A council has promised to “become a good landlord for tenants and leaseholders” following a series of failures in its housing stock. Southwark council has approved its Good Landlord Plan, which aims to tackle damp and mould and build more council homes. The news comes after the Housing Ombudsman blasted the council for failing to […]

Older private renters represent a fiscal risk for the Treasury, warns the Office of Budget Responsibility (OBR). A report by the OBR warns Britain’s ageing population will force more people to rent from the private rented sector. Generation Rent is now calling on the government to limit rent increases for older private renters. A fiscal […]

Angela Rayner has rejected calls to unfreeze the local housing allowance (LHA) arguing that increasing LHA rates would simply funnel more money to landlords. In a Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee (HCLG) session on the spending review, Housing Secretary Angela Rayner rejected calls to unfreeze the Local Housing Allowance, emphasising that the solution was […]

Specialist lender CHL Mortgages for Intermediaries has announced reductions in its limited edition buy to let mortgage offerings, trimming rates by up to 15 basis points. Landlords can now access two- or five-year fixed rates starting at 2.56% for single dwelling properties, or 2.60% for houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) and multi-unit freehold blocks (MUFBs). […]

Both the PRS and residential property sectors are showing tentative signs of recovery, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) says. Its UK Residential Market Survey for June found that while the lettings market grapples with persistent challenges, the sales market is showing early indications of stabilisation. Respondents say that tenant interest has remained largely […]

The private rented sector is grappling with a severe shortage of available properties, creating hurdles for tenants finding homes, a report reveals. According to TwentyEA, there was a sharp decline in rental stock in the second quarter, down 19% compared to 2019. The property market data firm says the situation has been made worse by […]

Hi, here’s an overview of the situation: Tenancy Start: The tenant moved in on May 3, 2021. The initial letting and deposit registration were handled by OpenRent, and they provided the tenant with all the necessary paperwork. * Management Transfer: In 2022, we took over the property management. We transferred the deposit from OpenRent’s MyDeposits […]

Trade unions in Scotland have joined with tenant activist group Living Rent to demand that the Scottish government implements rent controls without any of the planned exemptions. An open letter urges that rent controls are brought in to protect tenants, ‘not further the profits of landlords’. The cap is being proposed under the Housing (Scotland) […]

While London’s rents appear to have undergone a dramatic 39.2% surge over the 10 years, the real-terms increase is just 0.7%, research reveals. The study by lettings and estate agents Benham and Reeves, found that rents grew from £1,616 in May 2015 to £2,249 in May 2025. However, when factoring in inflation the actual increase […]

A close call of just four votes saw members of the House of Lords vote through an amendment slashing the re-letting ban from 12 to six months. Under the Renters’ Rights Bill, if a landlord evicts a tenant to sell but the sale falls through, they are currently barred from re-letting the property for 12 […]

A frustrated landlord has written to tenants warning them that selective licensing in their area will see rents rise by £16.58 per month, the Rotherham Advertiser reports. It says it has seen a letter from the landlord telling tenants that rents will go up if the council votes for licensing in September. A consultation is […]

Industry experts warn small landlords are disappearing, while large corporate landlords are taking over. At the Housing 2025 conference hosted by Inside Housing, industry experts claimed that private rented properties are being lost in London as they are bought by large institutions for use as temporary accommodation. According to delegates at the conference, London has […]

Generation Rent have praised the government for boosting legal aid for tenants at risk of eviction. The call comes after the Ministry of Justice announced the biggest rise in funding for housing legal aid fees in more than 30 years. However, what is often overlooked is that, according to the English Housing Survey Private Rented […]

The government’s consultation to boost leaseholder protections is creating unease among members of ALEP (the Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners). A member survey found that members are worried about the reforms’ impact with half reporting slower client decision-making on lease extensions. Also, two-thirds noted that extending a lease has not become simpler since the enactment […]

Darlington Building Society has unveiled an improved buy to let mortgage range, raising the loan-to-value (LTV) limit from 75% to 80% and introducing five-year fixed-rate products. Available immediately, these offerings cater to landlords, including expatriates and holiday let investors, wanting to remortgage, raise funds or secure stable rates. Key rates include a 5.19% five-year fixed […]

Landlords might be interested in a service that will recover tenancy-related costs – including rent debt – to help shield them from financial losses. It’s the brainchild of flatfair with its new offering enhancing traditional cash deposits. The deposit alternative provider says its ‘Deposit Boost’ offering will buy a tenant’s arrears or damages debt exceeding […]

Despite the government claiming “tenants are not second-class citizens and deserve to keep pets,” an amendment for a separate pet damage deposit has been approved in a victory for landlords. Previously, the government performed a U-turn over pet damage insurance, and Labour Peers during the second debate of the Report stage claimed “pet insurance was […]

A Conservative Peer and former Housing Minister claims the government’s proposed rent tribunals are not the solution and calls for rents to be raised only ONCE every four years. Lord Young of Cookham, argues that letting renters appeal unreasonable rent increases at First-Tier Tribunal is “ill-equipped” to solve the problem. Instead, he supports an amendment […]

Have I got this right? Under the Renters Rights Bill, I’ll need to wait 12 months before I can serve an eviction notice (for four months hence). BUT: I operate a six-bed HMO, with tenancies starting and ending at different times. I will almost never get a “clean” 12-month period in which no one has […]

Hi everyone, it’s a case of ‘same old, same old’. I won’t rehearse the occasions that councils have been told by Housing Ministers and the Ombudsman to stop telling tenants to remain in a property until the bailiffs turn up. I can only imagine that councils balance the overwhelming burden of increasing shortages of housing […]

Landlords helping a council initiative to house homeless people have achieved a major milestone with 100 households being placed in PRS homes. Dorset Council’s Key4Me initiative was launched last November with the aim of combating homelessness by directly supporting landlords. The move bypassed letting agents and helped reduce rent expenses by up to 15%. The […]