Lettings & Management Archives - Page 3 of 147

Landlords queue towards a landlord database and ombudsman, highlighting low awareness of Renters’ Rights Act requirements.

Landlord database awareness trails Renters’ Rights Act understanding

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th October 2026, 4 weeks ago | 3

Fewer than one in four landlords surveyed knows about the planned landlord database and ombudsman, despite four in five saying...

Chained property door, question mark and 5 November calendar highlighting concerns over six-month empty dwelling rules.

Empty dwelling management orders?

Author: Readers Question

20th October 2026, 4 weeks ago | 25

Hello, Re: the ‘empty dwelling management order’, which is a fancy name for councils ……… for your property! There seems...

Property portfolio of houses in an open briefcase with a for sale tag, illustrating landlord investment sales in England.

Landlords market 1,322 property portfolios

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th October 2026, 4 weeks ago | 0

An estimated 1,322 property investment portfolios are up for sale across England, with combined asking prices approaching £1.4bn. London accounts...

Judge's gavel smashing a £50 rent increase into a £200 reduction, illustrating a tribunal ruling against a landlord.

Tribunal turns landlord’s £50 rent rise into a £200 cut

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th October 2026, 4 weeks ago | 51

A landlord seeking an extra £50 a month has instead had the existing rent cut by £200 by the First-tier...

House on stacked inflation and real gain blocks beside a capital gains tax reform notice, highlighting landlords' tax concerns.

NRLA urges capital gains tax reform

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th October 2026, 4 weeks ago | 1

The government is being urged to change how capital gains tax treats house price rises, with inflation accounting for most...

Woman covers her ears as noisy tenants party in a neighbouring house, highlighting anti-social behaviour concerns.

Labour MP calls for action against landlords over tenant anti-social behaviour

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th October 2026, 1 month ago | 34

A Labour MP claims private landlords are allowing anti-social behaviour by their tenants to go unchecked. In a debate on...

Five houses topped with rising stacks of gold coins illustrating growth in UK buy-to-let rental yields.

Landlord yields rise across most regions – Fleet

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th October 2026, 1 month ago | 0

Landlords saw average yields rise in eight of England and Wales’s 10 monitored regions over the past year. Fleet Mortgages’...

Prospective tenants reaching for rental homes marked To Let, illustrating growing competition for properties in England.

Homes to let fall as tenant competition intensifies

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th October 2026, 1 month ago | 0

Landlords could see more tenants competing for their properties after the number of homes available to let across England fell...

Landlord licensing sign behind a closed barrier outside a council building, symbolising a scheme paused after a legal challenge.

Another council pauses landlord licensing after legal challenge

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th October 2026, 1 month ago | 3

Another council has paused its plans to introduce landlord licensing following a legal challenge. The selective licensing scheme for Brighton’s...

Stressed landlord reviewing rental finances outside terraced homes with let agreed signs

Self-managing landlords work 51 hours every month

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th October 2026, 1 month ago | 10

Landlords who manage their own properties spend an average of 51 hours a month overseeing them. Even those paying for...

Open deposit safe with cash and coins beside a wrong advice warning sign, highlighting tenant deposit legal disputes.

Landlords given wrong deposit advice, warns solicitor

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th October 2026, 1 month ago | 0

Landlords are being wrongly told their possession claims will fail because of their tenant deposit paperwork, according to solicitor David...

Golden spiral rising from 2011 to 2026, illustrating buy-to-let rental yields reaching their highest level since 2011.

Buy to let yields reach highest level since 2011

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th October 2026, 1 month ago | 3

Landlords’ average gross buy to let yields have reached their highest level since 2011. Paragon Bank’s mortgage offer data put...

Possession hurdles on a track leading to a Budget for sale sign outside Parliament, symbolising landlord selling delays.

Possession hurdles could curb pre-Budget landlord sales

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th October 2026, 1 month ago | 0

Landlords hoping to sell before the Autumn Budget later this month could find that securing vacant possession complicates their plans,...

Empty commercial properties with vacant signs highlighting rising UK commercial landlord vacancy rates.

Commercial landlords report rising vacancies

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th October 2026, 1 month ago | 0

Three-quarters of commercial landlords have seen vacancy levels rise over the past year, with 76% reporting an increase in empty...

Two letting agents have been expelled from an independent redress scheme after failing to pay landlords compensation awards of £100 and £300. One landlord had ended up arranging a tenancy directly with the tenants after problems with the agent. The Property Ombudsman excluded the firms alongside a surveying business that had failed to pay an £800 award to a customer. The Ombudsman's Finance, Performance and Compliance Committee reviewed the cases and agreed that the three businesses should be expelled. Ombudsman awards not optional Chief Ombudsman Lesley Horton said: "An Ombudsman award is not optional. "When a complaint is upheld and compensation is directed, registered businesses are expected to comply with that decision." She added: "Expulsion is always a last resort. "We work with businesses throughout the compliance process to help them meet their obligations and ensure consumers receive the awards they are due." Landlord arranged tenancy directly Musgrove & Co, based in North Walsham, Norfolk, faced a landlord's complaint about its refusal to transfer a holding deposit and errors in a tenancy agreement for which no suitable replacement was provided. The firm also failed to respond to the formal complaint. The landlord subsequently contacted the tenants and arranged the tenancy, enabling them to move in and the owner to receive rent. Musgrove & Co did not provide evidence requested during the investigation, and the Ombudsman upheld the complaint and directed a £300 compensation award. Deposits and rent delayed Coles Property Management, registered as C.P.M (NW) Limited and based in Blackpool, was ordered to pay £100 following a landlord's complaint about the management of two properties. After its management agreement ended, the firm delayed transferring tenants' deposits and forwarding rent mistakenly paid to it instead of the new agent, while communication failings also contributed to the landlord's inconvenience. Meanwhile, Tothill Residential Surveying Ltd, trading as Tothill Residential Surveying in Mundon, Essex, was directed to pay £800 after a customer paid £500 for a survey report that was not provided and the business failed to deal adequately with their concerns. Ombudsman decisions are binding on registered businesses, with failures to comply eligible for referral through the scheme’s compliance process and, where appropriate, to the independent committee for consideration of expulsion.

Agents expelled by Ombudsman over unpaid landlord compensation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th October 2026, 1 month ago | 1

Two letting agents have been expelled from an independent redress scheme after failing to pay landlords compensation awards of £100...

Landlords navigate a maze of changing rental regulations, licensing and compliance requirements

Landlords struggle to follow changing rules

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th October 2026, 1 month ago | 3

Landlords who are struggling to meet their obligations in Greater Manchester say they face difficulties keeping up with changes to...

Broken landlord licensing sign beside a national property database, illustrating proposed licensing reform

Call to scrap landlord licensing after database rollout

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th October 2026, 1 month ago | 9

Discretionary landlord licensing schemes should be scrapped once England’s national landlord database is fully operational, ministers have been urged. In...

Damp and mould beside a deadline calendar and Scottish flag highlighting new landlord rules in Scotland

Scottish landlords face new repair deadlines

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th October 2026, 1 month ago | 0

Landlords in Scotland face new deadlines for tackling damp and mould and higher potential payments for wrongful termination under new...