Private Rented Sector Archives - Page 5 of 33

Estate agents leaving sold rental property with exit sign crossed out, symbolising landlords reconsidering market exit

Claims of a landlord exodus are ‘unfounded’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th May 2026, 4 months ago | 11

Fears that the Renters’ Rights Act will trigger a landlord sell-off of rented homes appear to be ‘unfounded’, research reveals....

Renters' Rights Act book with bold “Today” text symbolising new UK rental law changes

Renters’ Rights Act comes into force today

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st May 2026, 4 months ago | 6

Landlords and letting agents face a new legal landscape from today as the Renters’ Rights Act comes into force, abolishing...

Happy Renters’ Rights Act Day! Here are 4 reasons why it’s a disaster

Author: Landlord Crusader

1st May 2026, 4 months ago | 11

Happy Renters’ Rights Act Day everyone, a law that will bring sunshine and positivity into every tenant’s life should be...

Rent freeze concept illustrated by house encased in ice with “rent freeze” text and rental sign in background

Generation Rent welcomes reports government is considering rent freeze

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th April 2026, 4 months ago | 6

Generation Rent claims renters could save hundreds of pounds a year under the government’s proposed rent freeze. Media reports from...

Tenant and landlord argue over rent increase amid proposed rent freeze policy

Reeves’ rent freeze idea clashes with landlord rent rise plans

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th April 2026, 4 months ago | 13

Landlords planning rent increases are on a collision course with Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ proposals for a potential year-long rent freeze,...

To let sign outside a house with smartphone showing rental listing marked as scam

Rental scams increasing as landlords sell up warns estate agent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th April 2026, 4 months ago | 0

Rental scams are on the rise as supply dwindles ahead of the Renters’ Rights Act, claims an estate agent. Essex...

Man reacts to receiving Section 21 eviction notice outside home with for sale sign

James Cleverley blames Labour’s Renters’ Rights Act after receiving Section 21 notice

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th April 2026, 4 months ago | 27

The Shadow Housing Secretary has said he has received a Section 21 notice, blaming Labour’s housing reforms for prompting landlords...

Infographic showing UK buy-to-let mortgage rates rising while rents are driven more by costs, with nearly half of landlords owning property outright.

BTL mortgage rate rises not the main driver of rising rents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th April 2026, 5 months ago | 4

With rising buy to let mortgage costs back in focus after more than 1,300 products being pulled since the end...

Infographic showing 83% of England’s housing growth (1996–2013) came from the private rented sector

83% of housing growth came from private landlords

Author: Mark Alexander

7th April 2026, 5 months ago | 3

The overlooked statistic from England’s housing data that could reshape the policy debate. Housing debates in Britain often start from...

Scottish housebuilding slump illustrated by a falling arrow over new homes under construction

Scotland’s housing crisis deepens as housebuilding plummets

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd April 2026, 5 months ago | 0

Housebuilding in Scotland has reached record lows, with the Scottish government off target on its promise to build 110,000 affordable...

Tradesperson drilling floorboards beside an Act Now button for Decent Homes Standard upgrades

Landlords told to act now ahead of 2035 Decent Homes Standard deadline

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th March 2026, 5 months ago | 6

The government is urging landlords to upgrade their properties to the Decent Homes Standard at “the earliest opportunity”. While the...

Trustpilot poor rating beside financial reports and calculator highlighting charity income and spending analysis

Shelter’s Trustpilot rating is low. Their own accounts raise harder questions

Author: Mark Alexander

20th March 2026, 6 months ago | 0

Public trust rarely rests on one source. This week, attention has turned to Shelter’s Trustpilot profile, where the charity is...

Graphic announcing open letter to Shelter Scotland about housing policy evidence and landlord engagement

An open letter to Shelter Scotland

Author: Mark Alexander

13th March 2026, 6 months ago | 31

An open letter to Shelter Scotland: if you want to work with landlords, let’s start with the evidence In a...

Terraced houses at sunset with a calculator shadow, symbolising Section 24’s impact on landlords

Section 24’s long shadow: what a decade of tax reform has really done to rental housing supply

Author: Mark Alexander

12th March 2026, 6 months ago | 2

April 2017 marked the beginning of one of the most consequential fiscal shifts in modern private renting. Section 24, the...

Shelter charity concept with coins, expenses sheet and calculator illustrating scrutiny of finances and housing policy debates

The Shelter debate that divided landlords

Author: Mark Alexander

10th March 2026, 6 months ago | 0

Part 1 of a series revisiting the questions raised by the late David Knox FCA, AKA ‘Appalled Landlord’. “ If...

Are tenants beginning to see the problem of landlords leaving?

Author: Landlord Crusader

6th March 2026, 6 months ago | 16

Like Thelma and Louise hurtling towards the cliff edge, more people are beginning to see the problems coming with the...

Home improvement tools, paint colour samples and energy-saving bulb symbolising rental property upgrades and housing standards.

Landlords told not to wait until Decent Homes Standard to fix rental homes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th March 2026, 6 months ago | 1

The government insists private landlords must not wait until the Decent Homes Standard 2035 deadline to improve rental properties. Under...

Illustration of eviction headlines and court statistics highlighting debate over whether evictions are truly rising

Evictions ‘surging’? The court data tells a very different story

Author: Mark Alexander

4th March 2026, 6 months ago | 3

Claims that evictions are “surging” have become a familiar feature of the housing debate. Campaign groups repeat them in press...

Graphic of EPC energy rating scale and house outline illustrating PRS energy efficiency targets

Peer questions impact of EPC exemptions

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th March 2026, 6 months ago | 0

A peer in the House of Lords has pressed the government to explain whether exemptions for EPCs are slowing down...

UK, Ireland and Portugal flags illustrating diverging rental policy directions in Europe

Why are comparable housing markets moving in opposite directions on rental policy?

Author: Mark Alexander

3rd March 2026, 6 months ago | 6

Across Europe, governments facing similar housing pressures are making markedly different choices about how to regulate and tax private rental...

Letting agent completing HHSRS property inspection checklist ahead of Renters' Rights Act changes

Landlord HHSRS inspection template launched

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd March 2026, 6 months ago | 3

Landlords and agents can bring inspection standards into line with the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS) as the...

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