Lettings & Management Archives - Page 4 of 142

professional portrait of a young man in a suit representing tenant advocacy in the Renters’ Rights Bill debate

Departing Generation Rent chief hails Section 21 abolition

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st July 2026, 1 month ago | 10

While landlords in England now face a very different possession system after the abolition of Section 21, the reform has...

Magnifying glass highlighting a hooded fraudster over rental property documents, illustrating tenant fraud targeting landlords.

BBC Panorama investigates criminal tenant fraud

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th July 2026, 1 month ago | 0

Landlords can face months of legal action and heavy costs when criminals secure their properties using false identities and references,...

Calendar highlighting possession delays with council enforcement sign outside rental property, illustrating UK landlord regulatory changes.

Landlords could face possession and enforcement pressures

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th July 2026, 1 month ago | 1

Landlords could face longer possession delays and tougher council enforcement during the second half of 2026. That’s the view of...

Order to Pay sign in a First-tier Tribunal Property Chamber hearing about failed rent repayment order claim.

Tenants ordered to pay landlord £3,240 over failed RRO claim

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th July 2026, 1 month ago | 0

Six tenants have been ordered to pay a landlord £3,240 after a tribunal found four examples of unreasonable conduct in...

Andy Burnham with tax plans, coins and rental homes illustrating proposed property tax changes affecting landlords

Andy Burnham’s property tax plans could hit landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th July 2026, 1 month ago | 0

Landlords could face higher costs and a further squeeze on housing supply if the incoming Prime Minister Andy Burnham turns...

Collection box showing 25% of landlord fines outside a council building, illustrating low fine recovery by English councils.

Councils collect just a quarter of landlord fines – NRLA

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th July 2026, 1 month ago | 1

England’s councils are collecting only a fraction of fines issued for landlord offences, even as local authority inspection numbers grow....

£7,000 housing disrepair fines and Renters' Rights Act highlighted alongside rental property in England

Barrister doubts Renters’ Rights Act disrepair fines impact

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th July 2026, 1 month ago | 0

A barrister has warned that England’s new £7,000 disrepair fines may do little to reduce the number of housing claims...

Landlords and sole traders transitioning to Making Tax Digital before the HMRC quarterly filing deadline.

216,000 landlords and traders haven’t signed up for Making Tax Digital

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th July 2026, 1 month ago | 3

More than 200,000 landlords and sole traders have yet to sign up for Making Tax Digital (MTD), with the first...

Gold “Service Charge Appeal” concept with keyhole and residential apartment buildings, illustrating the Notting Hill Genesis tribunal ruling.

Shared owners win service charge appeal

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th July 2026, 1 month ago | 0

Social housing landlord Notting Hill Genesis has lost an appeal over its attempt to charge shared owners at a Battersea...

Wrecking ball labelled TAX smashing a model house beside an HMRC monthly tax calendar, illustrating proposed monthly tax payments for landlords.

Landlords could face monthly HMRC tax bills

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th July 2026, 1 month ago | 27

Landlords could be required to pay tax every month under Treasury proposals that would calculate deductions using income declared in...

Welsh tenant rights legislation concept showing Wales flag, legal documents, family protection shield and housing justice.

Welsh government plans stronger tenant rights

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th July 2026, 1 month ago | 1

The Welsh government is preparing legislation to strengthen the rights of private tenants, with further restrictions on no-fault evictions expected...

HMO rental property with target board and bullseye graphic illustrating landlords targeting specific tenant groups.

Landlords target HMO investment at specific tenant groups

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th July 2026, 1 month ago | 0

Students remain the main target for HMO landlords, but they are far from the only group in landlords’ sights, research...

Jar with a model house and pound notes illustrating rent controls reducing housing costs for private tenants in England.

Greens welcome claim that rent controls could save tenants £2,400 a year

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th July 2026, 1 month ago | 13

Rent controls could save the average private tenant in England £2,400 a year, according to a report welcomed by Green...

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

City’s HMO inspections uncover unlicensed properties

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th July 2026, 1 month ago | 0

Landlords operating HMOs in one city are being warned that unlicensed properties and safety breaches are now firmly in the...

Government housing data and eviction notice illustrating analysis of the Renters' Rights Act before reforms took effect.

Government data challenges its own eviction claims

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th July 2026, 2 months ago | 31

The government’s own housing data has raised questions about the political case used to justify sweeping reform of the private...

UK rental affordability improving as London skyline and regional housing market trends are illustrated

London and the North West see rental affordability improve – Propertymark

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th July 2026, 2 months ago | 0

Landlords are seeing rent levels move in different directions across the UK, while the salary needed to secure an average-priced...

Construction site with housing development, regional map and postcode lottery graphic illustrating Labour’s council housebuilding challenges.

Andy Burnham’s council housebuilding plan risks ‘postcode lottery’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th July 2026, 2 months ago | 0

Landlords watching Labour’s next housing move may find the private rented sector is still expected to absorb pressure where council...

Prospective tenants view rental homes as fewer landlords enter the private rented sector amid rising demand.

PRS sees housing supply squeeze as tenant demand rises – RICS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th July 2026, 2 months ago | 1

There’s more evidence of fewer landlords offering homes in the PRS with a drop in landlord instructions, despite tenant demand...