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Frozen LHA rates leave renters unable to afford PRS homes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th July 2026, 4 weeks ago | 3

Less than 2% of private rented homes are affordable to people on housing benefit, as charities call on the government...

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th June 2026, 2 months ago | 4

A charity has warned that renters are facing “rock-bottom service from letting agents”. According to Citizens Advice, nearly half of...

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th May 2026, 3 months ago | 12

A charity claims it is helping more than 200 renters a day with a combination of issues, including disrepair, Section...

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th September 2025, 11 months ago | 110

More than 4.5 million private renters in England and Wales, equivalent to 41% of the sector, had to limit their...

Author: Readers Question

21st October 2024, 2 years ago | 16

Has anyone else come across this, if so is there any way to fight it? I’ve had a property in...

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th July 2024, 2 years ago | 46

Nearly half of private renters in England are enduring freezing, damp or mouldy homes, Citizens Advice has warned. And, the...

Author: Readers Question

24th July 2024, 2 years ago | 9

Hi, I have tenants in Glasgow on Universal Credit. The tenants paid the rent to me until I asked them...

Author: Julie Ford

17th June 2024, 2 years ago | 11

One of the most common questions landlords ask is how to give notice to end a tenancy. To address this,...

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th June 2023, 3 years ago | 9

Citizens Advice has raised concerns about the potential for backdoor ‘no fault’ evictions if Section 21 is banned – and...

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd February 2023, 3 years ago | 22

A charity is calling for a new law aimed at cracking down on mould issues in social housing to be...