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An EPC certificate with an F rating held in front of a UK rental property.

Atom bank study questions accuracy of EPC ratings

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

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11th September 2025, 7 months ago | 7

The official methods for assessing household EPC emissions may be overstating the environmental impact of British homes by as much...

Error in probate date of death valuation?

Author: Readers Question

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11th September 2025, 7 months ago | 11

Hi all, I’ve phoned the HMRC CGT tax office and spoken to the Probate court, and I am still stuck...

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How Landlords Turn Small Deposits into Dynastic Wealth

Author: Mark Alexander

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19th September 2025, 7 months ago | 48

Ask any successful landlord how they built their portfolio, and the story rarely starts with huge cash reserves. More often,...

Family Investment Companies

Author: Mark Alexander

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1st November 2025, 6 months ago | 0

Limited company landlords are sitting on a 40% IHT time-bomb. Over 400,000 UK landlords now run their portfolios through Limited...

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Autumn Budget uncertainty keeps house prices under pressure

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

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13th October 2025, 6 months ago | 0

The upcoming Autumn Budget is expected to leave house prices constrained as uncertainty looms. According to the latest Acadata House...

Wooden letter tiles spelling “leasehold” beside a red question mark, symbolising confusion about property ownership.

Unreasonable price to purchase freehold for terrace property?

Author: Readers Question

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31st October 2025, 6 months ago | 4

I own a three-bedroom terraced property with over 900 years remaining on the lease and a nominal ground rent of...

Small house with Welsh flag on a beach symbolising new short-term let licensing rules in Wales

Plans unveiled for licensing scheme for short-term lets in Wales

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

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14th November 2025, 5 months ago | 0

The Welsh government have announced plans for a licensing scheme for short-term lets. Under the Development of Tourism and Regulation...

Westminster skyline with Big Ben highlighting 1 May 2026 reforms to England’s private rented sector

Renters’ Rights Act to begin on 1 May 2026 – Government announces

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

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14th November 2025, 5 months ago | 32

England’s private rented sector will undergo its biggest overhaul in years, as the government confirms the Renters’ Rights Act will...

Can Family Investment Companies invest into assets other than property?

Author: Mark Alexander

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27th November 2025, 5 months ago | 0

I felt compelled to write this article because it’s one of the most frequently asked questions by clients when we...

A Major CGT Bombshell Hidden in the 2025 Budget

Author: Mark Alexander

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27th November 2025, 5 months ago | 18

Most landlords read the 2025 Budget and focused on the rise in property income tax rates. They would have been...

Section 162 incorporation relief in crisis

Author: Mark Alexander

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9th December 2025, 4 months ago | 6

Securing clarity and stability in the application Section 162 incorporation relief for property investment businesses: Why the industry needs updated...

House model chained with padlock and falling money bags illustrating social housing affordability pressures

Poor tenants shut out of social housing on affordability grounds

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

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10th December 2025, 4 months ago | 6

Tenants on the lowest incomes are being blocked from social housing because providers fear they will not be able to...

When Britain last faced a housing crisis, lenders became mega-landlords. The same pattern could emerge again

Author: Mark Alexander

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14th December 2025, 4 months ago | 13

Landlords often describe the current environment as hostile. That feeling is not irrational. The Renters’ Rights Act introduces penalties of...

Red sports car speeding forward, symbolising landlords selling ahead of the property market rush

Get ahead of the curve: we’ll sell your properties before the January rush drives prices down

Author: David Coughlin - Landlord Sales Agency

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6th January 2026, 4 months ago | 0

Happy new year! We’re back and ready to go, and for many landlords who waited until this year to start...

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

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6th January 2026, 4 months ago | 15

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

Electrician installing a wall-mounted EV charger at a residential rental property

Government encourages landlords to install electric vehicle chargers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

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26th January 2026, 3 months ago | 18

The government claim they want to incentivise landlords to install electric vehicle (EV) chargers. In answer to a written question,...

Damp and mould spreading across a wall in temporary accommodation, highlighting unsafe living conditions for tenants

Damp and mould remain major issues in temporary accommodation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

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2nd February 2026, 3 months ago | 7

A third of temporary accommodation is deemed inappropriate and poses a risk to tenants, with more than half showing signs...

Letting agency office with qualification certificates highlighting updated Renters’ Rights Act training for agents

Rightmove launches Renters’ Rights Act module for letting agents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

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10th February 2026, 2 months ago | 3

Rightmove has launched a new Renters’ Rights Act module as part of its qualification for letting agents, as they say...

Hands signing a tenancy agreement with keys on the document, highlighting uncertainty over tenant move-out dates.

Deed of surrender or email advising leaving date?

Author: Readers Question

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5th February 2026, 3 months ago | 15

Hi, we are in the process of buying a flat with tenants in situ. Their lease expires at the beginning...

Air source heat pump installed on an exterior brick wall with energy efficiency rating graphic

New EPC metric system will drive landlords to install heat pumps

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

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6th February 2026, 3 months ago | 20

Landlords could be forced to install heat pumps to meet EPC C targets, as rumours suggest the government is considering...

Black mould spreading across a damp bedroom wall corner above wooden flooring

Tenant demanding compensation for mould?

Author: Readers Question

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12th February 2026, 2 months ago | 13

I have a tenant who complained about mould and the handyman went to sort this out and said the same...

Digital check mark symbolising verified tenant support for landlords using a professional guarantor scheme.

Guarantor service launched ahead of advance rent clampdown

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

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13th February 2026, 2 months ago | 6

A professional guarantor product aimed at supporting landlords while widening access to rented homes for tenants without UK-based guarantors has...

Why landlord eviction delays could be the biggest issue in 2026

Author: Landlord Crusader

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13th February 2026, 2 months ago | 6

Among all of the issues facing landlords today, and they seem to be continually growing, I think the lengthening court...

Short-term let sign outside a London home highlighting 90-day rental limit debate

Labour MP introduces bill to track short-term lets

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

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18th February 2026, 2 months ago | 2

MPs have called for the government to go further to clamp down on short-term lets by changing data-management rules. Labour...