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Sadiq Khan in London with city skyline in the background.

Sadiq Khan proposes rent-controlled homes for London’s key workers – including barristers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th November 2024, 2 years ago | 8

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has unveiled plans to introduce rent-controlled homes to help make housing more affordable for key workers...

Property expert outdoors discussing rising UK rent prices

Rents rise by 8.7% – but one area sees a 30% increase

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th November 2024, 2 years ago | 3

Rents across Britain have surged over the past year by 8.7%, with some areas experiencing staggering increases – including one...

L&Q chief executive discussing sale of PRS portfolio

Major landlord to bail out of the PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th November 2024, 2 years ago | 13

A major landlord has unveiled plans to sell its private rented sector (PRS) business portfolio of 3,147 homes across 53...

Business professional in blue suit representing NRLA leadership on housing crisis.

Housing crisis deepens as landlords sell up – NRLA

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th November 2024, 2 years ago | 11

Tenants across the UK are facing a worsening housing crisis as landlords continue to sell properties, exacerbating the already severe...

Boarded-up house representing a fixer-upper property opportunity.

Renters are increasingly turning to ‘fixer-uppers’ – Rightmove

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th November 2024, 2 years ago | 5

Renters across the UK are increasingly turning to fixer-upper properties as a more affordable route to homeownership, according to a...

Stacks of coins with colourful house icons and Welsh flag symbolising rising housing costs in Wales

Propertymark urges Welsh government to raise LHA rates to address housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th November 2024, 2 years ago | 1

An industry body is urging the Welsh government to raise Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates. Propertymark is calling on the...

Contrast between traditional terraced houses and a large modern social housing block in an English city

Private providers lead social housing growth but challenges remain

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th November 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Despite an increase in affordable housing, only 700 social homes were built in England last year, according to the Regulator...

Teddy bear and building blocks in a child’s bedroom highlighting Scotland’s housing and child poverty crisis

Ending child poverty relies on solving Scotland’s housing crisis, warns charity

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th November 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Ending child poverty in Scotland can only happen by tackling the housing emergency, says Shelter Scotland. A report by Shelter...

Scottish Parliament with flag and rent controls text highlighting impact on landlords

Scottish government proposes rent cap to ‘stabilise rents’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st November 2024, 2 years ago | 4

The Scottish government has announced plans to cap rent increases in areas with rent controls, as part of its Housing...

Welsh flag beside person signing housing policy document

Welsh white paper suggests yearly checks for landlords to keep homes safe and rejects rent controls

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th October 2024, 2 years ago | 5

The Welsh government thinks landlords should complete a report for Rent Smart Wales every year to check if a property...

Councillor Grace Williams smiling in a white shirt against a plain background

Just 5% of London’s rental homes are affordable to low-income households

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th October 2024, 2 years ago | 3

There has been an alarming decline in affordable homes to rent in London, with only 5% of properties being accessible...

Concerned mother and child at home highlighting housing insecurity and renters’ rights issues

Britain’s largest trade union demands rent controls and more eviction protections

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th October 2024, 2 years ago | 8

Britain’s largest trade union argues the “Renters’ Rights Bill must go further in addressing affordability”. UNISON is calling on the...

Aerial view of Milton Keynes housing estates surrounded by greenery at sunset

Council offers to ‘top-up’ rent to bring homeless numbers down

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th October 2024, 2 years ago | 5

A council is trying to address its housing crisis by offering cash incentives to landlords to make private renting more...

Portrait of a senior politician discussing concerns over Labour’s Renters’ Rights Bill in relation to landlords’ rights

Labour slammed for treating all landlords as ‘exploiters’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th October 2024, 2 years ago | 7

The Renters’ Rights Bill will “wreck the rental market and drive up rents” warns Kemi Badenoch. In a letter to...

Person completing property inspection paperwork for HMO licensing compliance

CIEH welcomes new report calling for stronger selective licensing

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th October 2024, 2 years ago | 1

An organisation has welcomed the Renters’ Reform Coalition report calling for more selective licensing. The Chartered Institute of Environment Health...

Signing housing agreement with model house on desk

Welsh landlords offered ‘hassle-free’ income with government scheme

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th October 2024, 2 years ago | 9

The Welsh Government is promoting its ‘Leasing Scheme Wales’ which offers landlords and owners of empty homes the chance to...

Cardiff Castle overlooking the city, illustrating the setting for Cardiff’s new housing plans for the homeless

Cardiff unveils plans to buy 280 homes for its homeless

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th September 2024, 2 years ago | 5

In a bid to alleviate its severe housing shortage and deal with growing numbers needing homelessness support, one council has...

Council leader speaking on housing reform in front of stained-glass backdrop

Council calls for ban on no-fault evictions amid housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th September 2024, 2 years ago | 25

A council warns more people could be pushed into temporary accommodation without urgent action from the government. Colchester City Council...

Dollhouse exhibit illustrating cramped and unsafe conditions faced by children in temporary accommodation

IKEA and Shelter unveil Dollhouse highlighting realities of temporary accommodation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th September 2024, 2 years ago | 8

IKEA and Shelter have teamed up to reveal a children’s dollhouse designed to illustrate the realities faced by children living...

Handshake over property sale documents with keys as a local authority finalises the purchase of a tenanted home

Local Authorities Buying Tenanted Rental Properties from Private Landlords: A Growing Trend in the UK

Author: Mark Alexander

19th September 2024, 2 years ago | 19

As more private landlords decide to exit the rental market, local authorities across the UK are stepping in with initiatives...

Renter’s Rights Bill: A disaster for tenants?

Author: Landlord Crusader

13th September 2024, 2 years ago | 20

Have you recovered yet? As a landlord, the Renters’ Rights Bill is NOT designed to help renters – it is...

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