Tag: Landlords

Unfreezing LHA rates won’t push up rents – NRLA

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th August 2026, 2 days ago | 3

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

Rent controls risk landlord exodus – Propertymark

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th August 2026, 7 days ago | 10

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

Landlords with low-energy homes urged to give tenant advice

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th August 2026, 1 week ago | 0

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

Is compensation culture coming to the PRS?

Author: David Coughlin - Landlord Sales Agency

15th July 2026, 1 month ago | 0

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

Survival of the fittest?

Author: Readers Question

14th July 2026, 1 month ago | 10

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

Heatwave mounts pressure on rental properties as landlords urged to prepare

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th July 2026, 1 month ago | 6

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

AI law firm wins first case which could help landlords?

Author: Readers Question

26th June 2026, 2 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...

Landlords and agents warned over new data protection obligations

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th June 2026, 2 months ago | 3

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

Call for government to help landlords and tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th June 2026, 2 months ago | 1

Almost six in 10 landlords are still seeing strong demand for homes to rent, the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA)...

Landlords closer to EPC C targets than expected as deadline looms

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th June 2026, 2 months ago | 2

More landlords may already be closer to meeting EPC C targets by 2030 than they think, according to a new...

The Great Landlord Shake-Up: Strategic Planning for 2026 and Beyond

Author: David Coughlin - Landlord Sales Agency

5th June 2026, 2 months ago | 0

One month after the Renters’ Rights Act came into force, the landlord exodus has not materialised in quite the way...

Tenants are renting for longer than planned

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th June 2026, 3 months ago | 2

Landlords are facing a tenant base that is staying put for longer, with new research showing many renters have remained...

Labour MP questions landlord role in tackling tenant anti-social behaviour

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th May 2026, 3 months ago | 65

A Labour MP has suggested landlords should take a greater role in tackling anti-social behaviour caused by tenants. In a...

Landlords face family rent shift as PRS houses 3.2m children

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th May 2026, 3 months ago | 0

Landlords are now housing a generation of young families for longer, as the number of children living in privately rented...

Landlords — one letter away from criminal status?

Author: Readers Question

26th May 2026, 3 months ago | 12

Never in the history of rental property has so much damage been done by so few to so many. It...

Property managers set for Renters’ Rights Act boost

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th May 2026, 3 months ago | 1

Landlords facing heavier compliance duties under the Renters’ Rights Act are expected to drive further demand for professional property management....

Landlords face mortgage squeeze as borrowing costs rise

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th May 2026, 3 months ago | 0

Landlords weighing up remortgages, sales or new purchases could see mortgage costs rise this year thanks to a looming bonds...

Six in 10 tenants back Renters’ Rights Act protections

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd May 2026, 3 months ago | 2

Six in 10 tenants say they understand the Renters’ Rights Act and what it is meant to do, a sharp...

Renters’ Rights Act could leave tenants with fewer options

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st May 2026, 3 months ago | 5

Landlords look set to bring in tougher tenant checks as new Renters’ Rights Act rules ban advance rent payments of...

Landlords win as selective licensing rules are amended

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th May 2026, 3 months ago | 10

In a victory for landlords, a letting agent has successfully overturned unreasonable selective licensing conditions imposed by Charnwood borough council....