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Stressed landlord reviewing rental finances outside terraced homes with let agreed signs

Self-managing landlords work 51 hours every month

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th October 2026, 1 week ago | 9

Landlords who manage their own properties spend an average of 51 hours a month overseeing them. Even those paying for...

Tenancy agreements passing through a legal check as landlords review compliance requirements

Most landlords skip tenancy agreement legal checks

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd September 2026, 1 month ago | 0

Around nine in 10 landlords have not had their latest tenancy agreement reviewed by a solicitor. Lendlord’s survey findings also...

UK rent and budget pressures illustrated with pound notes squeezed between rising rental costs

Record rents stretch tenant budgets

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th September 2026, 1 month ago | 1

Landlords are seeing record rents agreed, but tenants are now spending an average of 32% of their income on housing....

Key with house-shaped keyring showing a sun and waves, symbolizing holiday homes and rentals

Landlords look to holiday lets as PRS rules bite

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th September 2026, 1 month ago | 5

Mortgage brokers are seeing more landlords consider holiday lets as changes affecting traditional buy to let reshape investment decisions. And...

Hourglass, possession claim papers and rising legal costs illustrating delays faced by landlords

Longer possession disputes are driving up landlord costs

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th September 2026, 1 month ago | 1

Landlords trying to regain possession are facing longer delays and higher legal bills as tenants challenge eviction notices, according to...

Knight in crusader armour holding a sword, symbolising landlords battling rising PRS pressures and regulation.

It’s official: Britain is dismantling its private rented sector

Author: Landlord Crusader

4th September 2026, 2 months ago | 21

Well, who could have predicted that small landlords are leaving the private rented sector? Thirty thousand small landlords in the...

Landlord tax pressures holding back buy-to-let investment despite long-term confidence

Landlord tax holds back buy to let investment

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th August 2026, 2 months ago | 2

More than half of landlords still regard residential property as a good long-term investment, but very few plan to expand...

Landlord sell-off sign above flats for sale as investors exit the buy-to-let market

Landlord flat sell-off puts prices under pressure

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th August 2026, 2 months ago | 1

More than one in four flats for sale were previously let as landlords continue to dispose of properties hit by...

Model house under a weight illustrating stalled UK house prices amid affordability pressures

House prices stall as annual growth falls to 0.1%

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th August 2026, 3 months ago | 0

Landlords weighing up purchases or sales saw little movement in house prices during July as affordability pressures continued to affect...

Prospective tenants view rental homes as fewer landlords enter the private rented sector amid rising demand.

PRS sees housing supply squeeze as tenant demand rises – RICS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th July 2026, 4 months ago | 1

There’s more evidence of fewer landlords offering homes in the PRS with a drop in landlord instructions, despite tenant demand...

London rental market illustration showing rising rents, falling rental supply and landlord exits after reform changes

The RRA’s ‘unintended consequences’ for landlords and tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th June 2026, 4 months ago | 5

Landlords watching the unfolding impact of the Renters’ Rights Act, now have another reason to look closely at London, where...

House-shaped key beside “For Sale” and “Financial Pressure” text illustrating landlords affected by re-let restrictions

12-month re-let ban puts landlords under financial strain

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd June 2026, 5 months ago | 7

The government’s 12-month no re-let rule has caused chaos in the private rented sector, leaving landlords in financial limbo, a...

Alt text: UK terraced houses with a For Sale sign and house price growth figures showing annual growth at 1.7% and monthly change at -0.6%.

House price growth slows in May – Nationwide

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd June 2026, 5 months ago | 0

The UK’s house price growth slowed in May, and prices fell for the first time this year amid a cooling...

Landlord reviewing fixed-rate mortgage and portfolio figures beside a tablet, with a row of UK homes and a To Let sign behind.

Landlords pause their buy to let investment

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st June 2026, 5 months ago | 0

Landlords weighing their next portfolio move are cautious about buying again, with 52% saying they do not currently plan to...

London terraced homes with a For Sale sign and skyline behind, overlaid with an upward graph reading ‘House prices rise, Q1 2026’.

UK house prices rise after falls

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th May 2026, 5 months ago | 0

Average UK house prices returned to quarterly growth at the start of 2026, rising 0.3% to £305,092, research reveals. Benham...

Fair rents concept illustrated with rising rent costs, house model and upward arrow over stacked coins

Call for ‘fair rents’ system as prices rise in a ‘national phenomenon’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th May 2026, 5 months ago | 23

Private landlords face renewed pressure over rent controls after research found private rents are rising by between 6% and 9%...

Stamp duty and council tax receipts highlighting higher-rate property transaction revenues in England

Landlords drive Stamp Duty receipts in English councils

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th May 2026, 5 months ago | 1

Higher-rate Stamp Duty receipts from landlords and second-home buyers now account for the majority of takings in more than half...

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

21st April 2026, 6 months ago | 0

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

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

21st April 2026, 6 months ago | 12

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

Landlords: Should I stay or should I sell?

Author: Landlord Crusader

16th January 2026, 9 months ago | 6

The Clash song ‘Should I stay or should I go’ should become the anthem for landlords everywhere because the chasm...

Car key dropped on a road as a man walks away, symbolizing landlords leaving the rental market.

93,000 BTL landlords set to exit the PRS – claim

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th September 2025, 1 year ago | 6

Researchers have found that a shocking 93,000 buy to let landlords are set to abandon the PRS this year. The...

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