluation published by...

Row of UK terraced houses with a To Let sign, pram, bicycle and children’s toys outside a family home.

Landlords face family rent shift as PRS houses 3.2m children

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th May 2026, 5 days ago | 0

Landlords are now housing a generation of young families for longer, as the number of children living in privately rented...

Tenant screening paperwork and house keys on a clipboard outside a terraced home with an unbranded letting sign.

Renters’ Rights Act may shut out ‘riskier’ tenants – NRLA

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th May 2026, 6 days ago | 19

Renters with poor credit records, unpredictable earnings or having nobody willing to act as a rent guarantor could face a...

Andy Burnham faces landlord hypocrisy row over London flat

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th May 2026, 1 week ago | 10

Labour Party leader hopeful Andy Burnham has been accused of hypocrisy over reports that he lets a London flat that...

Property investor reviewing UK housing portfolio and homes for sale amid changing landlord regulations

Professional landlords still eyeing portfolio growth

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th May 2026, 1 week ago | 0

Landlords with larger portfolios are still looking to buy despite the Renters’ Rights Act, higher costs and uncertainty over the...

Rocket labelled “Renters Rights Bill” launching beneath a property management sign to illustrate rising landlord compliance demands.

Property managers set for Renters’ Rights Act boost

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th May 2026, 1 week ago | 1

Landlords facing heavier compliance duties under the Renters’ Rights Act are expected to drive further demand for professional property management....

Mortgage borrowing costs squeezed by rising bond yields and inflation concerns in the UK housing market

Landlords face mortgage squeeze as borrowing costs rise

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th May 2026, 1 week ago | 0

Landlords weighing up remortgages, sales or new purchases could see mortgage costs rise this year thanks to a looming bonds...

Tenants walking past homes with Renters’ Rights Act sign and 6 in 10 awareness figure

Six in 10 tenants back Renters’ Rights Act protections

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd May 2026, 2 weeks ago | 2

Six in 10 tenants say they understand the Renters’ Rights Act and what it is meant to do, a sharp...

Landlord rejecting advance rent payments under new Renters’ Rights Act rules for UK tenants

Renters’ Rights Act could leave tenants with fewer options

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st May 2026, 2 weeks ago | 5

Landlords look set to bring in tougher tenant checks as new Renters’ Rights Act rules ban advance rent payments of...

Crowd outside London rental developments with To Let sign as tenant demand rises under the Renters’ Rights Act

London lettings demand and supply rise

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st May 2026, 2 weeks ago | 0

Landlords in London entered the new Renters’ Rights Act regime with supply above last year and tenant demand rising into...

Collapsing house sale symbolising failed UK property transactions and wasted moving costs

Collapsed house moves cost the UK £2bn

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st May 2026, 2 weeks ago | 0

Landlords watching the sales market face another warning sign, with failed house moves now estimated to be costing the UK...

Queue of prospective tenants outside homes for rent in a UK residential street amid housing shortages

Tenant demand is rising as home supply falls – RICS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th May 2026, 2 weeks ago | 5

Tenant demand continues to rise while the supply of available homes for rent remains is falling, the latest RICS UK...

Fair rents concept illustrated with rising rent costs, house model and upward arrow over stacked coins

Call for ‘fair rents’ system as prices rise in a ‘national phenomenon’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th May 2026, 2 weeks ago | 23

Private landlords face renewed pressure over rent controls after research found private rents are rising by between 6% and 9%...

Landlord selling a rental property to another investor in the UK housing market

Landlords buying from landlords hits the highest level since 2016

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th May 2026, 2 weeks ago | 0

Landlords are increasingly buying previously let homes from other landlords and the transactions accounted for 13.3% of all home purchases...

Giant “Renters Rights Act” block looming over Sheffield city centre skyline to illustrate rental market pressure

England’s city centres face Renters’ Rights Act pressure

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th May 2026, 2 weeks ago | 0

Sheffield city centre is set to face the sharpest pressure from the Renters’ Rights Act, with a new analysis putting...

Liverpool empty homes grant scheme promoting investment in renovating vacant properties for affordable housing

Council offers cash to improve homes for rent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th May 2026, 3 weeks ago | 1

Landlords and property owners with long-term empty homes in one city could receive up to £20,000 to bring properties back...

Buy to let mortgage arrears fall as possessions edge up in latest UK Finance data

Buy to let mortgage arrears fall 24% year-on-year

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th May 2026, 3 weeks ago | 0

UK Finance data reveals that 8,960 buy to let mortgages were in arrears in the first quarter, a fall of...