Lettings & Management Archives - Page 4 of 140

Sign reading “100 million” in a hotel room overlooking Big Ben, illustrating record UK short-let guest nights in 2025.

The UK’s short-let guest nights exceed 100 million

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th June 2026, 1 month ago | 0

Landlords operating short-let accommodation saw demand rise across every UK country and English region during 2025. Figures from the Office...

Sustainable property investment with solar panels, energy-efficient housing and growing green returns

Landlords increase spending on green property upgrades

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th June 2026, 1 month ago | 0

Nearly nine in 10 property investors are increasing spending on sustainable property features as energy costs, extreme weather and tougher...

AI-powered property search concept showing renters discovering homes based on lifestyle and neighbourhood preferences.

AI property search firm targets renters wanting homes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th June 2026, 1 month ago | 0

Landlords could secure more exposure for homes in areas that renters miss when searching by postcode alone, a new AI...

Confused landlord reviewing a missed rent renewal with calendar, property model and unanswered questions.

Letting agent missed rent renewal and then gave me conflicting advice?

Author: Readers Question

24th June 2026, 1 month ago | 5

Hello, I would appreciate other landlords’ views on a dispute I am having with my letting agent – a well-known...

Illustration of renters and landlords navigating a maze, symbolising shifting power and housing shortages in the rental market.

Tenants struggle to find homes as lettings market shifts

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th June 2026, 1 month ago | 5

Nine in 10 landlords believe the balance of power in the private rented sector has moved in favour of tenants...

Prospective tenants viewing London rental homes with to-let signs as property supply rises across the capital.

London’s landlord supply rises as tenant competition falls – Foxtons

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd June 2026, 1 month ago | 1

London’s landlords saw more properties reach the market in May, while competition between prospective tenants fell compared with both April...

Warning sign showing a £7,000 instant fine for landlords in a poorly maintained rental property.

NRLA says landlord HHSRS fines are ‘pointless’ without enforcement

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd June 2026, 1 month ago | 5

News that landlords could face instant fines of £7,000 for failing to deal with poor conditions has led the National...

Model home with solar panels under a protective dome symbolising stronger safeguards for retrofit and EPC upgrade work.

Consultation on EPC retrofit and further consumer protection?

Author: Readers Question

22nd June 2026, 1 month ago | 1

Hello, This is a just launched consultation on government plans to increase protection to those who have retrograde EPC work...

Red card and Property Ombudsman symbol illustrating five estate and property firms expelled for failing to pay awards.

The Property Ombudsman expels five property firms

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd June 2026, 1 month ago | 1

The Property Ombudsman has expelled five firms from the scheme after they failed to comply with binding decisions for awards...

House-shaped safe releasing cash and renovation tools, illustrating landlords refinancing to fund property improvements

Landlords release £2.37bn to fund property improvements

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th June 2026, 2 months ago | 0

Landlords released £2.37 billion from their properties to fund improvements last year, a 60% from 2024’s figure of £1.48 billion....

Complaints surge against UK letting agents as tenant disputes and service issues increase

Tenant complaints against letting agents rocket

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th June 2026, 2 months ago | 0

Tenant complaints against letting agents jumped by almost half last year, from 2024’s figure of 2,863 to last year’s 4,220,...

Council prepares to buy 18 homes and resume direct social housing ownership in Preston

Council becomes a social housing landlord again after 20 years

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th June 2026, 2 months ago | 0

A council is preparing to own social housing again after a gap of 20 years, although its first proposed purchase...

HM Government landlord possession guidance document with corrected error note and house keys, illustrating updated Section 8 rules.

Government corrects landlord possession guidance error

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th June 2026, 2 months ago | 0

The government has corrected its official possession guidance after wrongly suggesting that landlords could have used the sale of a...

Illustration of conflicting tenant notice periods under the Renters’ Rights Act 2025, showing a choice between two months and uncertainty.

Two months’ notice or not two months’ notice? That is the question

Author: Readers Question

18th June 2026, 2 months ago | 19

Hello, There appears to be conflicting advice about the notice tenants must give under the Renters’ Rights Act, so I...

: Illustration of rental deposit protection costs shifting to annual subscriptions for landlords.

Tenancy deposit protections to become a subscription?

Author: Readers Question

18th June 2026, 2 months ago | 9

Hello, We are all used to protecting our tenancy deposits by paying a one-off protection fee (If we use an...

Rental property with prospective tenants and a question mark, illustrating concerns about adding a permitted occupier

Should I accept a Permitted Occupier?

Author: Readers Question

17th June 2026, 2 months ago | 8

Hello, I recently had a request by a tenant that moved in early February to have her husband added as...

Symbolic house and community crowd highlighting 122 people helped into housing through a homelessness scheme

Private landlords help house 122 homeless people

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th June 2026, 2 months ago | 2

Private landlords have helped make a city’s homeless housing scheme a success by providing homes for 122 people. This is...

Tenant delaying a house move due to high rental deposit costs and affordability pressures

Tenants delay moves over cash deposit costs

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th June 2026, 2 months ago | 1

Landlords and letting agents face a tougher moving market as tenants struggle to find the upfront cash deposit needed to...