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Distressed woman sitting with suitcases outside home, highlighting impact of housing legislation

Landlord warns government legislation will leave tenants homeless

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st August 2025, 9 months ago | 8

A landlord in Andover warns government legislation will make tenants homeless as landlords leave the private rented sector. Speaking to...

Person sitting on floor under chalk outline of a house labeled “Section 21 Eviction,” symbolizing housing insecurity

Councillor warns Section 21 evictions fuel homelessness as landlords leave PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th July 2025, 9 months ago | 19

A councillor claims Section 21 evictions are a leading cause of homelessness but warns legislative pressures are pushing landlords out...

A graphic of a screen showing London, stock market falling with a red downward arrow.

“Landlord Whales”: the Super-Landlords quietly exiting the sector for big cheques

Author: David Coughlin - Landlord Sales Agency

16th July 2025, 9 months ago | 0

Over the last 6 months, the top UK landlords have been quietly exiting the sector. Likened to the “whales” of...

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Small landlords disappear amid rise of corporate landlords providing temporary accommodation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th July 2025, 10 months ago | 13

Industry experts warn small landlords are disappearing, while large corporate landlords are taking over. At the Housing 2025 conference hosted...

Long line of people leaving identical houses marked “For Sale” and “Sold,” symbolising the UK landlord exodus

Minister again denies landlord exodus but the numbers say otherwise

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th June 2025, 10 months ago | 8

The Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook has again denied a landlord exodus is underway and claims the private rented sector remains...

Generation Rent dismisses landlord exodus claiming landlords can just leave

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th June 2025, 10 months ago | 22

Generation Rent claims “it’s no problem if landlords want to leave the market,” despite the ongoing housing crisis. Chief executive,...

Rents soar by up to 17% since Labour’s Renters’ Rights Bill introduced

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th June 2025, 10 months ago | 1

Rents across Britain have rocketed by as much as 17.4% in some regions since the Labour government introduced its Renters’...

People like landlords are leaving a building and a sign saying exit with a label stating selective licensing

Councillor slams selective licensing scheme and warns of landlord exodus

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th June 2025, 10 months ago | 3

A councillor has criticised selective licensing schemes, describing them as a “supplementary tax” on landlords. Speaking at a Wirral Council...

Many model houses surrounded with yellow arrows pointing upwards and a for rent sign

Peer denies there is a landlord exodus from the PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th April 2025, 12 months ago | 18

A leading independent peer says that fears of a landlord exodus are ‘unfounded’ and he is calling for the landlord-tenant...

A man with his finger to his mouth, making a be silent gesture, Sell, Buy

The 4% of Landlords Expanding Their Portfolios Know Something You Don’t

Author: David Coughlin - Landlord Sales Agency

17th April 2025, 1 year ago | 0

While others panic-sell, savvy property investors are positioning themselves for a historic money-making opportunity. It’s an alarming truth, but it’s...

A person in a red suit with their hands placed in front of them and a red question mark

Harrying of landlords = scourge on tenants?

Author: Readers Question

2nd April 2025, 1 year ago | 6

So here it is, government projections show landlords are selling in their droves. It is now obvious a relatively small...

Calendar with green pin marking date and note to sell house.

Landlords exit the PRS as rules tighten and costs soar

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th March 2025, 1 year ago | 5

A surge in landlords offloading their properties has sparked alarm as data shows that the share of former rental homes...

Labour government rejects rent controls as part of Renters’ Rights Bill debate.

Labour government reject rent controls but claim Renters’ Rights Bill won’t drive landlords out

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th March 2025, 1 year ago | 9

The Labour government claim they do not support rent controls, but say the Renters’ Rights Bill will not cause landlords...

Houses with “For Sale” signs symbolizing a housing crisis.

Tenant group claims landlord exodus will improve renting but fails to mention impact on tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th February 2025, 1 year ago | 49

A tenant organisation claims landlords selling up is a good thing, despite the fact that it is fuelling the housing...

My landlord vision for Christmas 2025 – it’s not good for tenants

Author: Landlord Crusader

31st January 2025, 1 year ago | 44

It’s been six months since the Renters’ Rights Bill hit the statute books and the dust still hasn’t settled. Tenants...

Silhouettes of landlords walking away as houses below show for sale and sold signs.

Landlord exodus grows due to Renters’ Rights Bill and EPC C targets

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th December 2024, 1 year ago | 9

Despite the Labour government claiming there is no evidence of a landlord exodus, the English Private Landlord Survey shows a...

Why the UK’s housing crisis will deepen as landlords flee

Author: Landlord Crusader

29th November 2024, 1 year ago | 17

They say there is a housing crisis – and with good reason. Net migration to the UK reached an astonishing...

Property & Homemover Report Q3 2024 cover highlighting UK rental market trends

UK tenants face affordability crisis as rents soar

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th November 2024, 1 year ago | 1

Monthly rents across the UK have surged to unaffordable levels in every region except the North East, research reveals. Analytics...

Sold estate agent signs highlighting the UK property market squeeze amid landlord sell-offs.

The landlord exodus is fuelling a rental crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st November 2024, 1 year ago | 10

The UK’s private rented sector (PRS) is teetering on the brink of a full-blown crisis, with a surge in tenant...

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...

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