Lettings & Management Archives - Page 2 of 146

Open deposit safe with cash and coins beside a wrong advice warning sign, highlighting tenant deposit legal disputes.

Landlords given wrong deposit advice, warns solicitor

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th October 2026, 2 weeks ago | 0

Landlords are being wrongly told their possession claims will fail because of their tenant deposit paperwork, according to solicitor David...

Golden spiral rising from 2011 to 2026, illustrating buy-to-let rental yields reaching their highest level since 2011.

Buy to let yields reach highest level since 2011

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th October 2026, 2 weeks ago | 3

Landlords’ average gross buy to let yields have reached their highest level since 2011. Paragon Bank’s mortgage offer data put...

Possession hurdles on a track leading to a Budget for sale sign outside Parliament, symbolising landlord selling delays.

Possession hurdles could curb pre-Budget landlord sales

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th October 2026, 2 weeks ago | 0

Landlords hoping to sell before the Autumn Budget later this month could find that securing vacant possession complicates their plans,...

Empty commercial properties with vacant signs highlighting rising UK commercial landlord vacancy rates.

Commercial landlords report rising vacancies

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th October 2026, 2 weeks ago | 0

Three-quarters of commercial landlords have seen vacancy levels rise over the past year, with 76% reporting an increase in empty...

Two letting agents have been expelled from an independent redress scheme after failing to pay landlords compensation awards of £100 and £300. One landlord had ended up arranging a tenancy directly with the tenants after problems with the agent. The Property Ombudsman excluded the firms alongside a surveying business that had failed to pay an £800 award to a customer. The Ombudsman's Finance, Performance and Compliance Committee reviewed the cases and agreed that the three businesses should be expelled. Ombudsman awards not optional Chief Ombudsman Lesley Horton said: "An Ombudsman award is not optional. "When a complaint is upheld and compensation is directed, registered businesses are expected to comply with that decision." She added: "Expulsion is always a last resort. "We work with businesses throughout the compliance process to help them meet their obligations and ensure consumers receive the awards they are due." Landlord arranged tenancy directly Musgrove & Co, based in North Walsham, Norfolk, faced a landlord's complaint about its refusal to transfer a holding deposit and errors in a tenancy agreement for which no suitable replacement was provided. The firm also failed to respond to the formal complaint. The landlord subsequently contacted the tenants and arranged the tenancy, enabling them to move in and the owner to receive rent. Musgrove & Co did not provide evidence requested during the investigation, and the Ombudsman upheld the complaint and directed a £300 compensation award. Deposits and rent delayed Coles Property Management, registered as C.P.M (NW) Limited and based in Blackpool, was ordered to pay £100 following a landlord's complaint about the management of two properties. After its management agreement ended, the firm delayed transferring tenants' deposits and forwarding rent mistakenly paid to it instead of the new agent, while communication failings also contributed to the landlord's inconvenience. Meanwhile, Tothill Residential Surveying Ltd, trading as Tothill Residential Surveying in Mundon, Essex, was directed to pay £800 after a customer paid £500 for a survey report that was not provided and the business failed to deal adequately with their concerns. Ombudsman decisions are binding on registered businesses, with failures to comply eligible for referral through the scheme’s compliance process and, where appropriate, to the independent committee for consideration of expulsion.

Agents expelled by Ombudsman over unpaid landlord compensation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th October 2026, 2 weeks ago | 1

Two letting agents have been expelled from an independent redress scheme after failing to pay landlords compensation awards of £100...

Landlords navigate a maze of changing rental regulations, licensing and compliance requirements

Landlords struggle to follow changing rules

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th October 2026, 3 weeks ago | 3

Landlords who are struggling to meet their obligations in Greater Manchester say they face difficulties keeping up with changes to...

Broken landlord licensing sign beside a national property database, illustrating proposed licensing reform

Call to scrap landlord licensing after database rollout

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th October 2026, 3 weeks ago | 7

Discretionary landlord licensing schemes should be scrapped once England’s national landlord database is fully operational, ministers have been urged. In...

Damp and mould beside a deadline calendar and Scottish flag highlighting new landlord rules in Scotland

Scottish landlords face new repair deadlines

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th October 2026, 3 weeks ago | 0

Landlords in Scotland face new deadlines for tackling damp and mould and higher potential payments for wrongful termination under new...

Landlord tenancy records transferring into a digital Form 4A rent increase notice

Free rent increase notice tool launched for landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th October 2026, 3 weeks ago | 1

Landlords can now prepare rent increase notices using a free tool that draws on tenancy information they already hold. Property...

Rent cap press squeezing a rental home as £20 notes fly away, illustrating restricted landlord income growth

Green Party rent cap could cost landlords £2,186 per property

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th October 2026, 3 weeks ago | 1

A landlord charging England’s average rent could receive £2,186 less over three years under the Green Party’s proposed cap, if...

£16m legal support fund offering free eviction advice to renters in England and Wales

Tenants get access to £16m fund for free eviction legal advice

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th October 2026, 3 weeks ago | 10

Renters facing eviction will get earlier access to free legal advice through a £16m government fund covering England and Wales....

Inheritance passed between generations with cash and valuables, representing wealth used for buy-to-let investment

Inheritance boom could create more landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th October 2026, 3 weeks ago | 7

An inheritance boom could create a new generation of landlords as wealth passes between generations, according to one firm. John...

Private tenants queue to enter social housing as demand for affordable homes rises in England.

More private tenants in England want social housing

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th October 2026, 3 weeks ago | 0

Three in 10 private tenants in England would prefer to live in social housing, which is up from 21% a...

Bolt cutters breaking “3 Year Rent Cap” text to illustrate Green Party proposals to limit private rent rises

Greens call for ’emergency brake’ three-year rent cap

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd October 2026, 3 weeks ago | 10

Private rent rises must be capped at 2% or less for three years to stop ‘the scandalous cost of private...

Person facing homelessness beside homes as a landlord offers housing support

Landlords urged to help Crisis house homeless people

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd October 2026, 3 weeks ago | 14

Landlords are being asked to provide homes for people facing homelessness, with free help to find tenants and keep tenancies...

Hourglass showing a three-week rental void as tenants leave a property

Landlord voids now exceed three weeks in England

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st October 2026, 4 weeks ago | 2

Landlords in England now face an average wait of more than three weeks between tenants, with voids lengthening for the...

Crowds of tenants queue for rental homes as London housing supply tightens

Tenant demand rises as supply falls

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st October 2026, 4 weeks ago | 0

London has 10% fewer homes to rent than a year ago, yet enquiries from prospective tenants have risen by 7%,...

Smartphone identity check beside a UK passport and Digital Right to Rent service record

Lettings platform updates its Right to Rent checks

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st October 2026, 4 weeks ago | 0

Goodlord has updated its digital Right to Rent service ahead of new rules taking effect for England’s landlords from today...