Tag: landlord costs

April drives landlord maintenance spend surge

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th April 2026, 7 days 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...

BTL mortgage rate rises not the main driver of rising rents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th April 2026, 1 week ago | 4

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

Plea for government to help ease growing landlord costs

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st April 2026, 3 weeks ago | 5

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

Rental tax rise will push up rents – NRLA

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th February 2026, 3 months ago | 3

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

Early Repayment Charges – How to avoid costly mistakes

Author: Mark Alexander

12th January 2026, 3 months ago | 0

For landlords, refinancing is a core part of portfolio management. But one element that often catches people out is the...

Exit Strategies: What Happens When a Buy-To-Let Mortgage Term Ends

Author: Mark Alexander

22nd December 2025, 4 months ago | 1

Every mortgage has an end date. For landlords, what happens when a buy-to-let deal expires is one of the most...

Landlords face higher costs and tenants face disruption under Decent Homes Standard and Awaab’s Law

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th September 2025, 8 months ago | 1

The Decent Homes Standard and Awaab’s law will cause increased costs for landlords and major disruption for tenants, warns industry...

Energy-efficiency rules threaten to damage the PRS in Scotland

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th September 2025, 8 months ago | 1

Politicians and industry bodies warn proposed energy-efficiency rules for Scotland will damage the private rented sector (PRS) and hurt tenants....

Fees After Tenants Break a Contract: Fair or Not?

Author: Mark Alexander

27th August 2025, 8 months ago | 0

Most tenancies end without major dispute, but when a tenant breaks their contract early the question is always the same:...

Proposed licensing schemes raise costs and duplication fears

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th August 2025, 8 months ago | 0

A London council has come under fire for consulting on two new five-year licensing schemes for the private rented sector,...

Charity warns Renters’ Rights Bill won’t solve affordability crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st August 2025, 9 months ago | 2

A charity claims the Renters’ Rights Bill will not be enough to fix the affordability crisis. In response to figures...

Landlords called out for tenant ’emergencies’ from lightbulbs to leaks

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th July 2025, 9 months ago | 12

Landlords summoned to address what a tenant describes as an ’emergency’ find that many of these issues prove to be...

Landlords boost profits despite rising start-up and running costs

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th July 2025, 9 months ago | 0

Landlords are enjoying higher profits despite facing steeper start-up and running expenses, research reveals. According to lettings and acquisition specialist,...

The disconnect between tenant groups and landlords is shameful

Author: Landlord Crusader

4th July 2025, 10 months ago | 4

Sometimes a story lands that shows the true colours of critics and this week Generation Rent (yes, them again) say...

Landlords are not cash cows – but we are caught up in the EPC net

Author: Landlord Crusader

20th June 2025, 10 months ago | 21

Are there any other landlords who are fed up with the narrative that we are swimming in wealth, ready to...

Landlords face soaring costs and EPC downgrades under new rules

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th June 2025, 10 months ago | 31

Landlords face “death by a thousand clipboard checks” over new EPC rules that have come into force. The government announced...

Proposed Northern Ireland Bill aims to limit unfair letting fees

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th June 2025, 11 months ago | 0

A new Bill being proposed in Northern Ireland aims to address excessive fees being charged to tenants by letting agents...

Wear and tear rules are ‘outdated’ as remote working surges

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th May 2025, 11 months ago | 5

The shift to remote working has transformed how homes are used, but rental laws lag, causing disputes and financial strain...

Why EPC costs and not the Renters’ Rights Bill could collapse the private rented sector

Author: Landlord Crusader

17th April 2025, 1 year ago | 6

The private rented sector (PRS) is teetering on the edge of a cliff, and the government seems determined to give...

Landlords reveal their costliest mistakes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th April 2025, 1 year ago | 7

Research has revealed a range of expensive mistakes that landlords make with 19% of them saying that costly renovations that...