Lettings & Management Archives - Page 26 of 144

Landlord holding a model house while thinking about planning reforms

Most landlords doubt they will benefit from Labour’s planning reforms

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th September 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Fewer than one in four landlords expect Labour’s planning changes will help their business, a survey reveals. The poll from...

Asylum seekers walking past outlines of new-build houses, symbolising housing challenges in the UK

Nearly twice as many asylum seekers live rent free in homes than hotels – claim

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th September 2025, 1 year ago | 4

Almost double the number of asylum seekers are living in taxpayer-subsidised rented homes compared to hotels, the Daily Mail has...

Suburban UK housing with red warning symbol highlighting rental crisis

Rental crisis hits towns harder than cities

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th September 2025, 1 year ago | 0

The UK’s private rented sector is under unprecedented strain, with suburban towns bearing the brunt of a growing shortage of...

Young woman worried about housing costs with coins and model house on table

Landlords face an NI bill of up to £885 per property

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd September 2025, 1 year ago | 42

Labour’s plan to impose National Insurance (NI) contributions on rental income could see UK landlords paying £885 per property each...

Businessman hit by symbolic boxing glove labeled fines, representing penalties on letting agencies

London letting agents hit with £100,000 in fines for tenant protection failures

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd September 2025, 1 year ago | 2

Sixteen letting agencies in one London borough have been slapped with penalties totalling more than £100,000 for flouting tenant protection...

Model house with coins and rent sign symbolizing property rental yields and refinancing challenges

Where landlords struggle with low yields revealed

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd September 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Areas where landlords might struggle to refinance due to their properties failing to meet lender interest coverage ratio (ICR) standards...

Property expert discusses landlords’ growing concerns about the future of the private rented sector

Surge in limited company landlords fuels BTL mortgage growth

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st September 2025, 1 year ago | 0

One in five landlords now holds at least one rental property through a limited company which has boosted the buy...

Hooded scammer at laptop with “Scam Alert” warning symbol.

Surge in rental scams targeting young tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st September 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Young tenants are being warned about a sharp rise in rent scams with scammers increasingly targeting them amid a growing...

leaseholder didn't send invoice, money worries

Law firm alleges that ‘rogue landlords’ exploit tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th August 2025, 1 year ago | 11

The vast majority of landlords won’t recognise the sector from a survey carried out by a law firm which alleges...

Bold headline over symbolic housing image warning of NI tax impact on rents.

Critics hit out at proposed National Insurance for rental income plan

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th August 2025, 1 year ago | 20

Chancellor Rachel Reeves reported targeting of ‘unearned income’ from landlords with a controversial plan to impose National Insurance contributions on...

Houses with london in the background and an up arrow

London’s PRS thrives with record listings and strong demand

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th August 2025, 1 year ago | 0

London’s private rented sector is delivering a strong performance, driven by a big rise in available properties and a robust...

Rachel Reeves, an England flag, UK coins and a piggy money box

Landlords face paying National Insurance on rental income

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th August 2025, 1 year ago | 116

Millions of landlords could be hit by a plan to impose National Insurance contributions on rental income to generate around...

Student housing crisis poster with bold text over terraced houses.

Student housing crisis looms with the end of fixed-term tenancies

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th August 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Student lettings experts are warning that the move away from fixed-term tenancies to periodic contracts could unravel the academic letting...

House key in door beside a “No exit” sign, symbolising stability in the rental market

There is no ‘landlord exodus’ – for now

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th August 2025, 1 year ago | 10

A leading lettings agency says it has seen no evidence of a landlord exodus from the PRS – but that...

House with a “For Sale” sign and a red “NO” symbol representing drop in landlord property purchases.

Landlord purchases drop by 85,000 amid Renters’ Rights Bill concerns

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th August 2025, 1 year ago | 8

There’s been a big drop in landlord purchasing activity which has reshaped the UK’s buy to let landscape, with 85,000...

Landlord advocating for stricter letting agent regulation after dispute

Landlord launches petition for letting agent reform after year-long battle

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th August 2025, 1 year ago | 3

Fed-up landlord Wilson Chowdhry has launched a petition on the UK Parliament website, urging the government to introduce stricter regulations...

“To Let” sign outside brick houses symbolising growth in UK buy-to-let market

Surge in BTL incorporations fuelled by foreign landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th August 2025, 1 year ago | 4

One in five of the new buy to let incorporated companies established this year are owned by non-UK nationals, research...

Homelessness minister resigns amid controversy over tenant rent hike allegations

Homelessness minister quits over tenant rent hike allegations

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th August 2025, 1 year ago | 35

Rushanara Ali, the homelessness minister, has stepped down from her role following allegations of her handling of a rental property...