Lettings & Management Archives - Page 4 of 146

Deposit protection concept showing house model, keys, cash deposit and security shield for landlord deposit scheme article.

Could old rent deposit records cause problems?

Author: Readers Question

21st September 2026, 1 month ago | 2

Hi, My query is the following for a relative: The situation he and his wife had a number of now...

Retirement flats with signs showing ground rent, subletting, annual and pet fees

Can we challenge retirement flat letting fees?

Author: Readers Question

21st September 2026, 1 month ago | 12

Hi, My sister has inherited a retirement flat that is impossible to sell and the running costs are expensive. We...

Family arriving at a London rental property with luggage before deciding where to buy

Wealthy overseas families rent before buying

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st September 2026, 1 month ago | 0

London landlords are attracting wealthy overseas families who want to rent before choosing where to buy, according to a lettings...

Landlord leaving a rental street as withdrawn signs and a rent controls megaphone highlight changes in the PRS.

Call for rent controls as smaller landlords quit the PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th September 2026, 1 month ago | 12

Smaller landlords are leaving the private rented sector, but their departure is not reducing the number of homes available to...

Out-of-hours property maintenance support covering heating, plumbing, electrical and access issues

Half of landlord maintenance demand comes outside working hours

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th September 2026, 1 month ago | 3

Half of maintenance issues are reported out of hours as landlords face growing pressure to provide round-the-clock support. Data from...

Broken chain between a licensing challenge and a house representing new HMO planning controls

Council’s HMO controls coming despite licensing challenge

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th September 2026, 1 month ago | 0

A council says it is pressing ahead with new planning controls for HMOs even though its bid to bring in...

Buy to let mortgage updates with residential properties and BTL lettering in the foreground

Landlord purchase mortgage searches fall 22%

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th September 2026, 1 month ago | 0

Buy to let purchase mortgage searches fell 22% year on year in August, while searches for landlord remortgages dropped 8%....

Landlord faces major repair costs after a property is damaged by an illegal cannabis farm

Landlords face huge cannabis farm bills

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th September 2026, 1 month ago | 1

Landlords whose properties are turned into cannabis farms can face repair bills running into hundreds of thousands of pounds, an...

Rent tribunal claim documents outside the Royal Courts of Justice illustrating tenant challenges to rent increases

Tribunal cuts landlord’s existing rent after rise challenge

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th September 2026, 1 month ago | 5

A landlord who wanted to increase a tenant’s rent instead ended up with a lower figure than the renter was...

Exterior of a terraced house illustrating an unlicensed HMO targeted by Coventry City Council enforcement action.

Council targets unlicensed HMO landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th September 2026, 1 month ago | 1

A council is stepping up its hunt for unlicensed HMOs while making clear that compliant landlords are not the target...

Key with house-shaped keyring showing a sun and waves, symbolizing holiday homes and rentals

Landlords look to holiday lets as PRS rules bite

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th September 2026, 1 month ago | 5

Mortgage brokers are seeing more landlords consider holiday lets as changes affecting traditional buy to let reshape investment decisions. And...

An unashamed sarcastic ODE to the success of the RRA, politicians and lobbying groups?

Author: Readers Question

15th September 2026, 1 month ago | 4

The government were warned that the Renters’ Rights Act (RRA) would cause damage. We are already seeing the damage, and...

Rising rents graphic illustrating weak landlord investment and falling UK rental supply

Landlord investment slump pushes rents higher – Zoopla

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th September 2026, 1 month ago | 2

Weak landlord investment will see rents rise by between 4% and 5% by the year-end because the supply of rental...

Keys and house keyring with a “New Fees” tag highlighting rising letting agent charges for landlords

Landlords hit with new letting agent fees – claim

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th September 2026, 1 month ago | 3

For a growing number of landlords, it appears that their letting agent bills are growing as they introduce fresh charges...

Piggy bank highlighting tenant deposit alternatives as landlords consider tenancy deposit reforms

One million landlords set to use tenant deposit alternatives

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th September 2026, 2 months ago | 1

More than one million landlords could end up using deposit alternatives if government plans to scrap insured tenancy deposit schemes...

Renters' Rights Act paperwork highlighting a 56% rise in residential property tribunal cases

Property tribunal cases rocket 56% as Renters’ Rights Act begins

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th September 2026, 2 months ago | 0

Residential property tribunal cases jumped 56% year on year during the quarter in which the Renters’ Rights Act came into...

To let sign outside UK homes illustrating rising rents amid strong tenant demand and fewer landlord instructions

Rents look set to rise as tenant demand grows – RICS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th September 2026, 2 months ago | 6

Rents are facing renewed upward pressure as tenant demand grows and landlord instructions remain in negative territory, according to the...

Edinburgh flatsharers discuss finances beside a broken piggy bank highlighting a rent shortfall

Edinburgh has the biggest flatshare rent shortfall

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th September 2026, 2 months ago | 0

Edinburgh’s flatsharers face the biggest gap between what they budget for a room and what landlords are asking, according to...