Landlord Concerns Archives

Green exit sign symbolizing landlords leaving the rental market

More than a third of landlords head for the exit as Renters’ Rights Bill sparks uncertainty

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th September 2025, 7 months ago | 13

A survey has found that 39% of landlords are preparing to quit the private rented sector as the Renters’ Rights...

Young people enjoying a luxury yacht trip while facing rising rent and housing costs

Not all tenants appear to be struggling to pay rent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th September 2025, 7 months ago | 2

Most landlords will have encountered a tenant struggling to pay rent or refusing to do so to spend cash on...

Neil Cobbold discusses councils’ failure to enforce EPC regulations in the private rental sector.

Letting agents alarmed by Renters’ Rights Bill challenges

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st September 2025, 8 months ago | 0

Letting agents are deeply concerned about the impending Renters’ Rights Bill, which is set to create a complex compliance landscape...

Businessman trapped between giant hands labelled Selective Licensing with contract icon.

Council pushes ahead with selective licensing despite landlord concerns

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th August 2025, 8 months ago | 1

Despite concerns from landlords and tenants over the cost of selective licensing and its impact on rents, the council has...

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Scottish landlords warn new EPC regulations will deepen housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th June 2025, 10 months ago | 0

New Scottish government environmental regulations will exacerbate the ongoing housing shortage in Scotland and prolong stays in emergency homeless accommodation...

Sell written onto small building blocks next to a model house and questions marks in the background

Landlords looking to sell as tenant demand grows – Propertymark

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th May 2025, 12 months ago | 6

As the Renters’ Rights Bill draws ever closer, more landlords are deciding whether to sell, according to an industry body....

A woman running, Big ben in London in the background, Part two and Renters' Rights Bill

Renters’ Rights Bill under fire in part two of Committee Stage

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th April 2025, 12 months ago | 7

Peers in the House of Lords have hit out at the government’s Renters’ Rights Bill during stage two of the...

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Renters’ Rights Bill could spark ‘landlord exodus’ and harm tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd April 2025, 1 year ago | 6

As the House of Lords prepares to examine the Renters’ Rights Bill today (22 April), property experts are sounding the...

The looming cataclysmic EPC event for the private rented sector

Author: Landlord Crusader

14th February 2025, 1 year ago | 29

It’s been a hectic week for landlords with lots of EPC news – a consultation to bring in EPCs for...

Worried landlord with question marks surrounding Renters Rights Bill uncertainty

RRB – Will it come into effect as proposed or is it just scare tactics?

Author: Readers Question

21st January 2025, 1 year ago | 6

Will the RRB come into effect with it’s proposed changes or is it just scare tactics? If so, it’s already...

MPs debate Renters’ Rights Bill amendments during report stage vote.

Landlord organisation raises alarm over Renters’ Rights Bill amendments

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th January 2025, 1 year ago | 63

With the Renters’ Rights Bill returning to Parliament this week, a landlord organisation is warning of unintended consequences the Bill...

Housing Minister criticised by NRLA over court system reform comments

NRLA blast Housing Minister’s court system remarks

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th November 2024, 1 year ago | 10

The NRLA and other industry bodies have slammed Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook, for claiming that “alarmist statements about the county...

Housing Minister stands beside house key in door discussing Renters’ Rights Bill and landlord sector stability

Housing Minister dismisses landlord exodus amid concerns of shift to holiday lets

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th November 2024, 1 year ago | 14

The Renters’ Rights Bill will push landlords out of the sector and into short-term holiday lets, warn MPs. During a...

Child sneezing indoors while a dog sits nearby, illustrating concerns about pet allergies for landlords

Pet allergies and the Renters’ Rights Bill?

Author: Readers Question

1st October 2024, 2 years ago | 12

Hi, I own a Victorian house that I converted into four flats. I’ve sold one, rent out two, and live...

Estate agent standing beside a Rightmove “For Sale” sign outside a home.

Record number of rental homes hit the market amid upcoming Labour budget

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th September 2024, 2 years ago | 1

A record number of rental homes are hitting the market as landlords worry about possible tax hikes from Chancellor Rachel...

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...

Landlords fear Labour government as demand outstrips supply

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th August 2024, 2 years ago | 7

Supply and demand are still out of balance as landlords worry about what a Labour government might do. Propertymark’s Housing...

Should I accept fortnightly rent payments after serving a Section 21?

Author: Readers Question

2nd July 2024, 2 years ago | 15

Hi, I have tenant who has been served a Section 21 (mortgage increases have taken the profit away and I’m...

Rising house prices compared to income growth shown with houses on stacked coins

Does it still make sense to be a landlord or should we be looking to exit?

Author: David Coughlin - Landlord Sales Agency

28th June 2024, 2 years ago | 0

It’s time to cut to the chase. We’ve all been thinking it: is property becoming more hassle than it’s worth?...

Landlords on the fence ahead of general election

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th May 2024, 2 years ago | 8

More than 40% of landlords are still undecided on who to vote for in the upcoming general election, according to...

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