Landlord News

Landlord News from Property118 brings you the most important updates in UK private renting, from legislative changes and finance developments to market trends and regulatory guidance. Published daily by our editorial team, this archive is your go-to source for practical and authoritative insight into disrupting and emerging issues in the PRS.

Whether it’s a change in tax treatment, new lender criteria, or shifts in pricing and demand, the stories you’ll find here are carefully curated to keep landlords informed and ready to adapt. Bookmark this page to stay updated with fast, relevant, and reliable landlord news.

HMRC rule changes illustrated by a paid £50 note caught in a bear trap beside a tax rulebook.

HMRC’s quiet rewrite could trap profits landlords have already paid tax on

Author: Mark Alexander

21st July 2026, 59 minutes ago | 0

The controversy surrounding HMRC’s recent rewrite of BIM45690 and BIM45700 initially appeared to concern a relatively narrow question: whether a...

Angela Rayner announces Labour’s plan to cut benefit payments to criminal landlords

Angela Rayner in shock return as housing secretary

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st July 2026, 59 minutes ago | 5

Angela Rayner has returned as housing secretary less than a year after resigning from the post over the stamp duty...

Magnifying glass highlighting a hooded fraudster over rental property documents, illustrating tenant fraud targeting landlords.

Tenant referencing scams leave landlords thousands out of pocket

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st July 2026, 2 hours ago | 0

Landlords have warned that police are not doing enough to tackle rental sector fraud, with criminals using fake IDs to...

Magnifying glass highlighting Andy Burnham’s landlord policies beside a To Let sign and housing backdrop.

Andy Burnham’s landlord policies under scrutiny

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st July 2026, 2 hours ago | 1

Landlords face renewed questions over rent controls, licensing and property standards after Andy Burnham entered Downing Street. The government’s new...

Efficiency You Can Measure, What Greening a Website Taught Us About Energy Standards

Author: Dave Fuller

21st July 2026, 2 hours ago | 1

Efficiency You Can Measure: What Greening a Website Taught Us About Energy Standards By Dave Fuller, Managing and Technical Director,...

Landlord walks past London homes with for sale signs as rising costs push rental property sales.

Savills warns the RRA is causing prime rental market concern

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st July 2026, 11 hours ago | 0

An international real estate firm is warning that landlords in the prime rental market are selling up due to higher...

Person experiencing homelessness on Westminster Bridge as commuters pass the Houses of Parliament in London, illustrating England’s housing crisis.

Homelessness crisis set to worsen as think tank urges government action

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st July 2026, 11 hours ago | 0

A think tank has called on the government to fund a national homelessness programme as figures continue to rise. A...

Unsafe cladding on a residential apartment building highlighting new government funding for leaseholder building safety.

Leaseholders to receive government support over unsafe cladding

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st July 2026, 11 hours ago | 0

The government has announced funding to help protect leaseholders living in buildings affected by unsafe cladding. Under the plans, funding...

Why do some housing associations appear to believe they are exempt from letting agent regulations?

Author: Readers Question

21st July 2026, 11 hours ago | 1

This is a genuine question that I believe deserves wider discussion across the housing sector. Where a housing association is...

professional portrait of a young man in a suit representing tenant advocacy in the Renters’ Rights Bill debate

Departing Generation Rent chief hails Section 21 abolition

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st July 2026, 11 hours ago | 1

While landlords in England now face a very different possession system after the abolition of Section 21, the reform has...

Regional house prices outpace London

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st July 2026, 11 hours ago | 0

Landlords assessing property values are seeing stronger house price growth in lower-cost parts of Britain, while London continues to fall...

Commercial mortgage refinancing replacing personal capital under HMRC guidance for property businesses.

HMRC’s latest overreach: Since when did your own capital stop being yours?

Author: Mark Alexander

21st July 2026, 11 hours ago | 3

Suppose you invest £500,000 of your own money into a property business. The money is used to acquire and improve...

Tenant carrying a heavy rent burden beside the Houses of Parliament, illustrating Universal Credit rent payment responsibility.

Universal Credit claimants should manage their own finances – Government

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th July 2026, 1 day ago | 10

The government has claimed tenants on Universal Credit remain responsible for rent payments. In a written parliamentary answer, the government...

BBC Panorama investigates criminal tenant fraud

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th July 2026, 1 day ago | 0

Landlords can face months of legal action and heavy costs when criminals secure their properties using false identities and references,...

Political uncertainty wrecking UK house price growth, shown by a wrecking ball striking a pound symbol house icon.

House prices fall as political uncertainty hits buyers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th July 2026, 1 day ago | 1

Sellers cut their asking house prices by an average of £3,832 in July as political uncertainty, higher mortgage costs and...

Calendar highlighting possession delays with council enforcement sign outside rental property, illustrating UK landlord regulatory changes.

Landlords could face possession and enforcement pressures

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th July 2026, 1 day ago | 1

Landlords could face longer possession delays and tougher council enforcement during the second half of 2026. That’s the view of...

Organised landlord compliance records with digital property registration, safety certificates, and document management for the PRS Database.

The PRS Database has been tested on real landlords. What happens next will separate the professionals from everyone else

Author: Tauhid Islam

20th July 2026, 1 day ago | 11

The PRS Database stopped being an abstraction this summer. The government has been beta-testing its “Register your rental property” service...

Order to Pay sign in a First-tier Tribunal Property Chamber hearing about failed rent repayment order claim.

Tenants ordered to pay landlord £3,240 over failed RRO claim

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th July 2026, 1 day ago | 0

Six tenants have been ordered to pay a landlord £3,240 after a tribunal found four examples of unreasonable conduct in...