Renters' Rights Act Archives - Page 2 of 18

Letting agency desk with property keys, compliance folders and a laptop overlooking British terraced houses.

Renters’ Rights Act could boost how agents help landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th August 2026, 1 month ago | 4

Landlords could be offered more compliance support and a wider choice of paid services as letting agents respond to the...

Calendar and crossed-out 12-month re-let sign illustrating Ground 1A restrictions for landlords selling a property.

The twelve-month re-let ban starts the day you post the notice, not the day the tenant leaves

Author: Tauhid Islam

25th August 2026, 1 month ago | 17

There is a piece of arithmetic that a lot of landlords planning a sale this autumn have not done, and...

Tenants reach for rising rents outside a London rental property marked “To Let”

Landlords push asking rents higher as tenant demand surges

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th August 2026, 1 month ago | 9

The Renters’ Rights Act has led to landlords increasing asking rents to test the market, claims an estate agent. Chestertons’...

Guarantor required sign outside a rental property, highlighting tenant access barriers in the rental market

Rent-in-advance ban drives rise in guarantor requests

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th August 2026, 1 month ago | 19

More than a third of tenants (37%) didn’t know what a guarantor was before being asked to provide one as...

Landlord facing fines under housing licensing enforcement rules

Landlords face fines of up to £35,000 under new council policy

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st August 2026, 1 month ago | 9

A council has announced a new civil penalty policy for the PRS and told landlords how to tackle anti-social behaviour...

Clock and gavel on a calendar highlighting urgency around Renters’ Rights Act court reforms

Government boosts court capacity as Renters’ Rights Act drives court demand

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th August 2026, 1 month ago | 34

The government has announced 1,000 new judges and tribunal members are being recruited to cope with increased demand following the...

Student housing miniatures under magnifying glasses highlighting concerns over rental reform impact

Ground 4A: next summer’s possession is decided this month

Author: Tauhid Islam

20th August 2026, 1 month ago | 1

If you let student HMOs, the paperwork you put in front of a group this August decides whether you can...

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

Council announces enforcement crackdown on rogue landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th August 2026, 1 month ago | 1

A council has launched an intelligence-led taskforce to tackle rogue landlords and improve standards in the private rented sector. Lewisham...

Dog, cat and rabbit represent renters gaining stronger rights to request pets under the Renters’ Rights Act.

Renters’ Rights Act sparks rise in pet ownership

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th August 2026, 1 month ago | 18

Millions of renters have welcomed a pet or are planning to get one following the Renters’ Rights Act. Data from...

Overseas tenant faces UK guarantor requirement as London rental costs continue to rise.

Financially capable renters struggling to meet guarantor requirements

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th August 2026, 2 months ago | 5

Overseas tenants are struggling to provide a UK-based guarantor despite being able to afford the rent, according to new data....

Group of young people outside boarded-up homes, illustrating anti-social behaviour in a residential neighbourhood.

Government defends social housing landlords’ power to tackle anti-social behaviour

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th August 2026, 2 months ago | 4

Social housing landlords already have strong powers to deal with anti-social behaviour, the government has claimed. In a parliamentary written...

Landlords wanted to test a Comparable Properties Assessment Pack for assessing fair market rent

Landlords wanted to test a new comparable properties pack

Author: Tessa Shepperson

10th August 2026, 2 months ago | 5

Now that the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 has largely come into force, landlords are having to grapple with the many...

Sadiq Khan highlights £400,000 funding to help London tenants challenge rogue landlords under the Renters’ Rights Act.

Sadiq Khan boosts funding to empower tenants and crack down on rogue landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th August 2026, 2 months ago | 4

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has announced £400,000 in funding to help tenants challenge rogue landlords. The Mayor’s Renters’ Rights Enforcement...

AI-assisted tenant dispute over landlord with government and housing redress concept illustration

Government admits it has not assessed tenants’ use of AI in housing disputes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th August 2026, 2 months ago | 2

The government has admitted it has not carried out any assessment of the growing use of artificial intelligence (AI) by...

Government admits it lacks five years of council landlord enforcement data as Renters’ Rights Act reforms expand local authority powers.

Government admits it lacks data on landlord enforcement by councils

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th August 2026, 2 months ago | 3

The government has admitted it does not collect data on how enforcement action against landlords has changed over the past...

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, 2 months ago | 5

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

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, 2 months ago | 1

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

Calendar showing the Section 21 deadline outside a rental property with a possession notice and removal van.

Section 21 deadline drives a landlord possession surge

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th August 2026, 2 months ago | 0

Landlords facing the final Section 21 ‘no-fault’ eviction court deadline fuelled a sharp rise in possessions last month. Tenant eviction...