Lettings & Management Archives - Page 2 of 147

Landlords face paying tenants’ unpaid energy bills

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th October 2026, 2 weeks ago | 86

Landlords could become liable for their tenants’ gas and electricity bills if energy suppliers are left without accurate details when...

Letting agency office with qualification certificates highlighting updated Renters’ Rights Act training for agents

Letting agents support stronger regulation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th October 2026, 2 weeks ago | 0

Letting agents have voiced strong support for greater government regulation of the sector, according to a new survey. Findings from...

Rent guarantors rising alongside the Renters’ Rights Act as demand for guarantor services increases

Landlords tighten checks and demand guarantors

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th October 2026, 2 weeks ago | 1

Almost four in 10 landlords have tightened tenant referencing or affordability checks since the main Renters’ Rights Act measures took...

Woman looking out of a residential flat above a high street shop in a mixed-use property with visible exterior deterioration.

The flats above the shop problem

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th October 2026, 2 weeks ago | 0

Article by Adam Hills, client services director, LRG Living Markets Somewhere in many commercial property portfolios sits a small collection...

British flats with for sale signs, highlighting falling property values and losses for flat sellers.

London flats’ price slump hits landlord exits

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th October 2026, 3 weeks ago | 20

Landlords preparing to sell an inner London flat face a market where average prices have dropped by almost £49,000 since...

House for sale in London with Big Ben and a red Budget briefcase, highlighting falling UK property buyer demand.

Budget uncertainty delays landlord purchases and refinancing

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th October 2026, 3 weeks ago | 1

More than one in five landlords surveyed have delayed decisions about buying further properties because of uncertainty over the Budget....

Deposit protection concept showing house model, keys, cash deposit and security shield for landlord deposit scheme article.

Landlords question five-week tenancy deposit cap

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th October 2026, 3 weeks ago | 3

Only one in nine landlords believes the five-week deposit cap provides enough financial protection, research reveals. LRG found that a...

Electric vehicle charging points being installed at a residential property, highlighting home charging challenges for renters.

Landlords could face a legal duty to allow EV chargers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2026, 3 weeks ago | 6

Landlords could be required to justify refusing a tenant’s request for installing an electric vehicle charger under government proposals for...

Autumn Budget briefcase above rental properties and cash, highlighting landlords' options to sell property portfolios.

Chancellor urged to ease landlord costs in Budget

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2026, 3 weeks ago | 4

Landlords need help with property improvements and greater certainty over tax in Chancellor John Healey’s first Budget, property sector figures...

AI robot using a magnifying glass to review a letting agency contract beside a model house and keys.

Landlords should ask AI to read the small print before signing

Author: David Lester

27th October 2026, 3 weeks ago | 3

Landlords place considerable trust in their letting agents. My recent experiences suggest that changing times make it important to review...

Wave of rent increase notices flooding a tribunal entrance, symbolising a surge in tenant challenges to rent rises.

Tenants urged to ‘flood’ tribunals over rent rises

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd October 2026, 3 weeks ago | 36

Landlords seeking even minimal rent increases could face tribunal challenges after campaign groups encouraged tenants to contest rises. The Telegraph...

Property keys with a £4,500 price tag outside temporary housing, highlighting asylum accommodation rental payments.

Landlord offered £4,500 for asylum accommodation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd October 2026, 3 weeks ago | 11

A landlord has reportedly been offered £32,520 more a year to house asylum seekers in a flat already used to...

Damaged wooden stair handrail photographed on a smartphone for evidence in the government's building safety review.

Landlords invited to inform government’s building safety review

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd October 2026, 3 weeks ago | 1

The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) opened a call for evidence, inviting landlords, building owners and managers to share practical experience...

Buy to let property jumping over a 25% lending increase, illustrating growth in UK landlord mortgage lending in 2026.

Buy to let lending jumps 25%

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd October 2026, 3 weeks ago | 0

The value of buy to let loans advanced to landlords rose by 25% in the second quarter of 2026 compared...

Tightening of Gas Safe requirements?

Author: Readers Question

22nd October 2026, 3 weeks ago | 3

Hello, The engineer carrying out my Gas Safe checks last week was gloomy. He said he had just received notification...

House with gold pound symbol above icons representing property comparisons, repairs, photographs and records for rent reviews.

Can landlords support their proposed rent?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st October 2026, 4 weeks ago | 8

A modest rent rise still needs evidence to support the whole proposed rent and for landlords concerned by Property118’s recent...

London property investment map with pound coins, highlighting prime London rental yields reaching their highest since 2009.

Prime London landlord yields highest since 2009

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st October 2026, 4 weeks ago | 0

Landlords in prime central London are seeing yields at their highest since 2009, as rising rents and lower property values...

Wheelchair user facing a road barrier, highlighting accessibility challenges and the need for home adaptations.

Tenants fear landlord barriers to home adaptations

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st October 2026, 4 weeks ago | 7

More than a third of tenants would worry about securing their landlord’s permission if their home needed adapting to support...