Tag: Private Rented Sector

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...

Why the abolition of Section 21 will backfire on tenants

Author: Landlord Crusader

4th April 2025, 1 year ago | 9

The Renters’ Rights Bill and its mission to abolish Section 21 so called ‘no-fault’ evictions isn’t just a slap in...

Survey reveals few tenants believe Renters’ Rights Bill will improve their rights

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th April 2025, 1 year ago | 3

Only a small number of tenants believe the Renters’ Rights Bill will improve their rights and some haven’t even heard...

Buy to let lending surges – UK Finance

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd April 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Buy to let lending flourished in the final quarter of 2024 with 52,648 new BTL loans worth £9.6 billion, UK...

Harrying of landlords = scourge on tenants?

Author: Readers Question

2nd April 2025, 1 year ago | 6

So here it is, government projections show landlords are selling in their droves. It is now obvious a relatively small...

Landlords urged to boost EPC efficiency by 2030

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st March 2025, 1 year ago | 13

To help private rented sector landlords meet the upcoming tightening energy performance certificate changes, the Energy Saving Trust has published...

Tenant awareness of Renters’ Rights Bill remains low

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th March 2025, 1 year ago | 11

Despite the media coverage and calls from tenant activist groups, research reveals that 43% of tenants admit to being ‘slightly...

Is the PRS pendulum swinging too far against landlords?

Author: Readers Question

24th March 2025, 1 year ago | 24

The biggest problem facing landlords is that the PRS is like a pendulum, swinging slowly from one policy extreme to...

The Great British Landlord Witch Hunt: How PRS is Being Systematically Destroyed?

Author: Readers Question

21st March 2025, 1 year ago | 16

The following email was sent to Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook a few weeks ago yet NO response. Dear Mr Pennycook,...

More than 5,000 retrofits needed a day to meet EPC C targets costing landlords thousands

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th March 2025, 1 year ago | 17

A video by the NRLA reveals that 5,000 retrofits would need to be completed every working day to meet EPC...

Plans to extend Awaab’s law to Scotland’s PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th March 2025, 1 year ago | 0

As Awaab’s Law is set to be introduced in the social housing sector in Scotland, there are plans to extend...

Landlord Action celebrates 25 years of supporting landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th March 2025, 1 year ago | 1

Eviction and housing law specialists, Landlord Action, is celebrating 25 years of operation. Established in 1999 by founder Paul Shamplina...

No need for rent cap as Scottish rents rise slower than incomes – call

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th March 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Rents in Scotland have risen at a gentler pace compared to residents’ earnings which shows there’s no need for the...

Why endless landlord bashing has created the UK’s housing crisis

Author: Landlord Crusader

14th March 2025, 1 year ago | 8

We all know that the private rented sector across England, Wales and Scotland is under siege. Landlords, the backbone of...

Call to prioritise housing in Scotland’s anti-social behaviour crackdown

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th March 2025, 1 year ago | 0

One leading professional body is demanding a sharper focus from the Scottish government on tackling anti-social behaviour within the housing...