Lettings & Management Archives - Page 2 of 140

Water dripping from a ceiling fire sprinkler head with surrounding water stains, illustrating a suspected sprinkler leak in a leasehold flat.

Fire safety equipment – who is responsible? The tenant or managing agent?

29th July 2026, 1 week ago | 7

Hi, I have a suspected sprinkler slow drip leak in my leasehold flat ceiling. The property developers checked and don’t...

Fly-tipped rubbish piled in an alleyway behind rented homes under CCTV surveillance

Town’s landlords face clean-up warning

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th July 2026, 1 week ago | 1

Landlords with property in one town are being urged to check the external condition of it and avoid a formal...

Rising rental costs and stricter tenant checks as UK landlords respond to increasing operating and regulatory expenses.

Landlords tighten tenant checks as costs rise

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th July 2026, 1 week ago | 8

Landlords are raising rents and becoming more selective about tenants as operating and regulatory costs climb, according to new research....

Rocket launch illustration showing 1,700% growth in UK landlord limited company registrations since 2000.

Landlord company registrations rocket by 1,700%

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th July 2026, 1 week ago | 0

Landlord company registrations rose from 1,882 in 2000 to a record 34,128 in 2025, an increase of more than 1,700%,...

Worker removing a letting agent board outside a student rental home in Birmingham after council enforcement.

Court backs city council’s letting board crackdown

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th July 2026, 1 week ago | 0

Letting boards left outside occupied student homes for years are being removed from one city’s streets after a council crackdown...

Angela Rayner announces Labour’s plan to cut benefit payments to criminal landlords

Angela Rayner rules out rent controls in England

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th July 2026, 1 week ago | 8

Despite Prime Minister Andy Burnham saying rent controls were being considered for England’s landlords, the new Housing Secretary Angela Rayner...

Landlords adapting to Renters' Rights Act reforms with property upgrades, compliance changes and portfolio reviews.

Landlords overhaul businesses as Renters’ Rights Act takes effect

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th July 2026, 1 week ago | 3

Almost every landlord has changed the way they operate following the recent Renters’ Rights Act reforms, while more than a...

Illustration of proposed landlord licensing changes affecting HMOs and selective licensing across Greenwich, Ealing and Hertsmere.

More councils consult on licensing and standards

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th July 2026, 2 weeks ago | 0

Landlords in Greenwich, Ealing and Hertsmere are facing proposed changes to selective licensing, HMO licensing and shared housing standards. The...

Illustration of rent freeze uncertainty with a coiled snake around a "Rent Freeze" bottle beside the London skyline

Andy Burnham’s rent freeze hint is ‘snake oil politics’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th July 2026, 2 weeks ago | 3

Fresh uncertainty over a possible rent freeze could deter housing investment just as construction is falling, according to analysis of...

Landlord facing Renters' Rights Act changes with legal book, house model and symbols of rising costs and compliance

Landlords feel unsupported after the Renters’ Rights Act

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th July 2026, 2 weeks ago | 2

Landlords are reporting higher turnover, falling margins and concern over future costs one month after the Renters’ Rights Act took...

Frozen rent concept graphic with icy lettering, frozen rent tag and UK housing background illustrating proposed rent freeze measures.

Andy Burnham reported to be considering a rent freeze

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd July 2026, 2 weeks ago | 14

Landlords could face a rent freeze as Andy Burnham considers urgent measures designed to give households relief from the cost-of-living...

Regional rental yields exceed 7% with upward arrow illustrating growth in UK buy-to-let returns

Landlord rental yields rise above 7% – Paragon

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd July 2026, 2 weeks ago | 1

Landlords looking to strengthen returns may find the latest regional rental yield figures interesting. Paragon Bank’s lending data shows the...

Angela Rayner in shock return as housing secretary

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st July 2026, 2 weeks ago | 10

Angela Rayner has returned as housing secretary less than a year after resigning from the post over the stamp duty...

Magnifying glass highlighting Andy Burnham’s landlord policies beside a To Let sign and housing backdrop.

Andy Burnham’s landlord policies under scrutiny

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st July 2026, 2 weeks ago | 4

Landlords face renewed questions over rent controls, licensing and property standards after Andy Burnham entered Downing Street. The government’s new...

professional portrait of a young man in a suit representing tenant advocacy in the Renters’ Rights Bill debate

Departing Generation Rent chief hails Section 21 abolition

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st July 2026, 2 weeks ago | 10

While landlords in England now face a very different possession system after the abolition of Section 21, the reform has...

Magnifying glass highlighting a hooded fraudster over rental property documents, illustrating tenant fraud targeting landlords.

BBC Panorama investigates criminal tenant fraud

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th July 2026, 2 weeks ago | 0

Landlords can face months of legal action and heavy costs when criminals secure their properties using false identities and references,...

Calendar highlighting possession delays with council enforcement sign outside rental property, illustrating UK landlord regulatory changes.

Landlords could face possession and enforcement pressures

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th July 2026, 2 weeks ago | 1

Landlords could face longer possession delays and tougher council enforcement during the second half of 2026. That’s the view of...

Order to Pay sign in a First-tier Tribunal Property Chamber hearing about failed rent repayment order claim.

Tenants ordered to pay landlord £3,240 over failed RRO claim

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th July 2026, 2 weeks ago | 0

Six tenants have been ordered to pay a landlord £3,240 after a tribunal found four examples of unreasonable conduct in...