Lettings & Management Archives - Page 9 of 147

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...

Question mark representing uncertainty over Council DWP or Universal Credit rent payments stopping for tenants

Tenants from the council/DWP not paying rent?

Author: Readers Question

5th August 2026, 3 months ago | 12

Hello, I have two tenants who have been with me for over two years with the rent paid by the...

Illustration of UK private rent regulation with Parliament, rental homes and a control dial symbolising stronger housing market intervention.

Labour urged to regulate private rents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th August 2026, 3 months ago | 15

Calls for the Labour government to regulate private rents have intensified after polling found strong public backing for government intervention....

HMRC penalties sign attached to a net holding house keys, illustrating tougher tax penalties for landlords making self-assessment errors.

Proposed HMRC penalties could catch out landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th August 2026, 3 months ago | 4

Landlords could face penalties of up to 30% of unpaid tax after making ‘careless’ mistakes in their self-assessment returns, the...

Magnifying glass highlighting housing hazards beside £7,000 penalty graphic for HHSRS enforcement changes

Landlords face £3.5bn HHSRS penalty exposure

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th August 2026, 3 months ago | 4

Landlords face civil penalties of up to £7,000 where councils identify an initial Category 1 hazard, putting inspection records and...

Gas engineer carrying out a boiler safety inspection in a social housing home while a tenant looks on.

Gas safety compliance falls for England’s social housing landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th August 2026, 3 months ago | 4

Only four in 10 English social landlords reported full compliance with required gas safety checks in 2025/26, compared with 56.9%...

Shield protecting a rental property with laptop and piggy bank, representing tenancy deposit protection on a unified platform.

Mydeposits moves tenancy deposit schemes to Total Property

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd August 2026, 3 months ago | 9

Landlords will be able to manage insured and custodial tenancy deposits through one platform under a major overhaul of mydeposits...

Council Tax on an empty property overnight?

Council tax surcharge plan leaves landlords uncertain

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd August 2026, 3 months ago | 5

Landlords do not yet know whether they or their tenants would be responsible for paying the proposed High Value Council...

Model house, padlock with anti-fraud symbol and house keys representing Birmingham City Council’s crackdown on tenancy fraud.

Tenancy fraud crackdown saves £5m

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd August 2026, 3 months ago | 4

One city council is claiming to have cracked down on tenancy fraud, which recovered 36 homes and stopped fraudulent housing...