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Prospective tenants reaching for rental homes marked To Let, illustrating growing competition for properties in England.

Homes to let fall as tenant competition intensifies

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th October 2026, 2 weeks ago | 0

Landlords could see more tenants competing for their properties after the number of homes available to let across England fell...

Construction site representing rising investment in UK single-family build to rent housing

UK build to rent investment hits £4.2bn

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th October 2026, 3 weeks ago | 0

Single-family homes attracted more than £1bn from build to rent investors in the third quarter, with deals covering existing properties...

Digital tax graphic showing the £30,000 income threshold and 6 April 2027 Making Tax Digital deadline.

Landlords urged to prepare for Making Tax Digital 2027

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th October 2026, 3 weeks ago | 0

Landlords with gross income above £30,000 have six months to prepare for Making Tax Digital for income tax before it...

Inheritance passed between generations with cash and valuables, representing wealth used for buy-to-let investment

Inheritance boom could create more landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th October 2026, 3 weeks ago | 7

An inheritance boom could create a new generation of landlords as wealth passes between generations, according to one firm. John...

Private tenants queue to enter social housing as demand for affordable homes rises in England.

More private tenants in England want social housing

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th October 2026, 3 weeks ago | 0

Three in 10 private tenants in England would prefer to live in social housing, which is up from 21% a...

Person facing homelessness beside homes as a landlord offers housing support

Landlords urged to help Crisis house homeless people

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd October 2026, 4 weeks ago | 14

Landlords are being asked to provide homes for people facing homelessness, with free help to find tenants and keep tenancies...

Council claw over an empty home illustrating plans to bring long-term vacant properties back into use

Empty homes face earlier council takeover

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th September 2026, 4 weeks ago | 13

Councils in England will be able to take control of homes left empty for six months under government plans to...

Tenant checks help landlords prevent properties being used for pop-up brothels and exploitation.

Landlords warned over pop-up brothels and tenant checks

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th September 2026, 4 weeks ago | 0

Organised crime groups may be using landlord properties to establish pop-up brothels, police have warned. The paperwork may be false,...

Renters' Rights Act paperwork highlighting a 56% rise in residential property tribunal cases

Property tribunal cases rocket 56% as Renters’ Rights Act begins

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th September 2026, 2 months ago | 0

Residential property tribunal cases jumped 56% year on year during the quarter in which the Renters’ Rights Act came into...

Younger landlords renovating PRS lettering on a UK residential street with homes to let

Younger landlords set to reshape PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th September 2026, 2 months ago | 2

Britain’s landlord base is set for a generational overhaul, with Millennials forecast to account for 44% and Gen Z 18%...

UK homes for sale with pound symbols illustrating subdued house price growth and higher mortgage costs

UK house price growth remains subdued

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd September 2026, 2 months ago | 2

Landlords considering their next property purchase or sale face a housing market where weak house price growth and higher mortgage...

Plug-in solar panel outside a rented red-brick house with landlord keys and a clipboard nearby.

Landlords face plug-in solar panel requests

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th August 2026, 2 months ago | 14

Landlords may now be asked to approve plug-in solar panels at rented homes after the devices became legal across Great...

Letting agency desk with property keys, compliance folders and a laptop overlooking British terraced houses.

Renters’ Rights Act could boost how agents help landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th August 2026, 2 months ago | 4

Landlords could be offered more compliance support and a wider choice of paid services as letting agents respond to the...

Frozen house symbolising the Local Housing Allowance freeze and the UK's housing affordability crisis.

Unfreezing LHA rates won’t push up rents – NRLA

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th August 2026, 2 months ago | 3

Freezing Local Housing Allowance (LHA) has not prevented private sector rents from rising faster, according to an analysis from the...

Tenants leaving a street of sold homes as rent controls raise concerns over rental housing supply

Rent controls risk landlord exodus – Propertymark

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th August 2026, 3 months ago | 10

Rent controls could push more landlords to sell and reduce the number of homes available to tenants, Propertymark has warned...

Tenant guidance for energy-efficient rental homes with heat pump, EPC rating and low-energy features

Landlords with low-energy homes urged to give tenant advice

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th August 2026, 3 months ago | 0

A low-energy home offering much lower running costs can still leave a new tenant baffled at the front door, one...

Compensation culture concept with cash and bold lettering illustrating proposed PRS Ombudsman compensation awards.

Is compensation culture coming to the PRS?

Author: David Coughlin - Landlord Sales Agency

15th July 2026, 3 months ago | 0

Landlords have grown used to bad news under the Renters’ Rights Act, but the suggestion that tenants could be awarded...

Paper fish representing UK housing legislation consuming smaller regulations, illustrating unintended consequences of tenant law reform.

Survival of the fittest?

Author: Readers Question

14th July 2026, 4 months ago | 10

We have seen tenant bodies jumping up and down, demanding, lobbying and creating over grievances with landlords. They have achieved...

Cracked house exterior with a high thermometer during a UK heatwave, highlighting the need for landlords to prepare rental properties.

Heatwave mounts pressure on rental properties as landlords urged to prepare

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th July 2026, 4 months ago | 6

With the UK’s heatwave set to continue, estate agents are urging landlords and tenants to take action as homes heat...

AI-powered legal assistant celebrating a court victory in an English courtroom, symbolising affordable access to justice.

AI law firm wins first case which could help landlords?

Author: Readers Question

26th June 2026, 4 months ago | 4

Hello, In the Grauniad (Guardian newspaper) today (don’t worry, I’m not a reader!). Not ‘property’ associated, but where landlords and...

Data protection compliance warning for landlords and letting agents managing tenant information and complaints.

Landlords and agents warned over new data protection obligations

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th June 2026, 4 months ago | 3

Landlords and letting agents are being urged to remain compliant with new data protection requirements. Under the Data (Use and...

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