Renters' Rights Act Archives - Page 9 of 13

Tenants holding placards protesting rent increases inside a courtroom during a rent reform hearing

Rent increase challenge rules spark court backlog fears

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th January 2026, 4 months ago | 13

Tenants challenging rent increases under new reforms could overwhelm courts, warns industry experts. An article in The Times explains under...

Abstract digital network visual representing collection and analysis of private rented sector enforcement data

Government to gather data on council PRS enforcement staffing

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd January 2026, 4 months ago | 4

The government has confirmed it will introduce a mandatory collection of private rented sector (PRS) enforcement data, including information on...

Renters’ Rights Act character chasing confidence down a playground slide in a suburban London setting

Landlord confidence slides as Renters’ Rights Act nears

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd January 2026, 4 months ago | 1

Landlords are entering 2026 with reduced confidence following the November Budget and the impending Renters’ Rights Act, research reveals. According...

Government reveals what must be included in Renters’ Rights Act tenancy agreements

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st January 2026, 4 months ago | 11

The government has released details of what information landlords must put in new tenancy agreements under the Renters’ Rights Act....

Politicians discussing the Renters’ Rights Act outside Parliament with microphones and briefing papers

NRLA chief calls on government to avoid unhelpful rhetoric on Renters’ Rights Act

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st January 2026, 4 months ago | 1

The government should avoid unhelpful rhetoric when communicating with landlords about the Renters’ Rights Act, a landlord association has claimed....

Illustration showing a tenant excluded from a group, representing concerns about discrimination and benefit-based affordability checks

Discrimination against benefit tenants under the Renters’ Rights Act?

Author: Readers Question

20th January 2026, 4 months ago | 22

The Renters’ Rights Act is trying to prevent overt discrimination (blanket no DSS policies) when private letting. At the moment,...

Silhouetted landlord walking through glass doors marked with exit and rejected symbols, suggesting leaving the rental market

Housing Minister dismisses fears that regulation will force small landlords out

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th January 2026, 5 months ago | 53

Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook has rejected claims that more regulation will drive small landlords out of the market. During a...

Construction site in Scotland with scaffolding and large red tax lettering highlighting proposed housebuilding levy

Scottish government faces backlash over housebuilding tax

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th January 2026, 5 months ago | 0

The Scottish government has come under fire for proposals to introduce a tax on housebuilding to help fund the repair...

Council enforcement symbolised by a landlord facing regulatory oversight under new renters’ rights rules

Councils given power to penalise landlords for unenforceable tenancy clauses

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th January 2026, 5 months ago | 86

The government has confirmed councils will be able to act against unenforceable clauses in tenancy agreements under the Renters’ Rights...

Checklist being ticked in red next to Renters’ Rights Act text, symbolising new compliance requirements for letting agents

Renters’ Rights Act warning as agents urged to prepare now

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th January 2026, 5 months ago | 1

With the first element of the Renters’ Rights Act already in force, a senior property sector figure is warning letting...

Wealthy investor lounging on piles of cash above two rental homes, symbolising profit-driven landlords replacing smaller ones

Small landlords will be forced out of PRS and replaced by money-motivated landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th January 2026, 5 months ago | 15

Small landlords who care about their tenants will sell up in 2026 and be replaced by “money-motivated landlords” due to...

Gavel beside a sign reading “Delayed,” symbolising court backlogs affecting landlord possession cases

Court delays persist despite government claims of progress

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd January 2026, 5 months ago | 6

The government claims it has made significant progress in tackling the court backlog, despite landlords often waiting months to regain...

Concerned landlord reviewing notice about fines under the Renters’ Rights Act

Anti-landlord policy U-turns abroad spark warnings for the UK

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st December 2025, 5 months ago | 10

New Zealand and Portugal have U-turned on rental rules after stricter laws triggered huge landlord exits, prompting calls from experts...

PRS Database shield over selective licensing document highlighting landlord regulation changes

Government insists selective licensing and PRS Database serve different purposes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th December 2025, 5 months ago | 16

A peer has raised concerns over the potential overlap between selective licensing schemes and the upcoming Private Rented Sector (PRS)...

Model house on stacked paperwork with cash and pen, symbolising rent repayment orders and housing benefit enforcement

Rent repayment orders expanded to protect benefit tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th December 2025, 5 months ago | 16

A government pilot allowing councils to use rent repayment orders to recover misused housing support payments is set to be...

Model house on rental paperwork with pens, representing the Renters’ Rights Act and professionalism in the private rented sector.

The Renters’ Rights Act and its impact on corporate landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th December 2025, 5 months ago | 6

How BTR is responding to demands for increased professionalism in the private rented sector. Article by Andy Jones, group director...

Hand knocking on a front door, symbolising council inspections and enforcement under new renters’ rights rules

Council powers for surprise inspections will come into force this week

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th December 2025, 5 months ago | 15

Experts are warning that new rules for councils, which come into force this Saturday (27 December), will give authorities unprecedented...

House overwhelmed by stormy waves with Renters’ Rights Act papers floating, symbolising upheaval in the private rented sector.

Renters’ Rights Act to reshape lettings market in 2026 – Leaders

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th December 2025, 5 months ago | 0

The private rented sector is heading into a turbulent 2026, with the Renters’ Rights Act set to drive sweeping operational...