One in three pensioners could be renting by 2044 as falling homeownership leaves more retirees facing housing costs in later life, according to a new report. Research from the Association of British Insurers (ABI) and the Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) warns the number of pensioners renting is set to more than triple over the next […]

The government has claimed shared owners who are unable to sell their homes due to building safety issues should be allowed to sublet their properties. Shared ownership leaseholders are people who have bought a share of their home through a shared ownership scheme while paying rent on the remaining share owned by a housing provider. […]

For the first time in seven years, landlord purchases exceeded landlord sales as 12-month re-letting ban deters landlords from selling, according to new research. Data from Hamptons reveals the share of homes listed for sale that were previously rented dropped to 9.2% nationally in June, down from 11.3% last year and below the 2021-2022 peak. […]

2,096 landlords completed our second quarterly Property118 landlord survey. If you were one of them, Thank You. Following the record-breaking response to our Q1 survey earlier this year, this second quarter gives us something we have never had before: a like-for-like comparison. For the first time we can show not just what landlords think, but […]

Paragon Bank, Landbay, Shawbrook, Coventry for intermediaries and Accord Mortgages have all announced changes across landlord or property investor ranges. The changes cover Bank Base Rate trackers, five-year fixes, commercial bridging and limited company buy to let products. Paragon Bank has expanded its BTL Bank Base Rate tracker range with new two-year options and a […]

I’ve been thrown into a flat spin once again after reading that those poor sods who are already caught up in the MTD sh*tsh*w are fast approaching their first submission date and, knowing that will be me too in 2027, I was reminded that I have done nothing about getting myself ready for it I […]

The government’s own housing data has raised questions about the political case used to justify sweeping reform of the private rented sector. The latest English Housing Survey covers the period before the Renters’ Rights Act’s main tenancy changes came into force on 1 May 2026. It is now the official pre-Act benchmark for the sector. […]

Research reveals that 69% of private renters in England have either never heard of the Renters’ Rights Act or are don’t know what it means. The TDS Charitable Foundation’s survey was carried out before the Act’s implementation began on 1 May. Only 32% said they had heard of the legislation and understood at least some […]

Landlords are seeing rent levels move in different directions across the UK, while the salary needed to secure an average-priced home has fallen in most regions over the past year. Propertymark says London recorded one of the sharpest affordability shifts in June, despite rents rising month-on-month. The representative annual salary needed to secure the average-priced […]

The government has announced a crackdown on social housing fraud, with offenders facing fines and up to two years in prison. Under a first-of-its-kind data-sharing agreement between Airbnb and the Cabinet Office, people illegally subletting social housing through the platform will be identified and could be evicted from their properties. The news comes as the […]

The North and South stamp duty divide is widening, with fewer than one in ten buyers in the North paying stamp duty, according to new research. Data from Zoopla reveals that nearly 80% of London first-time buyers pay stamp duty, compared with fewer than one in ten across the North of England. Stamp duty is […]

Wage gaps in flatshares intensify as rising rents force higher earners to house share, according to new data. Figures from SpareRoom reveal that one in five (20%) UK flatmates estimate that the pay gap between the highest- and lowest-earning person in their household is more than £20,000, while almost one in 10 (9%) believe the […]

There is a lot of conflicting noise around the private rented sector at the moment. Some say landlords leaving is creating a shortage of rental properties. Others say the sector is simply changing, with smaller landlords being replaced by larger, more commercially run operators. The one thing that is crystal clear is landlords with small […]

The government claim the justice system “is well prepared” to handle the Renters’ Rights Act. In answer to a written parliamentary question, housing minister Matthew Pennycook claims the government is providing funding to the courts. As previously reported by Property118, industry experts have warned that the act could overwhelm the court system. Justice system will […]

The government is urging landlords to review guarantor agreements that were put in place before the Renters’ Rights Act came into force. In updated guidance on the fees landlords can charge as part of a tenancy, the government is advising landlords to check existing guarantor agreements following the changes introduced by the Renters’ Rights Act. […]

Landlords watching Labour’s next housing move may find the private rented sector is still expected to absorb pressure where council housebuilding falls short. An analysis by specialist lender Together claims potential PM Andy Burnham‘s plan for the biggest council housebuilding programme since the post-war period risks becoming a ‘postcode lottery’. That’s because publicly owned brownfield […]

Welsh MPs have warned EPC C targets could put further pressure on landlords, with concerns that the cost of energy-efficiency upgrades could be passed on to tenants through higher rents. The government has announced that all private rented homes in England and Wales will need to meet EPC C targets by 2030. However, there are […]

Rents continue to rise across the UK following the Renters’ Rights Act, new research reveals. HomeLet’s rental index reveals the average monthly rent across the UK reached £1,353 in June 2026, up 1.0% from £1,340 in May. The news comes as the Renters’ Rights Act came into force on 1 May. Pricing has become more […]

There’s more evidence of fewer landlords offering homes in the PRS with a drop in landlord instructions, despite tenant demand rising. The latest RICS UK Residential Survey for June 2026 shows tenant demand in the lettings market rose to a headline net balance of +18%, the strongest reading since May 2025. However, landlord instructions remained […]

The government hints tenants could be awarded compensation of £25,000 under the PRS Ombudsman Scheme. Under the Renters’ Rights Act, the PRS Ombudsman scheme will provide quick, fair, impartial and binding resolution for tenants’ complaints about their landlord. However, as previously reported by Property118, Peers have warned the scheme could drive landlords out of the […]

The government claims it’s better “to spend taxpayer’s cash building new homes than subsidising buy to let landlords”. In a speech to the Lloyds Social Housing Forum, Housing Secretary Steve Reed claimed Right to Buy has led to taxpayers subsidising private landlords by paying housing benefit on homes that taxpayers also paid to build. The […]