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Landlords face family rent shift as PRS houses 3.2m children

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th May 2026, 6 days ago | 0

Landlords are now housing a generation of young families for longer, as the number of children living in privately rented...

Housing minister speaking in parliament with “Renters Rights Act Wrong?” text highlighting landlord concerns

Why Matthew Pennycook is wrong about the Renters’ Rights Act?

Author: Readers Question

6th May 2026, 4 weeks ago | 17

Contrary to what housing minister Matthew Pennycook says, all landlords have more to worry about under his Renters’ Rights Act,...

Empty wallet held above household bills and a calculator, reflecting the financial strain of rising rents

Rising rents pushing renters into poverty claims charity

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th February 2026, 4 months ago | 7

Sky-rocketing rents are pushing millions of renters into poverty, a charity has claimed. A report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation...

Tenant on the phone in a kitchen with visible damp and black mould on the wall, highlighting unresolved housing conditions

Damp and mould is harming tenants’ mental health – claim

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th January 2026, 5 months ago | 14

An organisation claims private renters and social housing tenants are suffering anxiety as damp and mould problems in their homes...

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Government claim LHA rates will remain under review despite freeze

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th December 2025, 5 months ago | 3

The government claim it will keep Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates under review. In answer to a written question, Homelessness...

Scottish flag above rising rent debt blocks and house, symbolising pressure on private renters in Scotland

Charity urges Scottish government to act as private renters’ debt hits £4,000

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th December 2025, 5 months ago | 0

A charity is calling for the Scottish government to do more to tackle rising rents, as private renters’ debt is...

Snow-covered house with cash flying around and the words “Rent Freeze,” symbolising the impact of rising rents on tenants

Labour warned by Generation Rent of alienating core voters without a rent freeze

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th December 2025, 6 months ago | 12

Labour needs to act decisively and introduce a rent freeze in England now or risk alienating its core voters who...

Lawyer with gavel and Lady Justice beside warning icon symbolising missing rent appeal tribunal data

Government has no data on rent appeal workload as Renters’ Rights Act nears

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st November 2025, 6 months ago | 0

The government has admitted it does not know how long the rent appeals system takes to handle cases, raising concerns...

Landlord in suit showing empty pockets to illustrate licensing costs in Lambeth.

Landlords warned of fines as selective licensing schemes comes into force

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd September 2025, 9 months ago | 1

A London council has announced a new selective licensing scheme has come into force this week and will set landlords...

Houses with sticky notes labeled "Location" and a spinning wheel symbolizing postcode lottery in housing.

Renters face a ‘postcode lottery’ in housing standards enforcement – Claim

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st July 2025, 10 months ago | 0

Renters across England are grappling with a postcode lottery when asking councils to deal with substandard housing, research reveals. The...

London council unveils ‘Gold Standard’ to its licensing scheme

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th July 2025, 11 months ago | 1

To help incentivise compliance with its new licensing schemes, one London council has introduced the ‘Gold Standard’ charter. It’s a...

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NRLA welcomes consultation to extend the Decent Homes Standard to the PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd July 2025, 11 months ago | 16

The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has welcomed a government consultation that would extend the Decent Homes Standard to the...

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Call to protect tenants from rent rises after EPC upgrades

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd July 2025, 11 months ago | 5

Private tenants will be protected from rent rises under an amendment to the Renters’ Rights Bill when a landlord carries...

Housing activists urge mayors to champion rent control powers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th June 2025, 11 months ago | 2

A coalition of housing campaigners is appealing to England’s mayors to push for authority over rent controls for private tenants...

First time home buyers in a grey stop circle, model white house and figures of a person with children

2.2m first-time buyers locked out since the financial crash

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th May 2025, 1 year ago | 5

Around 2.2 million potential first-time buyers have been unable to purchase a home since the 2006 financial crisis – and...

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Renters want to buy but struggle with costs – survey

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th April 2025, 1 year ago | 2

Renters have a strong desire to buy a home for a better life, but many are stuck with rising rents...

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Tenants still struggling despite slowing rent growth warns charity

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th January 2025, 1 year ago | 0

A debt charity is warning that tenants are facing ongoing financial difficulties, despite new data pointing to the slowest increase...

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Renters staying longer in homes despite insecurity concerns

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th December 2024, 1 year ago | 8

Despite the Labour government’s view that tenants face insecurity due to no-fault evictions, the English Housing survey reveals that renters...

Stressed renter sitting with hands over face, reflecting anxiety over housing insecurity

Generation Rent claims renting harms a tenant’s mental health

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th October 2024, 2 years ago | 61

Renting privately in England is apparently so traumatic that it’s having a devastating impact on tenants’ mental health, Generation Rent...

Local Authority want to put the local housing allowance rate on the AST

Private renters pay more despite limited support

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd September 2024, 2 years ago | 0

The majority of private renters are struggling and have little to no housing support compared to social housing renters. New...

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