Lettings & Management

Less than half of tenants have contents insurance

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th June 2025, 1 year ago | 2

Only 46% of the UK’s private tenants currently hold contents insurance, down from 51% in 2023 in the face of...

Greater Manchester’s Good Landlord Charter now covers 50% of rented homes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th June 2025, 1 year ago | 3

Greater Manchester’s Good Landlord Charter now covers more than 234,000 rented properties, which is half of the city-region’s rental households....

Council hits landlords with £1.5m in fines

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th June 2025, 1 year ago | 4

Over the past two years, a council’s pilot scheme targeting landlords has racked up £1.5 million in fines, The Times...

Government delays the phasing out of RTS energy meters

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd June 2025, 1 year ago | 2

The government has intervened to delay a planned mass switch-off of the Radio Teleswitch Service (RTS) meters which are used...

Call for landlord tax incentives as social housing complaints soar

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd June 2025, 1 year ago | 4

A shocking 474% increase in complaints about substandard living conditions in social housing has sparked urgent calls for a stronger...

Property Redress boots out 48 agents over consumer disputes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th June 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Between May and October 2024, Property Redress removed 48 letting and estate agents from its scheme due to persistent non-compliance....

Renters face delays and paperwork challenges

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th June 2025, 1 year ago | 1

Nearly a third (30%) of tenants searching for a home to rent describe their experience as average or worse, with...

Government is expecting more landlords to accommodate asylum seekers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th June 2025, 1 year ago | 66

Labour says that more private landlords will need to play a bigger role in housing migrants, the Daily Telegraph reports....

Best city in England for HMO yield revealed

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th June 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Bradford has claimed the title of England’s top location for House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) yields, with six-bedroom properties delivering...

PRS and housing market show signs of recovery in May – RICS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th June 2025, 1 year ago | 0

The UK’s housing sector, while still facing challenges, is displaying early indications of stabilisation, according to the Royal Institution of...

One in 10 PRS homes have hazards that present a ‘risk of death’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th June 2025, 1 year ago | 3

Alarming new findings from Inventory Base reveal a potential ‘risk of death’ in one in 10 PRS homes in England....

Tenants will pay more for greener homes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th June 2025, 1 year ago | 9

A new wave of eco-conscious tenants is transforming the UK’s PRS, with 92% of landlords noting a willingness among renters...

London council offers lifetime tenancies for social housing tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th June 2025, 1 year ago | 8

A London council will ensure all of its social housing tenants receive lifetime tenancies in an initiative which replaces fixed-term...

Holiday home landlords ‘flip’ properties to avoid new council tax charge

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th June 2025, 1 year ago | 7

A loophole allowing holiday homeowners to sidestep council tax by registering properties under the business rates system is costing the...

Greater Manchester mayor wants to tackle ‘profiteering landlords’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd June 2025, 1 year ago | 19

Greater Manchester’s mayor, Andy Burnham, has slammed the region’s housing system which is facing a £75 million temporary accommodation bill...

Build to Rent completions climb despite construction slowdown

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd June 2025, 1 year ago | 0

There has been a 15.8% rise in build to rent (BTR) completions, reaching 127,156 homes by the end of Q1...

Labour’s landlord tax proposals will deepen the housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd June 2025, 1 year ago | 1

Proposed new tax measures which could target landlords could aggravate the UK’s housing shortage, warns one property expert. David Alexander,...

Brent Council slammed for major housing safety and quality shortcomings

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th May 2025, 1 year ago | 7

The Regulator of Social Housing has issued a damning judgement against the London Borough of Brent, highlighting huge deficiencies in...