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Crowds of tenants queue for rental homes as London housing supply tightens

Tenant demand rises as supply falls

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st October 2026, 1 day ago | 0

London has 10% fewer homes to rent than a year ago, yet enquiries from prospective tenants have risen by 7%,...

Graduation cap, coins and house keys representing student property investment and landlord yields

Cheaper student cities lead landlord yields

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th September 2026, 3 days ago | 0

Middlesbrough leads the student property market for potential landlord returns, with an average gross advertised yield of 24.3%. That’s according...

Tenant gives a five-star landlord rating while receiving house keys outside a rental property.

Tenants rate landlords positively despite public criticism

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th September 2026, 1 week ago | 6

Private tenants describe their landlords positively despite the criticism they face in public debate, according to research from Yorkshire Building...

Pound rent symbol bridging homes illustrates large local rent differences across Britain

Local rent gaps exceed 100% across seven regions

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th September 2026, 1 week ago | 0

Landlords face local rent differences of more than 100% between the most and least expensive areas in seven regions of...

Record-rate landlord exits from the lettings market despite rising rental property availability

Landlord property exits hit record rate

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st September 2026, 2 weeks ago | 2

Properties are leaving the lettings market at a record rate of 562 a day, although the number of homes available...

Landlord leaving a rental street as withdrawn signs and a rent controls megaphone highlight changes in the PRS.

Call for rent controls as smaller landlords quit the PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th September 2026, 2 weeks ago | 12

Smaller landlords are leaving the private rented sector, but their departure is not reducing the number of homes available to...

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

The PRS landlord crisis isn’t about us selling – it’s about us not buying!

Author: Landlord Crusader

18th September 2026, 2 weeks ago | 11

Hear me out, but the most important landlord who left the market this year may be the one who never...

Younger landlords renovating PRS lettering on a UK residential street with homes to let

Younger landlords set to reshape PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th September 2026, 3 weeks ago | 2

Britain’s landlord base is set for a generational overhaul, with Millennials forecast to account for 44% and Gen Z 18%...

Company ownership accounts for nearly half of buy-to-let properties, with larger landlords leading the shift.

Company ownership reaches 45% of buy to let

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th September 2026, 4 weeks ago | 3

Nearly half of buy to let ownership is now held through companies, according to new figures from property management and...

UK homes for sale with pound symbols illustrating subdued house price growth and higher mortgage costs

UK house price growth remains subdued

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd September 2026, 1 month ago | 2

Landlords considering their next property purchase or sale face a housing market where weak house price growth and higher mortgage...

Promotional graphic for a free property investment webinar on Autumn Budget tax changes and buying opportunities.

Why I believe the biggest property opportunities could come before the Autumn Budget

Author: Simon Zutshi

30th July 2026, 2 months ago | 0

One lesson I’ve learnt after more than 30 years in property is that the biggest opportunities rarely come after the...

Falling house prices and landlord investment returns illustrated by a house, piggy bank and downward red arrow

Nine in 10 landlords no longer believe property will beat inflation

Author: Dave Fuller

28th July 2026, 2 months ago | 6

For decades, the case for buy to let rested on one quiet assumption: that property values would rise over time....

Specialist buy to let lending concept with rental properties, keys, coins and growth shield illustrating portfolio landlords

Buy to let finance changes to growing portfolio demands

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th July 2026, 3 months ago | 0

As the private rented sector increasingly heads towards professionalisation, there’s a growing need for better portfolio and specialist buy to...

Illustration of UK buy-to-let homes and property sale signs highlighting the changing landlord market across Britain.

Buy-to-let demand falls across UK claims estate agent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th July 2026, 3 months ago | 1

The buy-to-let market has become harder to justify for small landlords as demand across the UK continues to fall, according...

Landlord reviewing a renewed National Insurance tax proposal against a backdrop of rental properties

Landlords face renewed National Insurance tax proposal

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd June 2026, 4 months ago | 27

Landlords already dealing with Renters’ Rights Act compliance deadlines are now facing another tax proposal being resurrected. The Daily Telegraph...

Mortgage borrowing costs squeezed by rising bond yields and inflation concerns in the UK housing market

Landlords face mortgage squeeze as borrowing costs rise

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th May 2026, 4 months ago | 0

Landlords weighing up remortgages, sales or new purchases could see mortgage costs rise this year thanks to a looming bonds...

Falling UK house prices illustrated by downward trend graph over residential street with homes for sale

House price growth across Britain has turned negative

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th May 2026, 5 months ago | 0

Landlords weighing up whether to buy, sell or refinance now face a housing market where average monthly price growth has...

Landlord selling a rental property to another investor in the UK housing market

Landlords buying from landlords hits the highest level since 2016

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th May 2026, 5 months ago | 0

Landlords are increasingly buying previously let homes from other landlords and the transactions accounted for 13.3% of all home purchases...

Row of suburban houses with “to let” signs highlighting rental market decline

Rental market shrinks despite government claims private rented sector is expanding

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th May 2026, 5 months ago | 8

Despite the government’s claim that the private rented sector has doubled in size, research reveals a decline in supply. Analysis...

Landlord standing outside rental property protected from changing rental legislation and market pressures

Landlord resilience grows despite legislative pressure

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th May 2026, 5 months ago | 0

Despite ongoing pressure in the private rented sector, landlords remain resilient, with new data showing most are still making a...

Rising rents and risks in UK rental market illustrated with terraced houses and rent signage

Rents set to rise as landlord risks grow

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th April 2026, 5 months ago | 1

Landlords are being warned to expect tighter margins as new rules increase the risks around regaining possession and setting income...

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