Lettings & Management Archives - Page 7 of 146

Renters' Rights Act symbolises protections as landlords work to reduce rental property void periods

Landlord voids fall after the Renters’ Rights Act introduction

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th August 2026, 2 months ago | 0

Average void periods across England fell to 21 days in June, three days below the 24-day figure recorded in May...

For sale sign outside a UK home illustrating falling house prices and increased seller competition

Landlords push for bigger property discounts

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th August 2026, 2 months ago | 0

Buy to let investors are making more aggressive offers as the housing market slows, with landlords accounting for 14.1% of...

Landlords protest beside a To Let sign amid concerns over negative portrayals of the private rented sector

Hostility towards landlords becomes a growing concern

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th August 2026, 2 months ago | 45

Negative portrayals by politicians, tenant campaigners and the media have become the fourth most discussed issue affecting landlord confidence. The...

Buy to let mortgage sign sinking into cracked ground outside UK rental homes

Buy to let mortgage possessions fall

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th August 2026, 2 months ago | 0

The number of buy to let mortgages in arrears and properties taken into possession fell during the second quarter. Data...

Older renters facing housing insecurity as retirement approaches

Older renters face retirement homelessness fears

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th August 2026, 2 months ago | 14

Landlords are housing a rapidly growing number of people approaching retirement who could struggle to cover their rent once their...

Free landlord repair reporting system showing digital maintenance logs, tenant reports and evidence tracking for rental properties.

Free maintenance reporting launched for landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th August 2026, 2 months ago | 0

Small landlords can now use a free system to log repair reports and retain evidence showing how each case was...

Letting agents face AI-generated tenant complaints as artificial intelligence use grows

Letting agents face new challenge as tenants turn to AI for complaints

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th August 2026, 3 months ago | 2

Letting agents are being warned to watch out for AI-generated tenant complaints as the use of artificial intelligence continues to...

Tribunal building with rent increase and let agreed signs illustrating evidence of achieved rents supporting a Section 13 case.

Achieved rents help sway tribunal decision

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th August 2026, 3 months ago | 2

Landlords defending a rent increase in a tribunal could strengthen their case with evidence of completed lettings after a tenant’s...

Tenant guidance for energy-efficient rental homes with heat pump, EPC rating and low-energy features

Landlords with low-energy homes urged to give tenant advice

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th August 2026, 3 months ago | 0

A low-energy home offering much lower running costs can still leave a new tenant baffled at the front door, one...

AI robot reviewing generated documents as fraud detection systems flag possible tenancy fraud

AI fuels surge in UK tenancy fraud

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th August 2026, 3 months ago | 5

AI-generated payslips, employment records and identities are making tenancy fraud harder for landlords and agents to detect. The warning comes...

Dilapidated property beside a buy-to-let investment sign illustrating renovation opportunities for landlords

‘Unmortgageable’ homes tempt buy to let investors

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th August 2026, 3 months ago | 3

Landlords prepared to renovate difficult properties could find lucrative buy to let opportunities among 1.5 million UK homes that many...

Tenancy deposit labelled “Deposit Scam” passing between two house models, illustrating a landlord’s dispute over deposit transfer rules.

Deposit transfer process branded a “sham” by landlord

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th August 2026, 3 months ago | 3

A landlord has slammed the tenancy deposit system after being told he cannot deregister a tenancy deposit while selling one...

Target board with an arrow aimed at a silhouetted landlord against the London skyline, illustrating Haringey's private renters' forum.

London council’s renters’ forum to target ‘rogue’ landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th August 2026, 3 months ago | 0

Landlords operating in one London council’s area are set to face closer scrutiny after tenants report poor conditions, ignored repair...

Sold sign outside a rural cottage highlighting concerns over the Renters’ Rights Act and rural rental housing.

Rural landlords selling up because of RRA

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th August 2026, 3 months ago | 5

Rural landlords are at the centre of a political row over claims that the Renters’ Rights Act is driving them...

Cracked PRS database symbolising concerns over the cost and effectiveness of the government's private rented sector register

PRS database risks being a costly failure – TLIC

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th August 2026, 3 months ago | 17

The government’s planned PRS database could become an expensive administrative burden unless it is designed around the day-to-day work of...

Tenant pet request form beside a small dog, illustrating new Renters' Rights Act pet permission rules for renters.

Pet requests remain rare for landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th August 2026, 3 months ago | 1

For most landlords, the new Renters’ Rights Act pet request rules have produced little interest as 93% say they have...

Golden key leading to a house above clouds, symbolising buy to let remortgaging reaching record refinancing levels.

Buy to let remortgaging hits record high

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th August 2026, 3 months ago | 0

Buy to let refinancing has returned to a record high, with 57% of leveraged landlords arranging a new loan, remortgage...

Proposed planning restrictions on small HMO conversions in Reigate and Banstead illustrated with family home and no-HMO symbol.

Reigate plans Article 4 controls for small HMOs

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th August 2026, 3 months ago | 0

Landlords could face new planning restrictions when converting family homes into small HMOs in Reigate and Banstead. Reigate and Banstead...