Private Rented Sector Archives

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 hour ago | 0

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, 17 hours 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, 5 days ago | 6

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, 6 days 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, 1 week ago | 2

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

Landlord leaving a rental street as withdrawn signs and a rent controls megaphone highlight changes in the PRS.

Call for rent controls as smaller landlords quit the PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th September 2026, 2 weeks ago | 12

Smaller landlords are leaving the private rented sector, but their departure is not reducing the number of homes available to...

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

The PRS landlord crisis isn’t about us selling – it’s about us not buying!

Author: Landlord Crusader

18th September 2026, 2 weeks ago | 10

Hear me out, but the most important landlord who left the market this year may be the one who never...

Crumbling building policy structure representing unstable landlord regulation, taxes, standards, supply and costs

Building policy in shaky foundations making things worse for tenants?

Author: Readers Question

11th September 2026, 3 weeks ago | 0

Many landlords have stood dazed, on the ropes – taking blow after blow. Confused and unable to think they have...

Rent guarantee shield, guarantor insurance document and house keys representing council-backed tenant support

Council funds rent guarantor cover for private tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th September 2026, 3 weeks ago | 3

Northumberland County Council is paying for guarantor insurance to help tenants secure homes in the private rented sector. The scheme...

Younger landlords renovating PRS lettering on a UK residential street with homes to let

Younger landlords set to reshape PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th September 2026, 3 weeks ago | 2

Britain’s landlord base is set for a generational overhaul, with Millennials forecast to account for 44% and Gen Z 18%...

It’s official: Britain is dismantling its private rented sector

Author: Landlord Crusader

4th September 2026, 4 weeks ago | 20

Well, who could have predicted that small landlords are leaving the private rented sector? Thirty thousand small landlords in the...

Landlord tax reform plan with UK homes, tax calculator and energy efficiency rating.

NRLA calls for landlord tax reform to boost the PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st September 2026, 4 weeks ago | 11

Landlord tax reform should be used to encourage investment and increase the supply of homes to rent, according to new...

Rent controls barrier in front of British terraced homes, house keys and a model property.

Legal experts say rent controls risk landlord exits

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th August 2026, 1 month ago | 0

Landlords could face weaker returns and may be pushed towards selling if ministers reverse course and introduce rent controls in...

Local Housing Allowance gap illustrating the growing divide between housing support and private rents

Landlords face widening Local Housing Allowance gap

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th August 2026, 1 month ago | 0

Landlords face a greater risk of arrears and failed tenancies when housing support leaves benefit-receiving tenants unable to meet the...

Car marked “Rent Controls” makes a U-turn outside Parliament as MPs urge a rethink on rent controls in England.

MPs demand Angela Rayner U-turns on rent controls

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th August 2026, 1 month ago | 20

MPs have written to the housing secretary Angela Rayner, urging her to reconsider the government’s refusal to introduce rent controls...

Letting agents taking greater responsibility as rental property rules become more complex

Letting agent use hits two-year high

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th August 2026, 1 month ago | 0

Landlords are placing more responsibility in the hands of letting agents as rented property rules become increasingly complex. Research for...

Rent controls saw cutting through rental homes as supply falls

Rent controls cut home supply – Institute for Fiscal Studies

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th August 2026, 1 month ago | 6

Rent controls are likely to reduce the supply of homes available to tenants and push some landlords to leave the...

Landlord tax pressures holding back buy-to-let investment despite long-term confidence

Landlord tax holds back buy to let investment

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th August 2026, 1 month ago | 2

More than half of landlords still regard residential property as a good long-term investment, but very few plan to expand...

Dorset Key4Me scheme helps 100 households secure private rented homes in 2026

Landlords help council house 100 households this year

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th August 2026, 1 month ago | 4

Landlords with homes to let in one county have helped 100 households move into privately rented homes since the start...

Renters' Rights Act symbolises protections as landlords work to reduce rental property void periods

Landlord voids fall after the Renters’ Rights Act introduction

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th August 2026, 1 month ago | 0

Average void periods across England fell to 21 days in June, three days below the 24-day figure recorded in May...

Landlords protest beside a To Let sign amid concerns over negative portrayals of the private rented sector

Hostility towards landlords becomes a growing concern

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th August 2026, 2 months ago | 45

Negative portrayals by politicians, tenant campaigners and the media have become the fourth most discussed issue affecting landlord confidence. The...

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