Lettings & Management

More than half of renters are ‘flathugging’ and avoiding landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th November 2025, 12 months ago | 4

More than half of tenants are choosing to stay put, clinging to their current homes despite wanting to move, research...

Rent payments to be included in credit scoring overhaul

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th November 2025, 12 months ago | 8

A leading credit ratings agency is to include rent payments in its new scoring system, the BBC reports. Experian is...

Landlords urged to check compliance after Rachel Reeves licensing scandal

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th November 2025, 12 months ago | 6

As controversy continues to engulf the government over property law breaches, lettings expert Leaders is reminding landlords to stay on...

Landlords doubt government’s ability to deliver leasehold reform

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th November 2025, 12 months ago | 1

Nearly two-thirds of landlords believe the government will fail to deliver its promise to abolish leasehold before the next election,...

Landlord optimism surges as confidence rebounds in the buy to let market

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th November 2025, 12 months ago | 2

Positivity is returning to the buy to let sector, with landlord confidence more than doubling since last year’s Autumn Budget,...

PRS project helps 160 people out of homelessness in its first year

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th November 2025, 12 months ago | 3

Nearly 160 people have found a place to call home thanks to a partnership between homelessness charity Crisis and the...

Rachel Reeves was warned twice about needing a selective licence

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd November 2025, 12 months ago | 33

The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, was warned by not one but two letting agents that she required a licence to rent...

Landlord profits hit six-year high but confidence slips

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd November 2025, 12 months ago | 0

Landlords across the UK are reporting their best profits and yields in years, even as confidence in the market continues...

Emails reveal Rachel Reeves misled the Prime Minister over unlicensed rental home

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st October 2025, 12 months ago | 9

It’s a controversy that doesn’t look like it’s going away after it was revealed that the Chancellor Rachel Reeves told...

Rightmove launches digital renter checklist to simplify tenant move-ins

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th October 2025, 12 months ago | 1

Rightmove has unveiled a new digital Renter Checklist tool aimed at easing the rental move-in process for tenants. The platform...

Build to Rent sector sees £3 billion investment surge

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th October 2025, 12 months ago | 1

The UK’s Build to Rent (BTR) market has attracted more than £3 billion in investments in the first nine months...

Home Office slammed for wasting billions on asylum accommodation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th October 2025, 12 months ago | 2

A damning report from the Home Affairs Committee has exposed a shambolic asylum seeker accommodation system, costing taxpayers billions due...

Call for earlier financial education for renters

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th October 2025, 12 months ago | 0

Financial conversations around renting should begin much earlier in life because a lack of understanding is leaving many first-time renters...

Chancellor’s National Insurance plan for landlords will push up rents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th October 2025, 1 year ago | 7

BTL mortgage brokers fear that the Chancellor’s reported plan to impose National Insurance (NI) on landlords’ rental income could trigger...

Majority of small letting agents comply with sanctions checks but large firms lag

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd October 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Letting agents are being warned to follow the rules or face fines, as despite new sanctions checks coming into force,...

BTL mortgage arrears drop but landlord possessions edge higher

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd October 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Arrears in the buy to let sector have dipped, but repossessions are on the rise, according to the latest figures...

Right to Rent fines rocket as government clamps down

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd October 2025, 1 year ago | 8

Right to Rent fines have soared, with landlords and letting agents facing a big rise in enforcement since late 2024....

PRS supply surges but affordability gap widens

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st October 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Private rented sector (PRS) listings have climbed across every UK region for the first time in years, according to TwentyEA’s....