Private Rented Sector Archives

Red 5% rent increase symbol beside house keys and a void calendar illustrating rising UK rents and longer tenancy gaps.

Rents rise 5% as landlord voids lengthen

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th November 2026, 18 hours ago | 3

Landlords faced an extra eight days between tenancies in October, despite UK rents rising by 5% over the year, research...

Knight in crusader armour holding a sword, symbolising landlords battling rising PRS pressures and regulation.

Why stronger tenant rights mean fewer homes to rent

Author: Landlord Crusader

6th November 2026, 3 days ago | 17

What use is a tenant’s stronger right to a home, if they cannot find one? Now that the Renters’ Rights...

Tribunal backlogs and rent control signs highlighting delays in rent increase disputes across England.

Rent tribunal backlogs fuel rent control calls

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th November 2026, 5 days ago | 23

Landlords are facing calls for nationwide rent controls as tribunal backlogs leave some waiting longer for increases that cannot be...

Judge's gavel outside UK tribunal with house sign showing landlords received full rent rises in only 28.4% of cases.

Landlords secure full rent rises in just 28% of tribunal cases

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd November 2026, 6 days ago | 24

Landlords received their proposed rent increase in full in just 28.4% of tribunal cases decided in England in September. Cyborg...

Witch’s hat atop a glowing housing database, symbolising fears over government surveillance of private landlords.

Landlords Rental Property database – is it a Witch Hunt? Please read and decide

Author: Readers Question

3rd November 2026, 7 days ago | 39

Recently, after an agreed market research conversation online, with researchers from the Ministry of Housing, I was left shocked and...

Build to rent construction site with a large 63% figure highlighting the annual fall in UK housing starts.

Build to rent starts fall 63%

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd November 2026, 7 days ago | 1

The supply of new homes for tenants is under pressure, with build to rent construction starts falling by 63% in...

Landlords facing rows of rental houses with “To Let” signs while question marks hover overhead

Three simple questions needing answers. Do you like them?

Author: Readers Question

2nd November 2026, 1 week ago | 6

This morning I wrote a response to an article by the Landlord Crusader about tax. It was lengthy full of...

Landlords face paying tenants’ unpaid energy bills

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th October 2026, 1 week ago | 86

Landlords could become liable for their tenants’ gas and electricity bills if energy suppliers are left without accurate details when...

Why Labour’s despicable landlord tax raid will punish tenants

Author: Landlord Crusader

30th October 2026, 1 week ago | 26

I know that the country is skint, but we must be impressed with Labour’s remarkable new trick to increase a...

Budget sees landlords facing second property tax raid

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th October 2026, 2 weeks ago | 168

Landlords face a second successive Budget tax raid after Chancellor John Healey announced another increase in tax on property income....

Autumn Budget briefcase above rental properties and cash, highlighting landlords' options to sell property portfolios.

Chancellor urged to ease landlord costs in Budget

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2026, 2 weeks ago | 4

Landlords need help with property improvements and greater certainty over tax in Chancellor John Healey’s first Budget, property sector figures...

UK rental property beneath crumbling blocks symbolising taxation, cladding failures and mounting pressures on landlords.

Why are small landlords bearing the brunt?

Author: Readers Question

15th October 2026, 4 weeks ago | 7

To the Prime Minister and Housing Ministers, The state of UK housing policy raises serious questions about where government priorities...

Rising stacks of pound coins and rental homes illustrate increasing UK rents

Average rents rise £888 a year

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th October 2026, 1 month ago | 1

Tenants face an extra £888 a year in rent after Britain’s monthly average rose by 4.9% in September compared with...

Landlord database with £65 fee tag and £20 notes illustrating rising rental sector costs

NRLA warns of landlord database ‘rip off’ cost

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th October 2026, 1 month ago | 17

England’s planned landlord database is set to cost the private rented sector at least £327 million a year, with tenants...

Private tenants queue to enter social housing as demand for affordable homes rises in England.

More private tenants in England want social housing

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th October 2026, 1 month ago | 0

Three in 10 private tenants in England would prefer to live in social housing, which is up from 21% a...

Person facing homelessness beside homes as a landlord offers housing support

Landlords urged to help Crisis house homeless people

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd October 2026, 1 month ago | 14

Landlords are being asked to provide homes for people facing homelessness, with free help to find tenants and keep tenancies...

UK Budget briefcase beneath rising rents lettering made from pound notes

Landlords warn Budget costs will push up rents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th September 2026, 1 month ago | 3

Nearly two-thirds of landlords say they will put rents up to recover losses from tax and regulatory changes, research reveals....

Rural rental home with EPC rating scale, pound symbol and To Let sign highlighting upgrade costs

Rural landlords face £8,900 EPC premium

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th September 2026, 1 month ago | 1

Rural landlords face an average bill of £24,200 to bring houses that are below EPC C up to that standard;...

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, 2 months ago | 7

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

Buy-to-let and homeowner properties on coins comparing mortgage arrears rates

Landlord BTL mortgage arrears historically lower than homeowners’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th September 2026, 2 months ago | 1

Buy to let mortgages have recorded lower arrears rates than owner-occupier loans in every year but one since records began....

Record-rate landlord exits from the lettings market despite rising rental property availability

Landlord property exits hit record rate

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st September 2026, 2 months ago | 2

Properties are leaving the lettings market at a record rate of 562 a day, although the number of homes available...

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