Tag: Private Rented Sector UK

Bolton Council consults on HMO licensing scheme

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th February 2026, 3 months ago | 1

Bolton Council has opened a public consultation on plans to introduce an Additional Licensing Scheme covering Houses in Multiple Occupation...

Landlords: Should I stay or should I sell?

Author: Landlord Crusader

16th January 2026, 3 months ago | 6

The Clash song ‘Should I stay or should I go’ should become the anthem for landlords everywhere because the chasm...

Letting agents brace for 2026 crunch

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th January 2026, 3 months ago | 0

Estate and letting agents are bracing for what many see as a defining year, with costs rising, regulation tightening and...

Deposit disputes remain rare despite rising rents – TDS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th December 2025, 4 months ago | 1

Formal disputes over tenancy deposits continue to affect only a small fraction of the private rented sector, even as deposit...

Agents face revenue hit as reforms threaten to slash income

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd October 2025, 7 months ago | 9

Letting agents could see their earnings plummet by more than a quarter when the Renters’ Rights Bill takes effect, one...

Lender claims most landlords intend to keep properties as buying appetite grows

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th September 2025, 7 months ago | 4

Most UK buy to let landlords plan to keep their rental homes over the coming year, showing renewed confidence in...

NI councils take charge of landlord registration scheme

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th March 2025, 1 year ago | 1

Northern Ireland’s councils have taken control of the Landlord Registration Scheme which should boost housing oversight, the communities minister says....

Landlord groups call for ‘urgent’ return of the Renters (Reform) Bill

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd July 2024, 2 years ago | 20

In the wake of the 4 July election, landlord groups say the next government must pass the Renters (Reform) Bill...

Worried letting agents voice fears over the Renters (Reform) Bill

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th September 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Most letting agents are against the proposed changes in the Renters (Reform) Bill and want to have their say, a...

Backbench MPs push back against Renters’ Reform Bill

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th September 2023, 3 years ago | 8

The Renters Reform Bill may not see ‘the light of day before the end of the year’ according to new...

UK’s rental market shrinks by 400,000 homes in just seven years

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th August 2023, 3 years ago | 16

The UK’s private rented sector (PRS) has seen a significant decline in the number of homes to rent since 2016,...

Labour blasts government for breaking Section 21 promise

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th July 2023, 3 years ago | 10

The government has been criticised by Labour for failing to deliver on its pledge to end section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions....