Tag: Private Rented Sector

Selective licensing needed to protect tenants, claims council

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th May 2025, 1 year ago | 4

A London council admits that “the majority of landlords do a good job” but still wants to introduce selective licensing...

Rushed EPC rules could force landlords to sell claims Paragon

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th May 2025, 1 year ago | 6

The Labour government should slow down EPC reform to avoid a sell-off by landlords, claims Paragon Bank. The bank says...

Renters’ Rights Bill will cause chaos without court reforms warns industry body

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th May 2025, 1 year ago | 5

An industry body warns the Renters’ Rights Bill could undermine the justice system and destabilise the private rented sector. Propertymark...

Renters willing to break rules to be with their pets

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th May 2025, 1 year ago | 7

Nearly a third of renters claim they would risk moving in a pet or partner without permission from their landlord,...

Scottish rent cap consultation sparks confusion concerns

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th May 2025, 1 year ago | 2

A consultation on exempting certain properties from rent caps has been labelled as a sign of confusion in the Scottish...

Just 20% of PRS homes are below the Decent Homes Standard

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd May 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Just one-in-five of England’s PRS’ properties are estimated to fall short of the forthcoming Decent Homes Standard, according to FCC...

Renting knowledge gaps risk tenant-landlord relationships

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd May 2025, 1 year ago | 0

While 73% of renters believe they are financially savvy about renting, there are critical gaps in their knowledge – including...

Scottish landlords face challenges with housing law changes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st May 2025, 1 year ago | 1

More than one in five landlords in Scotland admit they are finding it difficult to navigate the evolving legal landscape...

PRS faces crisis as just one-in-five landlords plan to remain

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th April 2025, 1 year ago | 12

A looming shortage of rental properties threatens the private rented sector as a significant portion of landlords prepare to offload...

Why are landlords expected to parent their tenants?

Author: Landlord Crusader

25th April 2025, 1 year ago | 24

Sefton Council’s recent warning to private landlords has sparked outrage, and for good reason. The council insists that landlords –...

Labour considers EPC C exemptions for listed buildings

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd April 2025, 1 year ago | 6

The Labour government could relax energy-efficiency rules and allow listed buildings to be exempt from EPC C targets, claim The...

Why EPC costs and not the Renters’ Rights Bill could collapse the private rented sector

Author: Landlord Crusader

17th April 2025, 1 year ago | 6

The private rented sector (PRS) is teetering on the edge of a cliff, and the government seems determined to give...

Landlords fear proposed EPC standards more than Renters’ Rights Bill

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th April 2025, 1 year ago | 4

The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) claims more landlords are worried about changes to energy-efficiency rules than the Renters’ Rights...

Tenant organisation criticises £15k EPC cost cap and calls for two-year rent freeze

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th April 2025, 1 year ago | 19

A tenant organisation has slammed the proposed £15,000 cost cap for landlords making energy-efficiency improvements and instead calls for a...

Younger renters less likely to back regulation despite challenges

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th April 2025, 1 year ago | 1

Despite more than one million renters aged 18–34 feeling stressed about their living situation, younger renters are less likely to...

Charity demands EPC C targets as soon as possible but landlords struggle in accessing grants and high costs

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th April 2025, 1 year ago | 15

A charity claims energy efficiency standards should be raised to EPC C as soon as possible in the private rented...

The landlord exodus continues, but no one in power seems to care

Author: Landlord Crusader

11th April 2025, 1 year ago | 27

Another week, another set of grim headlines for the UK’s landlords, yet the national news remains eerily silent on the...

Landlords are being forced out of the market warns industry body

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th April 2025, 1 year ago | 2

Pressure on landlords continues to force them out of the private rented sector as tenant demand continues to jump, says...

Industry body calls for government to boost support for disabled tenants in PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th April 2025, 1 year ago | 4

An industry body is urging the government to provide greater support for disabled people to access accessible housing in the...

Landlords encouraged to sell before July to avoid property price drop and double their portfolios by 2026

Author: David Coughlin - Landlord Sales Agency

4th April 2025, 1 year ago | 0

You’d think that landlords would have had enough of hearing about selling. With many of us recovering from incorporation and...