Lettings & Management

Six million renters want to be first-time buyers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th September 2025, 1 year ago | 2

Up to six million tenants could be preparing to take their first step onto the property ladder as 29% of...

Cleaning costs top the list of tenancy deposit deductions

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th September 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Cleaning charges are the main reason tenants lose part of their deposits, a new survey reveals. Research by Go.Compare home...

London’s PRS sees seasonal dip but listings stay strong

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th September 2025, 1 year ago | 0

London’s private rented sector experienced its usual seasonal dip in August as tenant registrations fell by 11% compared with July,...

Two letting agencies banned for withholding rent from landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th September 2025, 1 year ago | 2

Two letting agencies have been stripped of their membership with The Property Ombudsman following their failure to pass on rent...

‘Second cites’ spearhead rental yield surge for landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th September 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Britain’s property hotspots are shifting away from traditional favourites like London, Birmingham and Manchester, as a new set of second...

Labour peer in storm over tenant removal and rent hike

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th September 2025, 1 year ago | 5

Labour has been drawn into another rented home row after one of its biggest donors, Lord Waheed Alli, removed a...

Not all tenants appear to be struggling to pay rent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th September 2025, 1 year ago | 2

Most landlords will have encountered a tenant struggling to pay rent or refusing to do so to spend cash on...

Landlords hit by surge in short-stay renters

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th September 2025, 1 year ago | 14

Landlords are grappling with a growing problem as more renters walk away from fixed-term agreements well before their tenancies are...

Renters’ Rights Bill could create 1 million new pet owners

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th September 2025, 1 year ago | 17

Landlords are facing the prospect of the Renters’ Right Bill enabling a surge in pet ownership with up to one...

Rental home shortage drives up rents as the property market stalls – RICS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th September 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Britain’s private rented sector is facing mounting pressure as landlords continue leaving, driving rents up while the broader housing market...

Landlord yields equal a decade high

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th September 2025, 1 year ago | 2

The average rental yield for landlords has bounced back to equal a 10-year high, research reveals. According to market analyst...

Landlord tax reforms enabled a claimed 1.1 million first-time property purchases

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th September 2025, 1 year ago | 3

Government tax policies targeting private landlords have enabled 1.1 million households to secure their first property purchases, research claims. A...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...