Renters' Rights Act Archives

Landlords navigate a maze of changing rental regulations, licensing and compliance requirements

Landlords struggle to follow changing rules

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th October 2026, 1 week ago | 3

Landlords who are struggling to meet their obligations in Greater Manchester say they face difficulties keeping up with changes to...

Council enforcement against criminal landlords, showing a gavel, handcuffs and financial penalties

Councils go after criminal landlords in enforcement drive

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th October 2026, 1 week ago | 0

Councils across England are cracking down on criminal landlords, with penalties running into thousands of pounds. Hackney Council has pledged...

Landlord tenancy records transferring into a digital Form 4A rent increase notice

Free rent increase notice tool launched for landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th October 2026, 2 weeks ago | 1

Landlords can now prepare rent increase notices using a free tool that draws on tenancy information they already hold. Property...

Torn Renters’ Rights Act document being discarded outside Parliament amid debate over its future

Labour attacks Tories over claims Renters’ Rights Act “has to go”

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th October 2026, 2 weeks ago | 26

The Shadow Housing Secretary has suggested that a Conservative government would scrap the Renters’ Rights Act. Speaking at a fringe...

Stacks of £50 notes above a rent upfront sign representing advance rent payments by private tenants

Government revises figures on private renters paying rent upfront

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd October 2026, 2 weeks ago | 0

The government has corrected its own data to reveal that more than one million private rented households paid rent in...

Renters’ Rights Act document beside rising pound coins as landlords leave the rental market

Renters’ Rights Act sparks landlord exodus as rents rise

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd October 2026, 2 weeks ago | 1

Tenants are facing the fallout from the Renters’ Rights Act, with landlords leaving the market and rents rising, according to...

Dog and cat at a rental property entrance beside a pet CV, illustrating pet-friendly tenancies

Letting agents urged to take case-by-case approach to pets

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd October 2026, 2 weeks ago | 3

An industry body has issued guidance to letting agents on renting with pets and recommends tenants provide a pet CV....

Tenant referencing checks highlighted as landlords assess applicants after the rent in advance ban.

Landlords place growing importance on tenant referencing

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st October 2026, 2 weeks ago | 0

More than one million County Court Judgments (CCJs) were registered in England and Wales last year, as more than half...

Landlord supporting folders labelled regulations, compliance, licensing, standards and reporting

Regulation puts self-managing landlords under pressure

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th September 2026, 3 weeks ago | 4

Compliance and legislation are the biggest sources of stress for self-managing landlords, as many weigh up whether managing their own...

Rent guarantors rising alongside the Renters’ Rights Act as demand for guarantor services increases

Renters’ Rights Act sparks guarantor surge

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd September 2026, 3 weeks ago | 0

Demand for rent guarantors has surged by 50% since the Renters’ Rights Act came into effect in May, according to...

Renters’ Rights Act gavel breaking barriers to rental discrimination based on tenant circumstances

Government claims Renters’ Rights Act cracks down on rental discrimination

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th September 2026, 4 weeks ago | 32

The government claims the Renters’ Rights Act addresses overt discriminatory practices used by landlords and letting agents. In a written...

Rent tribunal claim documents outside the Royal Courts of Justice illustrating tenant challenges to rent increases

Tribunal cuts landlord’s existing rent after rise challenge

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th September 2026, 1 month ago | 5

A landlord who wanted to increase a tenant’s rent instead ended up with a lower figure than the renter was...

An unashamed sarcastic ODE to the success of the RRA, politicians and lobbying groups?

Author: Readers Question

15th September 2026, 1 month ago | 4

The government were warned that the Renters’ Rights Act (RRA) would cause damage. We are already seeing the damage, and...

Rent tribunal guidance highlighted as cases surge under the Renters’ Rights Act

Propertymark calls for clearer guidance as rent tribunal cases surge

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th September 2026, 1 month ago | 1

An industry body has called for more clarity around the tribunal process under the Renters’ Rights Act. Propertymark has warned...

Evidence sharing between the PRS Ombudsman and local authorities remains undecided under the Renters’ Rights Act.

Government undecided on PRS Ombudsman information sharing with councils

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th September 2026, 1 month ago | 0

The government has yet to decide whether the PRS Ombudsman will be required to share evidence of landlord non-compliance with...

PRS Database regional registration deadlines across England from March to November 2027

Industry reaction to the government’s mandatory landlord database announcement

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th September 2026, 1 month ago | 29

Industry experts have warned that the Private Rented Sector (PRS) Database could be “little more than a national directory for...

£65 landlord registration fee graphic highlighting the new PRS Database and rent increase disputes

Landlords face £65 annual PRS Database fee as HMRC takes on rent increase disputes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th September 2026, 1 month ago | 103

Landlords will have to pay a £65 registration fee per property annually under the government’s new national landlord registration service....

Renters’ Rights Act boomerang strikes UK to-let signs, symbolising unintended consequences for tenants.

Professor warns Renters’ Rights Act has backfired on tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th September 2026, 1 month ago | 45

A professor has warned the Renters’ Rights Act has caused changes in the private rented sector which are proving “ineffective...