Tag: goodlord

Small landlords likely to exit as Renters’ Rights Act looms

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd December 2025, 4 months ago | 2

Next year will see more small landlords leaving the private rented sector as younger landlords will shape the market, claims...

Letting agents unprepared for new mandatory sanctions checks

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th May 2025, 12 months ago | 6

New mandatory sanctions checks for letting agents come into effect this month, aimed at cracking down on financial crime. The...

Rents keep rising but salaries stay ahead, claims Goodlord

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st May 2025, 12 months ago | 0

Rents continue to rise, but year-on-year salary increases continue to outstrip the rising cost of rent, says Goodlord. The technology...

Rents and voids rise as advertised prices fall short

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th February 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Rents climbed 4.6% in January compared to last year, reaching an average of £1,207 per property, according to the Goodlord...

Rents hit new high in May as renters fork out £1,183

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd June 2024, 2 years ago | 1

Rents in England have hit a new high with the average cost of renting a property now £1,183 – a...

Landlord and agent General Election votes are still ‘up for grabs’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd May 2024, 2 years ago | 4

There’s a large proportion of property professionals who say they are yet to decide their political vote for the upcoming...

Year-on-year rents rise by 5.7% – voids remain stable

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st May 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Rents continued their upward trajectory in April, with the latest figures from Goodlord showing a year-on-year increase of nearly 6%...

Tenant application fraud rockets by 140%

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th April 2024, 2 years ago | 1

A sharp rise in rental market competition is fuelling a surge in tenancy application fraud, according to new data.  An...

Letting agents believe the government is ‘out of touch’ on housing

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th March 2024, 2 years ago | 0

The survey of 160 agents by Goodlord, found that 75% of respondents doubted the government’s understanding of the sector’s challenges....

Rental market heats up in February as rents and demand rise

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th March 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Last month, landlords saw an increase in rents and demand for rental properties across England, according to Goodlord’s latest Rental...

Rents and voids rise across England

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st February 2024, 2 years ago | 0

The cost of renting a property in England rose by 7% year-on-year in January 2024, with the average monthly rent...

Landlords see rents soar and voids drop in 2023, index reveals

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th January 2024, 2 years ago | 2

Landlords in England saw rents rocket by nearly 9% last year, and several rent records were broken in the summer,...

Rents rise across England despite winter slowdown

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th December 2023, 2 years ago | 0

Rents have increased across England by 7.3% compared to November 2022, despite the onset of the winter season, a leading...

Rents fall and voids rise in England’s lettings market

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st November 2023, 2 years ago | 14

The lettings market in England experienced a post-summer slump in October, with rents on new tenancies falling by 11% and...

Landlords increasingly seek guarantors for well-paid tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th July 2023, 3 years ago | 14

Landlords and letting agents are increasingly asking for guarantors from renters who earn between £25,000 and £75,000, research reveals. RentTech...

London leads the way with rent rises

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd May 2023, 3 years ago | 0

England’s rents are on the rise and London is leading the way, one rental index reveals. According to Goodlord, rents...

Renting Done Right manifesto is officially launched

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th April 2023, 3 years ago | 0

A manifesto calling on the government to rapidly step up its support for the lettings sector has officially been launched....

‘Manifesto for change’ to boost lettings industry unveiled

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th April 2023, 3 years ago | 2

A manifesto calling on the Government to step up its support for the under-pressure lettings industry has been unveiled. It’s...

England’s landlords see lettings market remain ‘steady’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th April 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Rents in March increased slightly across England, while voids grew by just one day on average, a rental index reveals....

Landlords enjoy rising rents and plummeting voids

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st March 2023, 3 years ago | 3

Landlords in England are seeing rising tenant demand pushing up rents with voids plummeting by an average of 26%, Goodlord...