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Chained property door, question mark and 5 November calendar highlighting concerns over six-month empty dwelling rules.

Empty dwelling management orders?

20th October 2026, 4 days ago | 19

Hello, Re: the ‘empty dwelling management order’, which is a fancy name for councils ……… for your property! There seems...

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

Labour wants the keys to YOUR landlord properties

Author: Landlord Crusader

2nd October 2026, 3 weeks ago | 15

Well, the cat is well and truly out of the bag. Burnham’s tears during his party conference speech should be...

Person experiencing homelessness sits outside an empty home, highlighting calls to bring vacant properties back into use.

Labour peer demands action on empty homes as homelessness soars

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th September 2026, 3 weeks ago | 19

A Labour peer has urged the government to introduce an empty homes strategy to help end homelessness. Lord Bird claimed...

Empty rental home with hourglass and six- and 12-month calendars illustrating new rules on vacant properties

Should we understand why a property is empty before introducing more damaging legislation?

Author: Readers Question

29th September 2026, 4 weeks ago | 18

The Renters’ Rights Act has introduced new legislation to ensure some property is kept empty for a year. If a...

Council claw over an empty home illustrating plans to bring long-term vacant properties back into use

Empty homes face earlier council takeover

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th September 2026, 4 weeks ago | 13

Councils in England will be able to take control of homes left empty for six months under government plans to...

Person experiencing homelessness on Westminster Bridge as commuters pass the Houses of Parliament in London, illustrating England’s housing crisis.

Homelessness crisis set to worsen as think tank urges government action

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st July 2026, 3 months ago | 3

A think tank has called on the government to fund a national homelessness programme as figures continue to rise. A...

Crossed-out pound symbol in an empty room representing limits of financial penalties on vacant homes

Financial penalties won’t solve empty homes crisis – Propertymark

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd April 2026, 7 months ago | 7

More than 300,000 homes across the country have been left empty for more than six months, prompting an industry body...

Bright empty property interior highlighting the statistic that 1 in 25 homes in England are vacant

Number of empty homes rises as one council takes action

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th March 2026, 8 months ago | 2

With National Empty Homes Week taking place this month, research has revealed that one in every 25 homes in England...

Wooden model house with a sold sign and Welsh flag, representing housing policy and empty homes in Wales

Council to force sale of empty houses but not second homes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th January 2026, 9 months ago | 1

A Welsh council has confirmed that second homes will not be affected by its empty homes plan. Pembrokeshire Council has...

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Housing Minister admits government has not assessed impact of 12-month re-letting ban

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th November 2025, 12 months ago | 29

The Housing Minister has admitted the government has not carried out an assessment of the impact of banning landlords from...

Landlord questioning housing policy on selling rental properties during housing crisis

Why is the government punishing landlords with long enforced voids?

Author: Readers Question

27th October 2025, 12 months ago | 12

Can anyone else get over the stupidity of forcing landlords to keep properties which fail to sell empty for in...

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Rising costs push second homeowners toward holiday lets

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th August 2025, 1 year ago | 1

Most second homeowners are now considering letting out their properties due to mounting financial pressure, claims new data. A survey...

Wooden figures of a family beside a house model representing UK government housing plans

Government to buy empty homes to house asylum seekers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th July 2025, 1 year ago | 22

The UK government has a strategy to address the growing challenge of housing asylum seekers by acquiring empty homes and...

Row of empty derelict houses with a building hazard warning sign

Converting empty homes into HMOs could help solve housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th July 2025, 1 year ago | 17

Thousands of empty homes could become Houses of Multiple Occupation (HMOs) according to new research. Property management platform COHO, claim...

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...

Holiday lets are not the housing crisis culprit – STAA

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th July 2024, 2 years ago | 1

Holiday lets are being unfairly blamed for the UK’s housing crisis, according to a new study by the Short Term...

Shelter: Convert empty homes to social rent housing

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th April 2024, 2 years ago | 9

Shelter is calling for empty homes to be converted into social rent homes to help solve the housing crisis. According...

Council tax on empty homes to double to help tackle housing shortage

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th March 2024, 3 years ago | 9

Council tax on a property that has been left vacant for a year will double from April 1, the government...

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

England’s empty homes: a £212 billion waste of space

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th October 2023, 3 years ago | 10

As many people face difficulties in finding affordable housing, a new study reveals that England has 676,000 empty homes worth...

Propertymark policy head highlights concerns over the Renters’ Rights Bill’s impact on landlords and tenants

Tougher rules needed for abandoned tenancies – Propertymark

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th August 2023, 3 years ago | 4

Tenant abandonment is a serious problem for landlords, who may face legal and financial risks if they try to regain...

Second and empty homes in Scotland could face big council tax increases

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th July 2023, 3 years ago | 0

A leading industry body has urged the Scottish government not to raise council tax premiums for second and empty homes....

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