Tag: Cost of Living Crisis

Housing campaigners demand rent controls ahead of new Prime Minister

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th July 2026, 1 week ago | 4

A housing coalition is calling on the next Prime Minister to introduce rent controls to help tackle the cost-of-living crisis....

Renters turn to parents as rents outpace budgets

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th August 2025, 11 months ago | 0

Rents are outpacing tenants’ budgets as they turn to parents to help with costs, claims a flat-share website. Data by...

Landlords plan rent rises before Renters’ Rights Bill becomes law

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th June 2025, 1 year ago | 5

Nearly half of Britain’s buy to let (BTL) landlords (44%) are set to increase rents ahead of the Renters’ Rights...

London’s renters face eviction surge because of rising costs not behaviour

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th May 2025, 1 year ago | 5

A leading law firm has raised concerns about a sharp rise in landlord possession claims across London, pointing to a...

Landlords see rent arrears rocket

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th May 2025, 1 year ago | 1

The average amount tenants owe landlords in unpaid rent has rocketed to £2,237 in the first quarter of 2025, a...

Landlord average arrears rise above £2,500

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st February 2025, 1 year ago | 1

Landlords face growing financial risk as the average rent debt has jumped to £2,597, a 44% surge in a year,...

Tenants tighten their belts this Christmas amid rising costs

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th December 2024, 2 years ago | 1

More than 73% of tenants claim to feel more financial strain during Christmas, as they struggle with the cost-of-living crisis....

Generation Rent says rent hikes to market levels aren’t justified

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th November 2024, 2 years ago | 21

Generation Rent claims that “landlords raising rent to market levels is not a valid reason for a rent hike”, despite...

Record numbers of Londoners leaving capital as housing costs soar

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th November 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Londoners are increasingly choosing to leave the capital amid post-election uncertainty and high house prices. Data from Compare My Move...

Cost-of-living crisis pushes renters further from homeownership

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th September 2024, 2 years ago | 0

The impact of the cost-of-living crisis has reduced renters’ aspirations to own their home, according to a new report. A...

Landlord criticises policies for pushing tenants into homelessness

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th August 2024, 2 years ago | 13

A landlord is blaming selective licensing and universal credit errors as a “recipe for disaster” that are causing tenants to...

Renters’ confidence plummets as energy costs soar

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th August 2024, 2 years ago | 1

Renters’ confidence drops as many struggle to afford their energy bills, according to a new study. A survey by NatWest...

Flatfair sees surge in deposit-free tenancies

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th June 2024, 2 years ago | 3

A deposit alternative specialist says it has seen a big rise in the take up of deposit-free tenancies, with a...

Tenancy deposits increasingly don’t cover landlord claims

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th June 2024, 2 years ago | 2

The number of tenancies ending in disputes that cost more than five weeks’ rent from the deposit has risen, research...

Council urges private landlords to help ease housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th April 2024, 2 years ago | 41

A council is appealing to private landlords to help a growing number of residents in need of housing assistance because...

Tenants in Scotland are urged to know their rights as rent cap expires

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th March 2024, 2 years ago | 4

Tenants in Scotland are being advised to know their renting rights as the emergency measures to protect them from rent...

Quadruple surge in fake tenancy applications

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th February 2024, 2 years ago | 3

Fraudulent tenancy applications have quadrupled in the last two years, according to new research. Referencing agency Homelet says they have...

More homeowners turn to lodgers amid cost-of-living crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th January 2024, 2 years ago | 0

There has been a massive jump in the number of homeowners who are renting out their spare rooms to lodgers...

Landlords are owed an average of £725 in arrears

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th January 2024, 2 years ago | 4

A survey has found that nearly 60% of UK landlords have seen a rise in late rent payments due to...

City’s rents soar as council licensing schemes backfire, landlord claims

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd January 2024, 3 years ago | 14

A landlord who provides homes to hundreds of homeless benefit tenants says council licensing schemes are making rents rocket and...