Lettings & Management

Rightmove rolls out Shared Lists to help renters and buyers’ search

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th November 2025, 6 months ago | 0

Rightmove is introducing a new tool that lets people hunting for a place to live share their shortlisted homes with...

Landlords warn Budget tax rises could fuel rental shortages

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th November 2025, 6 months ago | 0

Landlords are sounding the alarm over tax proposals, warning that the November Budget could deepen the country’s rental supply crisis...

Commonhold hopes rise among landlords for cheaper charges and better-run blocks

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th November 2025, 6 months ago | 2

Landlords are pinning their hopes on commonhold to cut rising costs and improve building management, research from Landbay reveals. It...

Landlords rethink property renovations as data reveals mixed returns

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th November 2025, 6 months ago | 3

Of the landlords who have poured money into refurbishing their rental portfolios over the past few years, many say they...

Rent controls haven’t worked in Scotland – Hamptons

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th November 2025, 6 months ago | 4

Scottish landlords are increasing rents at a faster pace than anywhere else in Great Britain because of rent controls reshaping...

Buy to let arrears drop sharply as repossessions rise

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th November 2025, 6 months ago | 2

Buy to let mortgage arrears fell sharply over the summer but there was a jump in landlord repossessions, UK Finance...

Landlords under 65 face National Insurance hit in Budget

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th November 2025, 6 months ago | 9

Landlords under the age of 65 are likely to be among the biggest losers in the upcoming Autumn Budget should...

Social housing survey shows tenants are both satisfied and frustrated

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th November 2025, 6 months ago | 0

Nearly half a million social housing tenants have shared their views on the quality of their homes in England. The...

Housing Secretary hits back at Green Party over call to abolish landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th November 2025, 6 months ago | 7

The Housing Secretary has slammed the Green Party for calling for the abolition of landlords. Steve Reed said he had...

Free property licensing tool offered to MPs after Rachel Reeves scandal

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th November 2025, 6 months ago | 0

Proptech outfit Kamma is rolling out its compliance platform to help with property licensing at no cost to every Member...

Leasehold reform – Which change will actually unlock the market?

Author: Mark Wilson, member of ALEP (Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners)

6th November 2025, 6 months ago | 1

The government has just seen off a High Court challenge from major freeholders over the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act...

More than half of renters are ‘flathugging’ and avoiding landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th November 2025, 6 months ago | 4

More than half of tenants are choosing to stay put, clinging to their current homes despite wanting to move, research...

Rent payments to be included in credit scoring overhaul

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th November 2025, 6 months ago | 8

A leading credit ratings agency is to include rent payments in its new scoring system, the BBC reports. Experian is...

Landlords urged to check compliance after Rachel Reeves licensing scandal

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th November 2025, 6 months ago | 6

As controversy continues to engulf the government over property law breaches, lettings expert Leaders is reminding landlords to stay on...

Landlords doubt government’s ability to deliver leasehold reform

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th November 2025, 6 months ago | 1

Nearly two-thirds of landlords believe the government will fail to deliver its promise to abolish leasehold before the next election,...

Landlord optimism surges as confidence rebounds in the buy to let market

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th November 2025, 6 months ago | 2

Positivity is returning to the buy to let sector, with landlord confidence more than doubling since last year’s Autumn Budget,...

PRS project helps 160 people out of homelessness in its first year

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th November 2025, 6 months ago | 3

Nearly 160 people have found a place to call home thanks to a partnership between homelessness charity Crisis and the...

Rachel Reeves was warned twice about needing a selective licence

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd November 2025, 6 months ago | 33

The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, was warned by not one but two letting agents that she required a licence to rent...