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

Why stronger tenant rights mean fewer homes to rent

Author: Landlord Crusader

6th November 2026, 4 days ago | 17

What use is a tenant’s stronger right to a home, if they cannot find one? Now that the Renters’ Rights...

Rising rents and risks in UK rental market illustrated with terraced houses and rent signage

Landlords raise rents after Renters’ Rights Act implementation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd November 2026, 1 week ago | 21

More than a third of landlords have increased rents in response to the Renters’ Rights Act, a survey reveals. Tenants’...

Stack of pound coins, a clock and a question mark representing the true hourly earnings of UK buy-to-let landlords.

How much are you really earning per hour as a landlord?

Author: Peter Littlewood

26th October 2026, 2 weeks ago | 12

We measure rental yield, cash flow and capital growth. But once you allow for costs, capital and the hours you...

Landlord asks for £50 more and now he’s £2,400 a year worse off!

Author: Landlord Crusader

23rd October 2026, 3 weeks ago | 23

Well, colour me shocked but an extra £50 in rent a month hardly sounds like the opening bid for a...

Please stop making good landlords’ lives harder

Author: Landlord Crusader

9th October 2026, 1 month ago | 5

Apparently, landlords in Greater Manchester are to get a special programme to help them understand how to be landlords. Somewhere...

Landlord database with £65 fee tag and £20 notes illustrating rising rental sector costs

NRLA warns of landlord database ‘rip off’ cost

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th October 2026, 1 month ago | 17

England’s planned landlord database is set to cost the private rented sector at least £327 million a year, with tenants...

Westminster landlord licensing and PRS database paperwork highlighting £1,000+ and £65 annual fees

Why do I have to register my rental property twice?

Author: Readers Question

22nd September 2026, 2 months ago | 16

HI, I have been slapped with a £1,000 odd fee from Westminster Council for a licence to rent out my...

Retirement flats with signs showing ground rent, subletting, annual and pet fees

Can we challenge retirement flat letting fees?

Author: Readers Question

21st September 2026, 2 months ago | 12

Hi, My sister has inherited a retirement flat that is impossible to sell and the running costs are expensive. We...

Renter struggling under oversized house labelled “RENT” with balloon illustrating soaring rents since the 1988 Housing Act.

Tenants: Government rules meant to protect you just gave you a rent increase

Author: Mick Roberts

15th September 2026, 2 months ago | 15

Dear tenants, The government has just brought in yet another charge, a £65-a-year fee for each property to be registered...

Why the nonsense £65 landlord database tax is just the start

Author: Landlord Crusader

11th September 2026, 2 months ago | 23

There is something almost insulting about being told by the government that £65 is not much money. It is apparently...

Just as landlords predicted – rents are going up

Author: Landlord Crusader

15th August 2026, 3 months ago | 5

You must hand it to Labour, though they went hard on how great the Renters’ Rights Act would be for...

Rising rental costs and stricter tenant checks as UK landlords respond to increasing operating and regulatory expenses.

Landlords tighten tenant checks as costs rise

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th July 2026, 4 months ago | 8

Landlords are raising rents and becoming more selective about tenants as operating and regulatory costs climb, according to new research....

Landlord facing Renters' Rights Act changes with legal book, house model and symbols of rising costs and compliance

Landlords feel unsupported after the Renters’ Rights Act

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th July 2026, 4 months ago | 2

Landlords are reporting higher turnover, falling margins and concern over future costs one month after the Renters’ Rights Act took...

Empty rental property under falling banknotes showing landlord void costs

Rising void costs hit landlord returns

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th June 2026, 5 months ago | 0

Landlords are losing more than £1,100 on average each time a property sits empty between tenancies, with void costs increasingly...

Buy-to-let mortgage costs climbing as landlords face higher borrowing rates and repayments

Buy to let mortgage costs climb 64% in 10 years

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th May 2026, 6 months ago | 0

Buy to let landlords are paying up to £5,839 more over a two-year mortgage term than they were a decade...

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Regional rent gaps widen across UK – Propertymark

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th May 2026, 6 months ago | 1

Scotland, Northern Ireland and London recorded some of the largest monthly rent rises in April, while Wales and parts of...

Person carrying large “RENT” letters up steps beside a house with a to let sign, illustrating rising UK rental costs.

UK rents climb again in April

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th May 2026, 6 months ago | 1

Average rents rose for the second month in a row in April, with tenants paying £1,325 a month across the...

Home improvement tools arranged with a warning symbol to highlight upcoming property standards for landlords

April drives landlord maintenance spend surge

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th April 2026, 7 months ago | 0

April 2025 accounted for 11.5% of the annual landlord maintenance spend, placing it just behind July’s figure of 11.6%, research...

Infographic showing UK buy-to-let mortgage rates rising while rents are driven more by costs, with nearly half of landlords owning property outright.

BTL mortgage rate rises not the main driver of rising rents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th April 2026, 7 months ago | 4

With rising buy to let mortgage costs back in focus after more than 1,300 products being pulled since the end...

Rising buy-to-let costs driving rent increases with upward chart and housing imagery

Plea for government to help ease growing landlord costs

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st April 2026, 7 months ago | 5

The government is being urged to intervene and help landlords as buy to let borrowing costs rise, adding fresh pressure...

House with sign showing rent and tax rising, illustrating landlords increasing rents due to upcoming tax changes

Rental tax rise will push up rents – NRLA

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th February 2026, 9 months ago | 3

Two-thirds of landlords who are planning to raise rents say looming tax changes are the reason for doing so, a...

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