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Homeless man receiving house keys symbolising access to social housing support

Government hints at forcing social housing landlords to house homeless households

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

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16th April 2026, 6 days ago | 13

The government has hinted that social housing landlords could be required to take council-referred homeless households. In response to a...

celebrating housing rights reform with symbolic Renters’ Rights Act and rental home model

How the Renters’ Rights Act will strengthen – not squeeze – the landlord sector

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

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16th April 2026, 6 days ago | 20

By Vann Vogstad, CEO of COHO, and Steve Coyle of Cullen Property With the Renters’ Rights Act (RRA) coming into...

Landlords are seeing rents rise again as tenant demand picks up amid tightening property supply tightens. Hamptons said the annual pace of rent growth on newly let homes across Great Britain doubled from 0.5% in February to 1% in March. Inner London drove much of that increase, with rents there climbing 4.1% year-on-year to March, reversing declines seen earlier in 2025. The recent rent rises follow a period where prices had been falling at the start of the year. Tenant demand is up The firm's head of research, Aneisha Beveridge, said: "While rents fell last year, early signs suggest the pace of rental growth is beginning to pick up as tenant demand rebounds and mortgage rates rise. "The falls recorded in 2025 have already been wiped out, while the 24% annual increase in tenants starting the search for a new home in March was the largest since our records began." Tenancy renewal prices have also increased with rents rising 3.1% annually in March, up from 2.2% the previous month. All regions saw demand rise Hamptons also says that tenant activity has also strengthened, and in March there was a 24% annual increase in people searching for a new home. That is the largest rise since records began, with every region posting double-digit growth in demand. At the same time, availability remains constrained. There were 1% fewer homes on the market than a year ago, while supply is down 33% compared with March 2019, limiting choice for renters across the country. Rents around Britain In the first quarter of 2026, 6% of homes were let above their advertised price, down from 56% during the same period in 2021. That dynamic may change again under new rules since March was the penultimate month landlords in England could accept offers above the listed price. The firm says that is altering how rents are set going forward rather than the level ultimately achieved. London recorded an average monthly rent of £2,305 for new lets, with inner areas reaching £2,733. In the Midlands, new agreements averaged £1,046, while in the North they stood at £955. Wales posted £879 and Scotland £1,014.

Rents rise as tenant demand rebounds

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

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20th April 2026, 2 days ago | 0

Landlords are seeing rents rise again as tenant demand picks up amid tightening property supply tightens. Hamptons said the annual...

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Do landlords need to provide alternative accommodation under Ground 6?

Author: Readers Question

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17th April 2026, 6 days ago | 4

Just read through the Guidance – Grounds for possession: guidance for landlords and letting agents, which was updated on 10...

Rising UK house prices illustrated by increasing pound symbols and homes on stacked coins

House prices go up as buyer demand dips

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

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20th April 2026, 2 days ago | 0

House prices rose by 0.8% in April to £373,971, adding £2,929 but falling short of the usual 1.2% increase normally...

Model homes and sold signs symbolising Crisis and Lloyds’ plan to buy affordable housing for homeless people

Crisis to buy homes in bid to become not-for-profit landlord

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

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20th April 2026, 2 days ago | 13

A homeless charity has partnered with a bank to begin purchasing its own properties as it aims to become a...

Your rent review clause is void. Here is the only legal way to increase rent in England now

Author: Tauhid Islam

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14th April 2026, 1 week ago | 39

Picture this. You have a tenancy agreement you have been relying on for years. It has a clause saying you...

Landlords delaying decisions as uncertainty shapes next moves

Author: Mark Alexander

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17th April 2026, 5 days ago | 4

A defining characteristic of the current landlord landscape is not just what decisions are being made, but how many are...

Landlords’ next move will define the direction of the rental market

Author: Mark Alexander

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20th April 2026, 2 days ago | 3

The latest data does more than describe current sentiment, it points directly to what may happen next. According to the...

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Government releases new guidance for tenants under Renters’ Rights Act

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

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14th April 2026, 1 week ago | 3

The government has published guidance for tenants on the grounds for possession and the court eviction process under the Renters’...

Landlord carrying a model house walking toward an exit, symbolising leaving the rental market

Renters’ Rights Act sees ‘hobby landlords’ leave the sector

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

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21st April 2026, 1 day ago | 8

Hobby landlords are increasingly leaving the PRS because of the Renters’ Rights Act, while other landlords will increase tenant checks...

Illustration of buy-to-let homes with pound signs and cash, representing landlord remortgaging and rental yields

Buy to let lending rises as remortgaging drives growth

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

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16th April 2026, 6 days ago | 0

Landlords are refinancing in greater numbers as borrowing costs ease, while new purchase activity continues to trail last year’s levels,...

2 weeks to go until RRA: This free compliance check could save landlords thousands

Author: David Coughlin - Landlord Sales Agency

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16th April 2026, 6 days ago | 0

In just two weeks, the Renters’ Rights Act comes into full force. Section 21 will vanish. Fines of up to...

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Government launches review to tackle discrimination in Right to Rent checks

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

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21st April 2026, 2 days ago | 4

The government has set out plans to tighten Right to Rent checks as part of a new consultation. Under the...

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Lettings expert offers Making Tax Digital advice for landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

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20th April 2026, 3 days ago | 1

Landlords and sole traders earning more than £50,000 a year must report every quarter to HMRC under Making Tax Digital...

Why low gearing is not always the low-risk strategy landlords think it is

Author: Mark Alexander

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15th April 2026, 1 week ago | 3

There is a recurring assumption within the landlord community that reducing debt is the safest course of action, and that...

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Selling freehold of small block of flats?

Author: Readers Question

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15th April 2026, 1 week ago | 22

I own the freehold of a small block of flats. I also owned all of the leasehold flats (jointly with...

Landlord juggling multiple buy-to-let loan boxes, symbolising complex mortgage portfolio management

Landlords juggle multiple buy to let loans

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

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17th April 2026, 6 days ago | 0

Landlords with buy to let borrowing are now managing multiple mortgages across different lenders, with portfolios increasingly shaped by layered...

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April drives landlord maintenance spend surge

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

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16th April 2026, 7 days ago | 0

April 2025 accounted for 11.5% of the annual landlord maintenance spend, placing it just behind July’s figure of 11.6%, research...

Portfolio landlords driving market direction, not small-scale investors

Author: Mark Alexander

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16th April 2026, 6 days ago | 0

A key takeaway from the latest data is not just what landlords are doing, but who is shaping those decisions....

Judge’s gavel beside house key symbolising landlord possession and eviction proceedings

Landlord possession cases surge ahead of PRS reforms

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

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21st April 2026, 1 day ago | 0

Landlords are accelerating possession activity ahead of the Renters’ Rights Act being implemented on 1 May, with activity rising sharply...

Students walking away from a rental property holding keys, symbolising early tenancy exits

University students could quit tenancies early under Renters’ Rights Act

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

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14th April 2026, 1 week ago | 8

Student landlords will raise rents to cover a loss of income, as university students could head home six months early...

Landlords holding rather than expanding as confidence shifts

Author: Mark Alexander

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15th April 2026, 1 week ago | 0

A notable feature of the latest landlord data is not just how many are planning to sell, but how many...

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27th September 2013, 13 years ago | 0

Property118 exists to facilitate the sharing of best practice among the UK Private Rented Sector. Many of the Articles appearing...