Tag: Private Rented Sector

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

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th July 2025, 9 months 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, 9 months 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, 9 months 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, 9 months 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, 9 months 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, 9 months 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, 9 months 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, 10 months ago | 3

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

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

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th June 2025, 10 months 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, 10 months 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, 10 months 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, 10 months ago | 0

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

Landlords are not cash cows – but we are caught up in the EPC net

Author: Landlord Crusader

20th June 2025, 10 months ago | 21

Are there any other landlords who are fed up with the narrative that we are swimming in wealth, ready to...

Student tenancies face lower end-of-tenancy charges than other renters

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th June 2025, 10 months ago | 0

Students face lower financial penalties at the end of their tenancies compared to other private renters – though the cleaning...

Labour warned that Renters’ Rights Bill reforms are ‘unworkable’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th June 2025, 10 months ago | 7

Several organisations have united in raising serious concerns about the Renters’ Rights Bill, branding the proposed reforms to the PRS...

Landlord confidence plummets amid soaring costs and new legislation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th June 2025, 10 months ago | 0

A combination of costs, legislation and a lack of confidence are driving a huge amount of landlords away from the...

Scottish landlords call for ADS moratorium to boost housing supply

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th June 2025, 10 months ago | 0

The Scottish Association of Landlords (SAL) is pressing the Scottish Government to temporarily suspend the Additional Dwelling Supplement (ADS) to...

Scottish landlords warn new EPC regulations will deepen housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th June 2025, 10 months ago | 0

New Scottish government environmental regulations will exacerbate the ongoing housing shortage in Scotland and prolong stays in emergency homeless accommodation...

Will Labour ever turn to PRS landlords to help them out?

Author: Landlord Crusader

13th June 2025, 10 months ago | 21

It was comforting to read the words of Nigel Terrington, the chief executive of Paragon Bank, who recently highlighted a...

Tenant group claims landlords can easily afford EPC upgrades

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th June 2025, 10 months ago | 82

Generation Rent claims the majority of landlords CAN afford energy-efficiency upgrades because they are mortgage-free.  Despite the tenant group’s claim,...