Tag: Private Rented Sector

Big council turns to HMO landlords to help house their homeless

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd July 2025, 1 year ago | 16

Liverpool City Council is to overhaul its approach to tackling homelessness by collaborating with private landlords to secure hundreds of...

Renters’ Rights Bill clears the Lords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd July 2025, 1 year ago | 2

The Renters’ Rights Bill has cleared the final report stage in the Lords and now heads back to the House...

Scottish housing crisis demands bold PRS action

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd July 2025, 1 year ago | 2

The Scottish Housing Secretary, Mairi McAllan, is being urged to prioritise the private rented sector (PRS) in her Autumn plan...

More landlords are buying homes for rent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd July 2025, 1 year ago | 1

The private rented sector is experiencing some relief as more landlords grow their portfolios, research reveals. According to TDS Charitable...

The Renters’ Rights Bill = A direct threat to landlords losing control

Author: Landlord Crusader

18th July 2025, 1 year ago | 12

I was among the first to highlight that the Renters’ Rights Bill effectively hands control of a landlord’s home to...

‘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...

Landlord group slams Chancellor’s Mansion House speech for ignoring PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th July 2025, 1 year ago | 7

Landlord organisation iHowz expresses disappointment over the Chancellor “side-stepping” the private rented sector in Mansion House speech. Chancellor Rachel Reeves...

Renters’ Rights Bill passes report stage as Lords clash over selective licensing and financial penalties

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th July 2025, 1 year ago | 6

The Renters’ Rights Bill has passed its report stage in the House of Lords and will now move to third...

Peers urged to reject selective licensing on final day of Renters’ Rights Bill report stage

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th July 2025, 1 year ago | 19

Propertymark has warned members of the House of Lords to avoid supporting selective licensing schemes, ahead of the final day...

Government denies Renters’ Rights Bill will harm rental market

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th July 2025, 1 year ago | 21

Housing Minister again denies the Renters’ Rights Bill will have a “destabilising effect on the rental market”. In response to...

Landlords continue to sell as 290,000 homes lost from the PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th July 2025, 1 year ago | 20

More than 290,000 homes have been lost from the private rented sector in England as more landlords are looking to...

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...

Impose rent caps and landlords won’t invest – Landbay

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th July 2025, 1 year ago | 8

Should the government implement rent controls through the Renters’ Rights Bill then landlords will simply stop investing, a survey reveals....

Small landlords disappear amid rise of corporate landlords providing temporary accommodation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th July 2025, 1 year ago | 13

Industry experts warn small landlords are disappearing, while large corporate landlords are taking over. At the Housing 2025 conference hosted...

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...

Sadiq Khan urged to cut taxes for landlords amid housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th June 2025, 1 year ago | 3

An industry body is urging London Mayor Sadiq Khan to take action to ease the tax burden on landlords. In...

Minister again denies landlord exodus but the numbers say otherwise

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th June 2025, 1 year ago | 8

The Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook has again denied a landlord exodus is underway and claims the private rented sector remains...

How landlords can prepare and not panic for Awaab’s law

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th June 2025, 1 year ago | 0

If you’re a landlord, chances are you’ve heard of Awaab’s Law. And if you haven’t, now’s the time to pay...

MP claims landlords are pocketing taxpayer money while neglecting properties

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th June 2025, 1 year ago | 19

An MP has accused landlords of keeping taxpayers’ money while failing to meet basic property standards. In a Work and...

Renters’ Rights Bill faces delays as Lords prepare for crucial debate

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd June 2025, 1 year ago | 7

The Renters’ Rights Bill is unlikely to secure Royal Assent before Parliament’s summer recess on 22 July, the National Residential...

New buy to let lender Rely launched by OSB Group

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd June 2025, 1 year ago | 0

A fresh brand dedicated to buy to let financing and empowering property investors across the UK has been launched by...