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To Let sign with rising arrow beside For Sale sign illustrating UK rent increases and slowing house price growth.

Rents rise as house price growth slows – ONS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd October 2026, 2 days ago | 3

Landlords saw average UK private rents rise by £52 a month over the year to September, taking the monthly figure...

Wheelchair user facing a road barrier, highlighting accessibility challenges and the need for home adaptations.

Tenants fear landlord barriers to home adaptations

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st October 2026, 3 days ago | 4

More than a third of tenants would worry about securing their landlord’s permission if their home needed adapting to support...

Rent and mortgage price tags above two homes, illustrating higher monthly mortgage costs for first-time buyers.

First-time buyers face mortgage payments above rent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th October 2026, 5 days ago | 0

More than half of tenants who bought their first home in September were paying a mortgage that was higher than...

Laptop displaying the PRS database with property records and a registration checklist for landlords in England.

Lendlord’s tool prepares landlords for England’s database

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th October 2026, 5 days ago | 0

Landlords in England can use information already held in their portfolios to prepare for the government’s PRS database through a...

To Let sign displaying £1,400 rent breaking through a barrier, highlighting record UK rental prices.

Advertised rents break £1,400 barrier – Rightmove

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th October 2026, 1 week ago | 2

Tenants outside London have seen advertised rents pass £1,400 a month for the first time, while in the capital they...

UK border checkpoint alongside a Right to Rent notice and fine, highlighting landlords' concerns over immigration penalties.

Right to Rent – Is there a counter claim?

Author: Readers Question

15th October 2026, 1 week ago | 7

Hello, Right now, I’m deep into trying to get my head around the latest Right to Rent regulations. It’s really...

Tenant refusing an electrician entry for electrical safety checks at a social housing property.

Peers warn tenant access could hinder social housing electrical safety checks

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th October 2026, 1 week ago | 2

The government has acknowledged the challenges social housing landlords can face when tenants refuse access for electrical safety checks. A...

Rent cap press squeezing a rental home as £20 notes fly away, illustrating restricted landlord income growth

Green Party rent cap could cost landlords £2,186 per property

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th October 2026, 3 weeks ago | 1

A landlord charging England’s average rent could receive £2,186 less over three years under the Green Party’s proposed cap, if...

Bolt cutters breaking “3 Year Rent Cap” text to illustrate Green Party proposals to limit private rent rises

Greens call for ’emergency brake’ three-year rent cap

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd October 2026, 3 weeks ago | 10

Private rent rises must be capped at 2% or less for three years to stop ‘the scandalous cost of private...

Tenant gives a five-star landlord rating while receiving house keys outside a rental property.

Tenants rate landlords positively despite public criticism

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th September 2026, 4 weeks ago | 7

Private tenants describe their landlords positively despite the criticism they face in public debate, according to research from Yorkshire Building...

Piggy bank highlighting tenant deposit alternatives as landlords consider tenancy deposit reforms

One million landlords set to use tenant deposit alternatives

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th September 2026, 1 month ago | 1

More than one million landlords could end up using deposit alternatives if government plans to scrap insured tenancy deposit schemes...

Rent arrears represented by pound notes and coins beside a residential To Let sign

Landlord rent arrears fall to record low

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th September 2026, 1 month ago | 4

While growing numbers of landlords may be seeing fewer rent arrears, the problem is still causing issues for those with...

Renters’ Rights Act document pouring into rising rent figures above English rental homes

Renters’ Rights Act fuels rent growth

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th September 2026, 1 month ago | 2

Rent growth has accelerated across five of England’s nine regions since the Renters’ Rights Act took effect in May, despite...

Target board with an arrow aimed at a silhouetted landlord against the London skyline, illustrating Haringey's private renters' forum.

London council’s renters’ forum to target ‘rogue’ landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th August 2026, 3 months ago | 0

Landlords operating in one London council’s area are set to face closer scrutiny after tenants report poor conditions, ignored repair...

Illustration of UK private rent regulation with Parliament, rental homes and a control dial symbolising stronger housing market intervention.

Labour urged to regulate private rents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th August 2026, 3 months ago | 15

Calls for the Labour government to regulate private rents have intensified after polling found strong public backing for government intervention....

Angela Rayner announces Labour’s plan to cut benefit payments to criminal landlords

Angela Rayner rules out rent controls in England

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th July 2026, 3 months ago | 8

Despite Prime Minister Andy Burnham saying rent controls were being considered for England’s landlords, the new Housing Secretary Angela Rayner...

Illustration of rent freeze uncertainty with a coiled snake around a "Rent Freeze" bottle beside the London skyline

Andy Burnham’s rent freeze hint is ‘snake oil politics’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th July 2026, 3 months ago | 3

Fresh uncertainty over a possible rent freeze could deter housing investment just as construction is falling, according to analysis of...

Landlord facing Renters' Rights Act changes with legal book, house model and symbols of rising costs and compliance

Landlords feel unsupported after the Renters’ Rights Act

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th July 2026, 3 months ago | 2

Landlords are reporting higher turnover, falling margins and concern over future costs one month after the Renters’ Rights Act took...

Frozen rent concept graphic with icy lettering, frozen rent tag and UK housing background illustrating proposed rent freeze measures.

Andy Burnham reported to be considering a rent freeze

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd July 2026, 3 months ago | 14

Landlords could face a rent freeze as Andy Burnham considers urgent measures designed to give households relief from the cost-of-living...

Child holding a magnifying glass highlighting housing hazards linked to Awaab’s Law compliance

Awaab’s law is not just about damp and mould – Inventory Base

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd June 2026, 4 months ago | 2

An organisation is warning social housing landlords that Awaab’s Law should not be viewed through a lens of damp and...

Landlord facing uncertainty while reviewing tenant applications under new rental regulations

How are landlords navigating the complexity of potential applicants for properties?

Author: Readers Question

16th June 2026, 4 months ago | 5

Hello, Since the Renters’ Rights Act came into force, I have been dreading any of our tenants leaving. The worst...

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