Lettings & Management Archives - Page 7 of 140

Fair rents concept illustrated with rising rent costs, house model and upward arrow over stacked coins

Call for ‘fair rents’ system as prices rise in a ‘national phenomenon’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th May 2026, 3 months ago | 23

Private landlords face renewed pressure over rent controls after research found private rents are rising by between 6% and 9%...

Landlord selling a rental property to another investor in the UK housing market

Landlords buying from landlords hits the highest level since 2016

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th May 2026, 3 months ago | 0

Landlords are increasingly buying previously let homes from other landlords and the transactions accounted for 13.3% of all home purchases...

Giant “Renters Rights Act” block looming over Sheffield city centre skyline to illustrate rental market pressure

England’s city centres face Renters’ Rights Act pressure

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th May 2026, 3 months ago | 0

Sheffield city centre is set to face the sharpest pressure from the Renters’ Rights Act, with a new analysis putting...

Liverpool empty homes grant scheme promoting investment in renovating vacant properties for affordable housing

Council offers cash to improve homes for rent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th May 2026, 3 months ago | 1

Landlords and property owners with long-term empty homes in one city could receive up to £20,000 to bring properties back...

Buy to let mortgage arrears fall as possessions edge up in latest UK Finance data

Buy to let mortgage arrears fall 24% year-on-year

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th May 2026, 3 months ago | 0

UK Finance data reveals that 8,960 buy to let mortgages were in arrears in the first quarter, a fall of...

Confidence sliding down a playground slide beside profits blocks outside rental homes

Landlord profits hold firm but confidence slides

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th May 2026, 3 months ago | 0

Most landlords are still making money from their portfolios, though the Renters’ Rights Act is now weighing heavily on expectations...

Red balloons linking landlord tax rises to higher rents for tenants

Higher landlord taxes mean higher rents – NRLA

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th May 2026, 3 months ago | 10

Tax rises affecting landlords which are due next year, could feed through into higher rents for tenants already under pressure....

Landlords review buy to let remortgage options amid rising costs and regulatory change

Four in 10 landlords plan to remortgage this year

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th May 2026, 3 months ago | 0

Landlords with mortgages could face a busy year of refinancing as thousands of them plan to review their buy to...

Stamp duty and council tax receipts highlighting higher-rate property transaction revenues in England

Landlords drive Stamp Duty receipts in English councils

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th May 2026, 3 months ago | 1

Higher-rate Stamp Duty receipts from landlords and second-home buyers now account for the majority of takings in more than half...

Buy-to-let mortgage costs climbing as landlords face higher borrowing rates and repayments

Buy to let mortgage costs climb 64% in 10 years

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th May 2026, 3 months ago | 0

Buy to let landlords are paying up to £5,839 more over a two-year mortgage term than they were a decade...

Queue outside a courtroom beside stacked legal files highlighting tribunal delays in England’s rental sector

Landlords face RRA tribunal delay chaos

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th May 2026, 3 months ago | 2

England’s tribunal and court system is already struggling with case delays as the Renters’ Rights Act adds fresh pressure to...

Council tax rise on second homes illustrated with housing, coins, and upward arrow graphic

Second home council tax rise backfires and costs £383m

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th May 2026, 3 months ago | 0

Second home council tax premiums are costing the public purse an estimated £383 million a year, according to research from...

Group of renters viewing homes to let in Chichester beside the city welcome sign and cathedral backdrop

Surprising city tops tenant demand index

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th May 2026, 3 months ago | 0

A surprising city has been named as the strongest location for tenants looking for homes to rent, according to Pepper...

Illustration of tenant swaps in shared rental housing under the Renters’ Rights Act

HMO and flat-share tenant swaps warning issued

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th May 2026, 3 months ago | 0

Tenant swaps may become one of the less glamorous, but increasingly problematic, bit of how the Renters’ Rights Act changes...

Right to Rent checks website on computer screen with “Discrimination” overlay highlighting concerns in rental policy

Government’s Right to Rent consultation draws CIH criticism

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th May 2026, 3 months ago | 9

A government consultation to tighten Right to Rent (RtR) checks, has led the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) to declare...

Landlord checking watch as overdue rental documents fly beside a “To Let” sign and missed deadline warning

Many landlords set to miss key Renters’ Rights Act deadline

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th May 2026, 3 months ago | 0

A Freedom of Information request reveals that the government’s mandatory Renters’ Rights Act information sheet was downloaded 153,000 times in...

Estate agents leaving sold rental property with exit sign crossed out, symbolising landlords reconsidering market exit

Claims of a landlord exodus are ‘unfounded’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th May 2026, 3 months ago | 11

Fears that the Renters’ Rights Act will trigger a landlord sell-off of rented homes appear to be ‘unfounded’, research reveals....

UK houses with signs comparing £700 rent vs £2,200 mortgage and a percentage rate balloon

Rent is cheaper than having a mortgage as rates rise

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th April 2026, 3 months ago | 3

Renting a home in Great Britain now costs less each month than buying with a mortgage, as higher borrowing rates...