Lettings & Management Archives - Page 6 of 142

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...

Landlord weighing property portfolio sales amid rising yields and regulatory pressures

Landlords consider selling up despite rising yields

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th June 2026, 2 months ago | 4

More than two in five landlords may sell off part of their property portfolios despite reporting stronger yields, Aldermore reveals....

Split-view rental property showing dirty and clean conditions with keys and deposit-related costsv

Cleaning tops tenancy deposit claims for fifth year running

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th June 2026, 2 months ago | 20

Cleaning was the biggest reason for tenancy deposit claims in 2025, accounting for 29.38% of claims handled by The Deposit...

Electrical safety inspection report displayed beside a social housing apartment block undergoing compliance checks

Large social landlords must publish electrical safety checks data

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th June 2026, 2 months ago | 0

Social landlords will have to publish new electrical safety checks data as part of the regulator’s tenant satisfaction regime. The...

Empty rental property under falling banknotes showing landlord void costs

Rising void costs hit landlord returns

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th June 2026, 2 months ago | 0

Landlords are losing more than £1,100 on average each time a property sits empty between tenancies, with void costs increasingly...

Government update for landlords on Tenant Fees Act guidance with Westminster in the background

How many landlord updates from the Government?

Author: Readers Question

15th June 2026, 2 months ago | 3

Hi everyone, So yesterday I received these landlord updates from our wonderful government… Update from GOV.UK for: Changes to private...

London rental market illustration showing rising rents, falling rental supply and landlord exits after reform changes

The RRA’s ‘unintended consequences’ for landlords and tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th June 2026, 3 months ago | 5

Landlords watching the unfolding impact of the Renters’ Rights Act, now have another reason to look closely at London, where...

Hydraulic press crushing the word “RENT” to illustrate pressure in the UK rental market

Tenants face rent squeeze as landlord supply falls – RICS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th June 2026, 3 months ago | 8

Landlords are facing renewed rent pressure as tenant demand rises and the supply of available homes remains constrained. The latest...

Document titled “Asylum Housing Plan” illustrating concerns over the UK’s long-term asylum accommodation strategy

Home Office lacks asylum housing plan, MPs warn

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th June 2026, 3 months ago | 3

The Home Office has no ‘credible’ long-term plan for housing asylum seekers, MPs have warned, despite a government pledge to...

Social housing waiting list reaches 119 years as demand far outpaces new home construction in England

Social housing backlog would take 119 years to clear

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th June 2026, 3 months ago | 5

Shelter says more than 1.3 million households are waiting for a social housing, while just 12,198 were built across England...

Record-breaking landlord rental income highlighted by longer tenancies and satisfied renters in the UK PRS

Landlord rent incomes hit record

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th June 2026, 3 months ago | 5

Landlords are seeing higher annual rent income as longer tenancies and happy renters continue to underpin the private rented sector....

Northern Ireland rental homes with safety and compliance icons representing landlord registration reforms

Propertymark backs stronger landlord register rules in Northern Ireland

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th June 2026, 3 months ago | 2

Propertymark has backed plans to toughen Northern Ireland’s landlord registration rules, with gas certificates, electrical checks and alarm details among...