Lettings & Management Archives - Page 2 of 144

Tenant gives a five-star landlord rating while receiving house keys outside a rental property.

Tenants rate landlords positively despite public criticism

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th September 2026, 1 week ago | 6

Private tenants describe their landlords positively despite the criticism they face in public debate, according to research from Yorkshire Building...

Letting agent regulation proposals unveiled

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th September 2026, 1 week ago | 2

Landlords could gain a public register of letting agents and enforceable rules on conduct under proposals for tighter regulation of...

Gavel and complaint documents beside mould and damp damage in a rental property

Poor records weaken landlords’ mould defence

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th September 2026, 2 weeks ago | 3

Landlords lose most damp and mould disputes because of how they handle complaints, rather than the law itself, according to...

UK rental demand map highlighting high competition for homes in Birkenhead, Wallasey and other locations

Britain’s most competitive rent hotspots revealed

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th September 2026, 2 weeks ago | 0

Homes to rent in Birkenhead and Wallasey attracted an average of 30 enquiries apiece during July and August, research reveals....

Crowds compete for a house to let as tenant demand for family homes rises outside London

Houses dominate tenant demand outside London

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd September 2026, 2 weeks ago | 0

Houses account for most of the homes attracting high tenant demand outside London, research reveals. According to property management firm...

Tenancy agreements passing through a legal check as landlords review compliance requirements

Most landlords skip tenancy agreement legal checks

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd September 2026, 2 weeks ago | 0

Around nine in 10 landlords have not had their latest tenancy agreement reviewed by a solicitor. Lendlord’s survey findings also...

Broken chain beside a £1,500 HMO licensing fee sign symbolising the withdrawal of Telford’s licensing scheme.

Town’s landlords escape £1,500 HMO licensing fees

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd September 2026, 2 weeks ago | 2

Landlords with smaller HMOs in one council authority’s area have avoided proposed licensing fees of more than £1,500 per property...

Record-rate landlord exits from the lettings market despite rising rental property availability

Landlord property exits hit record rate

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st September 2026, 2 weeks ago | 2

Properties are leaving the lettings market at a record rate of 562 a day, although the number of homes available...

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

Could old rent deposit records cause problems?

Author: Readers Question

21st September 2026, 2 weeks ago | 2

Hi, My query is the following for a relative: The situation he and his wife had a number of now...

Retirement flats with signs showing ground rent, subletting, annual and pet fees

Can we challenge retirement flat letting fees?

Author: Readers Question

21st September 2026, 2 weeks ago | 10

Hi, My sister has inherited a retirement flat that is impossible to sell and the running costs are expensive. We...

Family arriving at a London rental property with luggage before deciding where to buy

Wealthy overseas families rent before buying

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st September 2026, 2 weeks ago | 0

London landlords are attracting wealthy overseas families who want to rent before choosing where to buy, according to a lettings...

Landlord leaving a rental street as withdrawn signs and a rent controls megaphone highlight changes in the PRS.

Call for rent controls as smaller landlords quit the PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th September 2026, 2 weeks ago | 12

Smaller landlords are leaving the private rented sector, but their departure is not reducing the number of homes available to...

Out-of-hours property maintenance support covering heating, plumbing, electrical and access issues

Half of landlord maintenance demand comes outside working hours

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th September 2026, 2 weeks ago | 3

Half of maintenance issues are reported out of hours as landlords face growing pressure to provide round-the-clock support. Data from...

Broken chain between a licensing challenge and a house representing new HMO planning controls

Council’s HMO controls coming despite licensing challenge

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th September 2026, 2 weeks ago | 0

A council says it is pressing ahead with new planning controls for HMOs even though its bid to bring in...

Buy to let mortgage updates with residential properties and BTL lettering in the foreground

Landlord purchase mortgage searches fall 22%

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th September 2026, 3 weeks ago | 0

Buy to let purchase mortgage searches fell 22% year on year in August, while searches for landlord remortgages dropped 8%....

Landlord faces major repair costs after a property is damaged by an illegal cannabis farm

Landlords face huge cannabis farm bills

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th September 2026, 3 weeks ago | 1

Landlords whose properties are turned into cannabis farms can face repair bills running into hundreds of thousands of pounds, an...

Rent tribunal claim documents outside the Royal Courts of Justice illustrating tenant challenges to rent increases

Tribunal cuts landlord’s existing rent after rise challenge

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th September 2026, 3 weeks ago | 5

A landlord who wanted to increase a tenant’s rent instead ended up with a lower figure than the renter was...

Exterior of a terraced house illustrating an unlicensed HMO targeted by Coventry City Council enforcement action.

Council targets unlicensed HMO landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th September 2026, 3 weeks ago | 1

A council is stepping up its hunt for unlicensed HMOs while making clear that compliant landlords are not the target...