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Housing market remains weak as landlords leave and buyer demand falls

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th August 2026, 2 weeks ago | 17

The rental market remains constrained by a lack of supply as some landlords choose to leave the sector. The latest...

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Is everything Property118 predicted about the Renters’ Rights Act now happening?

Author: Readers Question

31st July 2026, 4 weeks ago | 7

Hi, rents in Dalston in London have gone through the roof, according to my agent. The market is flooded, flat...

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Government insists private rented sector remains stable after Renters’ Rights Act

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th June 2026, 2 months ago | 10

The housing minister claims the size of the private rented sector remains stable despite landlords leaving the private rented sector...

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Rental market shrinks despite government claims private rented sector is expanding

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th May 2026, 4 months ago | 8

Despite the government’s claim that the private rented sector has doubled in size, research reveals a decline in supply. Analysis...

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Landlords squeezed by rising costs as they exit the market

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th April 2026, 5 months ago | 1

A property expert has warned that new landlords are not entering the market due to rising borrowing costs. Nick Neale,...

Man walking away from a sold house at night, symbolising landlords exiting the rental market

Small landlords more likely to leave the market claims NRLA

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th March 2026, 5 months ago | 4

Landlords who own just one property are nine times more likely to say they do not expect to remain landlords...

Scales of justice balancing a Renters’ Rights Act document against landlords beside an exit sign

Conservative councillor warns Renters’ Rights Act will penalise good landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th January 2026, 8 months ago | 0

The Renters’ Rights Act runs the risk of rewarding the unscrupulous and penalising responsible landlords, claims a Conservative councillor. Writing...

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Government policies harm tenants as small landlords leave

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th October 2025, 11 months ago | 1

“Government policies designed to protect tenants could end up harming exactly the people they are intended to help”, says Conservative...

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Government policy to blame for landlords turning to asylum seeker accommodation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th July 2025, 1 year ago | 14

Landlords are being demonised by the government and the media which means they will increasingly turn to asylum seeker accommodation...

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Private rented sector is shrinking fast as landlords abandon ship

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th April 2025, 1 year ago | 6

The private rented sector is shrinking as more landlords plan to exit the sector, according to a new survey. Data...

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Letting agents sell ahead of the Renters’ Rights Bill

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th March 2025, 1 year ago | 21

There has been an increase in smaller letting agencies looking to offload their businesses ahead of the upcoming Renters’ Rights...

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