Tag: Landlords

Landlords pivot to office investments as demand soars

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th August 2025, 1 year ago | 0

The UK’s professional landlords appear to be making a pivot towards office space investments, with applications for office-related projects surging...

Former Tory Minister defends landlords charging market rent amid calls for rent controls

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th August 2025, 1 year ago | 3

A former Tory cabinet minister has defended landlords renting out their properties at market price. David Gauke, former Justice Secretary,...

England’s new rents hit a record £1,496 in July

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th August 2025, 1 year ago | 1

England’s rents hit a new high in July with the average monthly rent for new tenancies climbing to £1,496, surpassing...

More landlords switch to limited company ownership

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th August 2025, 1 year ago | 4

A fifth of landlords now hold at least one buy to let mortgage within a limited company structure, with the...

Government to buy empty homes to house asylum seekers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th July 2025, 1 year ago | 22

The UK government has a strategy to address the growing challenge of housing asylum seekers by acquiring empty homes and...

Landlords called out for tenant ’emergencies’ from lightbulbs to leaks

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th July 2025, 1 year ago | 12

Landlords summoned to address what a tenant describes as an ’emergency’ find that many of these issues prove to be...

Generation Rent claims that tenants lose ‘millions’ in unfair deposit deductions

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd July 2025, 1 year ago | 11

Nearly half (46%) of renters are unaware they can contest deposit deductions they believe are unwarranted, which means renters are...

‘Landlords turned into border officials’ under Right to Rent warns Peer

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th July 2025, 1 year ago | 4

A member of the House of Lords has criticised Right to Rent checks, saying they effectively turn “ordinary landlords into...

Oh dear, Angela Rayner. What can landlords do to help you on LHA?

Author: Landlord Crusader

11th July 2025, 1 year ago | 13

As Ronan Keating once said: “You say it best, when you say nothing at all”,  Angela’s appearance in front of...

Landlords brace for uncertainty as Renters’ Rights Bill looms

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th July 2025, 1 year ago | 2

Landlords are concerned over the Renters’ Rights Bill as pressure mounts over when the bill will pass, claims an industry...

The disconnect between tenant groups and landlords is shameful

Author: Landlord Crusader

4th July 2025, 1 year ago | 4

Sometimes a story lands that shows the true colours of critics and this week Generation Rent (yes, them again) say...

Call to protect tenants from rent rises after EPC upgrades

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd July 2025, 1 year ago | 5

Private tenants will be protected from rent rises under an amendment to the Renters’ Rights Bill when a landlord carries...

Regional hotspots fuel England’s PRS demand

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd July 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Regional hotspots are fuelling a 1.2% rise in England’s rental demand in the second quarter, reaching 29.4%, research reveals. The...

Persistent lack of rent top ups?

Author: Readers Question

1st July 2025, 1 year ago | 5

Hi everyone, I have an annoying situation. In 2023, the LHA paid most of the tenant’s rent excepting £25 pcm,...

Council unveils proposed licensing scheme consultation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th June 2025, 1 year ago | 3

A council is urging residents, landlords and tenants to share their views on a proposed additional licensing scheme. The proposed...

BTL mortgage lenders roll out new rates for landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th June 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Buy to let mortgage providers Molo and ModaMortgages have unveiled new pricing structures and products aimed at boosting affordability for...

Landlords need financial help to implement ‘flawed’ EPCs

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th June 2025, 1 year ago | 0

A push to boost the energy efficiency of British homes is at risk of collapse due to insufficient funding and...

Government delays the phasing out of RTS energy meters

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd June 2025, 1 year ago | 2

The government has intervened to delay a planned mass switch-off of the Radio Teleswitch Service (RTS) meters which are used...

Landlords are not cash cows – but we are caught up in the EPC net

Author: Landlord Crusader

20th June 2025, 1 year ago | 21

Are there any other landlords who are fed up with the narrative that we are swimming in wealth, ready to...

Landlords face soaring costs and EPC downgrades under new rules

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th June 2025, 1 year ago | 31

Landlords face “death by a thousand clipboard checks” over new EPC rules that have come into force. The government announced...

Landlords urged to act early for the Renters’ Rights Bill

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th June 2025, 1 year ago | 15

The abolition of fixed-term tenancy agreements and replacing them with open-ended, periodic arrangements will redefine the dynamics between landlords and...