Lettings & Management Archives - Page 3 of 146

UK Budget briefcase beneath rising rents lettering made from pound notes

Landlords warn Budget costs will push up rents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th September 2026, 4 weeks ago | 3

Nearly two-thirds of landlords say they will put rents up to recover losses from tax and regulatory changes, research reveals....

Graduation cap, coins and house keys representing student property investment and landlord yields

Cheaper student cities lead landlord yields

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th September 2026, 4 weeks ago | 0

Middlesbrough leads the student property market for potential landlord returns, with an average gross advertised yield of 24.3%. That’s according...

Smartphone verifying a tenant’s identity for a digital Right to Rent check alongside UK documents

Right to Rent changes for England’s landlords from October

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th September 2026, 4 weeks ago | 23

Landlords in England who use digital verification services for Right to Rent checks must choose registered providers under a revised...

Rural rental home with EPC rating scale, pound symbol and To Let sign highlighting upgrade costs

Rural landlords face £8,900 EPC premium

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th September 2026, 4 weeks ago | 1

Rural landlords face an average bill of £24,200 to bring houses that are below EPC C up to that standard;...

Council claw over an empty home illustrating plans to bring long-term vacant properties back into use

Empty homes face earlier council takeover

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th September 2026, 4 weeks ago | 13

Councils in England will be able to take control of homes left empty for six months under government plans to...

House for sale beside an EPC scale highlighting the impact of energy efficiency on property values

Poor EPC ratings raise landlord sale fears

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th September 2026, 4 weeks ago | 1

Landlords looking to sell homes with poor EPC ratings may face buyers willing to pay more for a more efficient...

Hull shared housing under tighter HMO controls following concerns over overcrowding and poor management

Council backs push for tighter HMO controls

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th September 2026, 4 weeks ago | 3

Landlords in one city will face tighter controls on shared housing after councillors backed a motion to improve HMO regulation,...

Tenant checks help landlords prevent properties being used for pop-up brothels and exploitation.

Landlords warned over pop-up brothels and tenant checks

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th September 2026, 4 weeks ago | 0

Organised crime groups may be using landlord properties to establish pop-up brothels, police have warned. The paperwork may be false,...

Landlord supporting folders labelled regulations, compliance, licensing, standards and reporting

Regulation puts self-managing landlords under pressure

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th September 2026, 4 weeks ago | 4

Compliance and legislation are the biggest sources of stress for self-managing landlords, as many weigh up whether managing their own...

Clipboard showing a landlord deposit claim and fine, surrounded by cash and a cracked deposit piggy bank.

Generation Rent wants landlord fines for exaggerating deposit claims

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th September 2026, 1 month ago | 9

Generation Rent has called for fines against landlords who repeatedly make exaggerated deposit claims, handing the government a petition with...

Tenant gives a five-star landlord rating while receiving house keys outside a rental property.

Tenants rate landlords positively despite public criticism

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th September 2026, 1 month ago | 7

Private tenants describe their landlords positively despite the criticism they face in public debate, according to research from Yorkshire Building...

Letting agent regulation proposals unveiled

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th September 2026, 1 month ago | 2

Landlords could gain a public register of letting agents and enforceable rules on conduct under proposals for tighter regulation of...

Gavel and complaint documents beside mould and damp damage in a rental property

Poor records weaken landlords’ mould defence

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th September 2026, 1 month ago | 4

Landlords lose most damp and mould disputes because of how they handle complaints, rather than the law itself, according to...

UK rental demand map highlighting high competition for homes in Birkenhead, Wallasey and other locations

Britain’s most competitive rent hotspots revealed

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th September 2026, 1 month ago | 0

Homes to rent in Birkenhead and Wallasey attracted an average of 30 enquiries apiece during July and August, research reveals....

Crowds compete for a house to let as tenant demand for family homes rises outside London

Houses dominate tenant demand outside London

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd September 2026, 1 month ago | 0

Houses account for most of the homes attracting high tenant demand outside London, research reveals. According to property management firm...

Tenancy agreements passing through a legal check as landlords review compliance requirements

Most landlords skip tenancy agreement legal checks

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd September 2026, 1 month ago | 0

Around nine in 10 landlords have not had their latest tenancy agreement reviewed by a solicitor. Lendlord’s survey findings also...

Broken chain beside a £1,500 HMO licensing fee sign symbolising the withdrawal of Telford’s licensing scheme.

Town’s landlords escape £1,500 HMO licensing fees

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd September 2026, 1 month ago | 2

Landlords with smaller HMOs in one council authority’s area have avoided proposed licensing fees of more than £1,500 per property...

Record-rate landlord exits from the lettings market despite rising rental property availability

Landlord property exits hit record rate

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st September 2026, 1 month ago | 2

Properties are leaving the lettings market at a record rate of 562 a day, although the number of homes available...