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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, 2 days 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 days ago | 8

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 days 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, 3 weeks 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, 3 weeks ago | 3

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

Illustration of a tidal wave labelled Renters Rights Act crashing over UK rental homes and letting boards, symbolising market disruption.

Why the Renters’ Rights Act is causing a tsunami?

Author: Readers Question

23rd June 2026, 4 weeks ago | 14

Landlords are the life blood and custodians of a fragile ecosystem, who left alone, largely solve and don’t create problems....

Megaphone beside UK rental property signs near Parliament, highlighting strong rental demand and landlord concerns

Call for government to help landlords and tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th June 2026, 1 month ago | 1

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

Energy performance certificate rating graphic with arrow hitting C target for rental homes by 2030

Landlords closer to EPC C targets than expected as deadline looms

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th June 2026, 1 month ago | 2

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

Family renters at different life stages in a suburban home, illustrating longer-term renting trends

Tenants are renting for longer than planned

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th June 2026, 1 month ago | 2

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

Group of tenants engaging in anti-social behaviour in a residential area

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

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th May 2026, 2 months ago | 65

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

Row of UK terraced houses with a To Let sign, pram, bicycle and children’s toys outside a family home.

Landlords face family rent shift as PRS houses 3.2m children

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th May 2026, 2 months ago | 0

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

Concerned landlord holding paperwork beside a house with legal and policing imagery about rental fines

Landlords — one letter away from criminal status?

Author: Readers Question

26th May 2026, 2 months ago | 12

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

Rocket labelled “Renters Rights Bill” launching beneath a property management sign to illustrate rising landlord compliance demands.

Property managers set for Renters’ Rights Act boost

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th May 2026, 2 months ago | 1

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

Mortgage borrowing costs squeezed by rising bond yields and inflation concerns in the UK housing market

Landlords face mortgage squeeze as borrowing costs rise

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th May 2026, 2 months ago | 0

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

Tenants walking past homes with Renters’ Rights Act sign and 6 in 10 awareness figure

Six in 10 tenants back Renters’ Rights Act protections

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd May 2026, 2 months ago | 2

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

Landlord rejecting advance rent payments under new Renters’ Rights Act rules for UK tenants

Renters’ Rights Act could leave tenants with fewer options

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st May 2026, 2 months ago | 5

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

Selective licensing approved stamp beside large 3D lettering symbolising landlords overturning council licence conditions

Landlords win as selective licensing rules are amended

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th May 2026, 2 months ago | 10

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