Tag: Landlord Challenges

Why is the Renters’ Rights Bill a hopeless sham for landlords and tenants?

Author: Readers Question

24th October 2025, 6 months ago | 12

There is a huge elephant in the room surrounding the Renters’ Rights Bill (RRB) and its hapless legislation, and guess...

Landlords hit by surge in short-stay renters

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th September 2025, 7 months ago | 14

Landlords are grappling with a growing problem as more renters walk away from fixed-term agreements well before their tenancies are...

PRS sees slowest tenant deposit growth in eight years

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th August 2025, 9 months ago | 2

The number of rental deposits protected in government-authorised schemes across England and Wales climbed by only 82,000 over the past...

London rents rise 39% in 10 years, but only 0.7% after inflation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th July 2025, 10 months ago | 1

While London’s rents appear to have undergone a dramatic 39.2% surge over the 10 years, the real-terms increase is just...

Why the Renters’ Rights Bill will create a ‘perfect’ tenant crisis for Labour

Author: Landlord Crusader

27th June 2025, 10 months ago | 18

As the Renters’ Rights Bill heads back to the Lords next week, I fear there is now real potential to...

Chancellor urged to help landlords and tenants in the Spending Review

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th June 2025, 11 months ago | 5

With Chancellor Rachel Reeves set to unveil the 2025 Spending Review today (11 June), a leading north London estate agent...

The Times wants to speak to landlords deciding whether to stick or twist

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th May 2025, 11 months ago | 3

Are you a landlord who’s finding it harder to stay in the market? The Sunday Times is working on a...

PRS faces shift as landlords sell up to avoid new regulations

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th April 2025, 12 months ago | 0

The private rented sector is seeing landlords sell up in the face of tighter government regulations and escalating financial pressures,...

EPC C targets could lead to shortage of leasehold rental properties, warns The Property Institute

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th February 2025, 1 year ago | 0

EPC C targets will have a huge effect on the supply of leasehold properties, says one industry body. In an...

NRLA criticises Welsh government’s “absurd” tenant compensation proposal

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th January 2025, 1 year ago | 4

The NRLA has slammed the Welsh Government’s “absurd plans” to pay compensation to tenants. A recommendation from the Senedd’s Housing...

Landlords face tougher eviction rules and long wait times

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th September 2024, 2 years ago | 21

A property expert warns of “bad news for landlords” as Labour reforms could see tenants who don’t pay rent stay...

Ealing Council’s Private Sector Leasing Scheme: A Disaster for Landlords – Ealing Council respond

Author: Ranjan Bhattacharya

29th August 2024, 2 years ago | 2

In this episode of Property Breaking News, Ranjan Bhattacharya and Andrew Roberts expose the failures of Ealing Council’s Private Sector...

EPC targets could face delays without flexible approach warns industry body

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st August 2024, 2 years ago | 6

More than 340,000 homes must be upgraded every year to hit 2030 EPC C targets. However, Propertymark says at the...

What does Labour’s hardship test mean for landlords?

Author: David Coughlin - Landlord Sales Agency

14th August 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Just when landlords thought it could not get any worse, it seems it has! It’s all over the news that...

The Realities of Private Sector Landlords: Profit, Costs, and the Rental Market

Author: Julie Ford

5th August 2024, 2 years ago | 1

In recent years, the private rental market has come under intense scrutiny, with accusations of landlords profiteering at the expense...

Letting agent withdrawal fees?

Author: Readers Question

5th July 2024, 2 years ago | 6

Hi, I am torn whether to throw the towel in with my agent and letting? I’ve not had a great...

I’m not a charity: Is it time to issue a Section 21?

Author: Readers Question

4th July 2024, 2 years ago | 32

Hi, I’ve been a landlord since 2005 and I’ve never issued a Section 21. However, I’m about to change that...

Is Leasehold and Freehold Reform Any Good For Landlords?

Author: Ranjan Bhattacharya

21st June 2024, 2 years ago | 2

In this episode of Property Answers, we examine the impact of recent Leasehold and Freehold reforms on landlords. Join us...

‘Landlords will be annihilated’: Landlords selling amid warning

Author: David Coughlin - Landlord Sales Agency

26th April 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Very rarely do we as landlords see such a shocking warning, yet that was preceisely the news reported in The...

Help – Energy supply dispute?

Author: Readers Question

22nd April 2024, 2 years ago | 2

Hi, in short: this is an EDF supply dispute. Our last tenant had an account with EDF for electricity. The...