Lettings & Management Archives - Page 11 of 135

Image of a hand holding a megaphone and a sign saying Homes for us to illustrate a story about a tenants housing union

New tenants’ housing union set to challenge landlords and government

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st December 2025, 5 months ago | 18

Campaigners are preparing to launch a national housing union next year, saying it will give social and private renters, and...

Concerned landlord reviewing notice about fines under the Renters’ Rights Act

Anti-landlord policy U-turns abroad spark warnings for the UK

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st December 2025, 5 months ago | 10

New Zealand and Portugal have U-turned on rental rules after stricter laws triggered huge landlord exits, prompting calls from experts...

Wooden block house breaking apart under sunlight, symbolizing instability in rental housing laws

2025’s sweeping housing reforms sees landlords prepare for change – Propertymark

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st December 2025, 5 months ago | 2

Millions of people across the UK have seen the rules around renting, buying and managing homes shift rapidly this year,...

Why leasehold enfranchisement and Right to Manage recommendations must be enacted

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th December 2025, 5 months ago | 2

Article by Katherine Simpson, Partner at Edwin Coe LLP The objectives of the Draft Leasehold and Commonhold Reform Bill involve...

Property law expert discussing cautious leasehold reform

Why rushed leasehold reform could destabilise the housing market

Author: Shabnam Ali-Khan

22nd December 2025, 5 months ago | 2

Reform of the leasehold system is long overdue. It’s broadly agreed that the current model, with its layers of complexity...

Aerial view of a suburban housing estate with a plane flying overhead, symbolising overseas property ownership

Overseas-owned UK property doubles in value as volumes fall

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd December 2025, 5 months ago | 3

The number of homes and buildings in England and Wales owned through overseas companies has almost doubled in a decade,...

Young landlord using a smartphone beside an illustrated house and “Limited Company” graphic, reflecting buy-to-let incorporation

Younger landlords fuel rise in limited company buy to let ownership

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th December 2025, 6 months ago | 0

A surge in buy to let homes being held within company structures is being powered by landlords entering the market...

Private landlord stands beside a house for sale sign highlighting reluctance to invest in rental property

Accidental landlords drive limited growth as sector confidence stalls

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th December 2025, 6 months ago | 1

Carter Jonas has reported a subdued mood among private landlords, with most opting not to invest in rental homes. Its...

Stacks of money and coins beside a model house with rising chart, representing landlord profits and rental yield growth

Landlord profits hit six-year high as yields reach a decade peak

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th December 2025, 6 months ago | 0

The UK’s landlords are finishing the year with profits at a six-year peak and yields reaching their strongest level in...

Snow-covered house with cash flying around and the words “Rent Freeze,” symbolising the impact of rising rents on tenants

Labour warned by Generation Rent of alienating core voters without a rent freeze

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th December 2025, 6 months ago | 12

Labour needs to act decisively and introduce a rent freeze in England now or risk alienating its core voters who...

Santa figurine beside stacked coins symbolising rising pre-Christmas rent pressures

Christmas rental surge forces tenants to earn more to secure a home

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th December 2025, 6 months ago | 0

The traditional pre-Christmas scramble for rented homes has pushed up the income that tenants typically need to secure a property...

House-shaped graphic with ‘TAX’ on the front illustrating rising landlord tax pressures

Budget tax rise fuels concern over landlord sell-off – Knight Frank

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th December 2025, 6 months ago | 3

While the government claims it wants to cool inflation, its recent Autumn Budget has opened the door to higher rents...

gavel striking between two piggy banks symbolising falling tenancy deposit disputes

Deposit disputes remain rare despite rising rents – TDS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th December 2025, 6 months ago | 1

Formal disputes over tenancy deposits continue to affect only a small fraction of the private rented sector, even as deposit...

Yellow downward arrow above rental houses illustrating falling tenant demand

Rental demand hits six-year low as supply improves and rents cool – Zoopla

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th December 2025, 6 months ago | 1

Demand for rented homes has dropped to its lowest level in six years, with the gap between tenants and available...

Keys held in front of a rental property with a sign indicating immediate availability

More than half of rental homes available for immediate move in

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th December 2025, 6 months ago | 1

More than half of all rental properties across Great Britain are available for immediate move in, research reveals. The findings...

Energy-efficiency graphic with coins, EPC rating chart and a government official highlighting property upgrade costs

Rachel Reeves faces £7,550 bill to upgrade EPC rating on her rental home

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th December 2025, 6 months ago | 6

The Chancellor Rachel Reeves is facing a £7,550 bill to improve the energy performance of her London home under Labour’s...

Person sitting on the ground holding a cardboard sign reading “HELP” to highlight homelessness crisis

Nearly a thousand households a day seek homelessness help in England

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th December 2025, 6 months ago | 1

Nearly 1,000 households a day turned to councils for homelessness assistance in England last year, new figures reveal. The Ministry...

House model on stacked coins illustrating rising landlord tax pressures

Incorporation surge gathers pace as landlords brace for tax overhaul

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd December 2025, 6 months ago | 0

Landlords are accelerating the shift towards limited company ownership as fresh tax pressures and rising compliance costs reshape the private...