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.

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Buyers haven’t disappeared but their budgets and behaviours have changed

Author: David Coughlin - Landlord Sales Agency

12th November 2026, 4 minutes ago | 0

Buyers are still buying, but higher borrowing costs are changing what they can afford and who is buying. Understanding today’s...

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Rent rise expectations strengthen as housing outlook weakens – RICS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th November 2026, 8 minutes ago | 0

Landlords will see the strongest increase in rents since early 2024, with tenant demand growing again as fewer properties come...

t: Shield protecting a leasehold property beside service charge documents, highlighting new UK leaseholder rights.

Government announces new protections to help leaseholders challenge service charges

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th November 2026, 10 minutes ago | 0

More than three million leaseholders will gain stronger rights to challenge unfair service charges. The government has announced, from 1st...

Red downward arrows with percentage symbols illustrating falling buy-to-let mortgage rates for UK landlords.

Four lenders reprice buy to let mortgages

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th November 2026, 11 minutes ago | 0

Landlords buying or remortgaging properties have lower fixed mortgage rates to choose from after cuts by four lenders. Molo has...

Modern London apartment buildings with To Let signs, illustrating the dominance of flats in the capital's rental market.

Flats dominate London homes available to let

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th November 2026, 15 minutes ago | 0

Landlords letting houses in London account for only a small share of the capital’s advertised homes, with flats making up...

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Making Tax Digital costs spiral to more than £1bn

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th November 2026, 15 minutes ago | 0

Making Tax Digital has cost taxpayers more than £1bn and is now more than £800m over budget. A report by...

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Shelter names new interim chief executive

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th November 2026, 15 minutes ago | 0

Shelter has announced its new interim chief executive after former chief executive Sarah Elliot stood down in October, having spent...

UK rental properties with To Let signs above a pound banknote, illustrating a shift from landlord income to bond investment.

My retirement investment after a lifetime in buy-to-let

Author: Mark Alexander - Founder of Property118

11th November 2026, 17 hours ago | 1

If you sold a rental property tomorrow, what would you do with the money? After selling several of mine, I...

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Councils warned against profiting from selective licensing schemes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th November 2026, 1 day ago | 4

A government minister has insisted councils must disclose selective licensing fees and must not profit from the schemes. Housing Minister...

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More landlord tax bills could exceed rent profits after Budget

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th November 2026, 1 day ago | 1

More landlords with buy to let mortgages could find that a year’s profit from rent is not enough to cover...

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Exact wording for possession of dwelling?

Author: Readers Question

11th November 2026, 1 day ago | 5

Hi Everyone, Under the new government rules, it seems one has to write the EXACT wording when giving notice for...

Housing Benefit rules under scrutiny as the government admits it has not assessed direct landlord payments.

Government admits it has not assessed whether Housing Benefit rules are working

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th November 2026, 1 day ago | 4

The government has admitted it has made no specific assessment of whether the current rules on direct Housing Benefit payments...

House illustration showing a home office and private outdoor seating, two features attracting tenants.

Landlords urged to adapt homes to changing tenant needs

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th November 2026, 1 day ago | 7

A home office or an outdoor seat could help landlords find tenants more quickly, with both features linked to faster...

Buy-to-let mortgage searches fall 25% year on year in October, illustrated by a red downward arrow.

Buy to let purchase mortgage searches fall 25%

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th November 2026, 1 day ago | 0

Buy to let purchase mortgage searches fell 25% in October compared with the same month last year, research reveals. Landlords...

More than half of landlords in a post-Budget poll say they plan to sell some or all of their properties within the next 12 months in response to Labour’s tax changes. Research by Pegasus Insight found that 52% of the 168 National Residential Landlords Association members surveyed intended to sell. For 14%, that meant disposing of their entire portfolio, while 38% planned to sell some properties. Just 2% intended to buy more homes to let. Landlord tax increase concerns Mark Long, a director of the firm, said: "The industry has repeatedly warned that increasing taxes on landlords risks increasing costs for tenants. "Announcing another two percentage point rise before the previous increase has even taken effect suggests those warnings have gone unheard." He added: "These are immediate reactions, and intentions to raise rents or sell will not all become reality. "But the strength of the response should give the Government serious pause for thought." Property maintenance spending plans Spending on maintenance or improvements could also fall, with 29% anticipating cuts, including 13% who expected to reduce it significantly. However, 55% expected to maintain their spending. The poll asked about responses to tax rates on rent income of 24%, 44% and 49% from April 2027 for landlords holding property personally, reflecting the combined increases announced in this Budget and last year. On their property ownership plans, 26% expected no changes and 20% said it was too early to say. Rent increases after Budget Nearly three quarters of respondents, 73%, expected the tax changes to lead to higher rents when they were next permitted to increase them. The largest group, accounting for 38% of all respondents, selected an increase of 5% to 10% or market rents, whichever was higher. A further 11% selected an increase of more than 10% or market rents, and an increase of less than 5% or market levels was selected by 24%, in the survey.

Tax changes prompt landlord sale plans

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th November 2026, 1 day ago | 0

More than half of landlords in a post-Budget poll say they plan to sell some or all of their properties...

t: House illustration comparing an advertised 8% net rental yield with a calculated 2.82% return after costs.

The PBSA “net yield” model — who in the chain is actually paid on net?

Author: Readers Question

11th November 2026, 1 day ago | 1

I want to set out a structure rather than a grievance, because I think landlords need to see it before...

Landlord hanging from a cracked block of flats, symbolising financial pressure from mortgages and falling property values.

My rental flats were my income. Now I’m hanging on by my fingernails

Author: Readers Question

10th November 2026, 2 days ago | 33

My savings have gone, and next year’s mortgage renewals could leave me paying into a portfolio I depend on to...

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Government considers sharing PRS Database data with HMRC

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th November 2026, 2 days ago | 11

The government has hinted that several organisations, including HMRC, could be given access to data held on the Private Rented...