Tag: Private Renting

Renters prefer landlords over letting agents – Poll

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd October 2025, 7 months ago | 3

The UK’s renters are much happier renting directly from landlords than from a letting agent or BTR companies, a survey...

NRLA urges government support to help the PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd August 2025, 8 months ago | 5

The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) is calling on the government to use the Autumn Budget to support long-term investment...

Renters lose £169m in deposit interest every year – Claim Generation Rent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th July 2025, 9 months ago | 14

Private renters across England and Wales are being deprived of £169 million in potential interest from their tenancy deposits each...

London council plans stricter HMO regulations to ‘keep residents safe’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th July 2025, 9 months ago | 0

A London council is to investigate tougher regulations for Houses in Multiple Occupancy (HMOs) to safeguard residents and improve living...

Renters see steeper cost rises than homeowners since 2022

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd July 2025, 9 months ago | 2

Private renters in the UK have endured sharper increases in their housing expenses compared to mortgaged homeowners since 2022, research...

BTR developer claims to offer solution to private renters suffering from poor mental health

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd April 2025, 1 year ago | 11

A build-to-rent (BTR) developer is offering free mental health checks, as Generation Rent studies claim private renting negatively impacts tenants’...

Labour council faces legal challenge after handing out hundreds of eviction notices

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th January 2025, 1 year ago | 14

Lambeth Council is facing a legal action after issuing eviction notices to hundreds of tenants living in properties rented on...

Under 45s rent bill hits £56.2bn as interest rates keep more people renting

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th January 2025, 1 year ago | 0

The amount of rent paid by under 45s in Great Britain soared to a record £56.2 billion in 2024, a...

Call to build more rented homes as tenants struggle to pay rent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st December 2024, 1 year ago | 6

Nearly two-thirds of workers living in private rented housing struggle to pay their rent, a poll by Shelter reveals. Only...

PRS is still ‘broken’ despite slower rent growth, charity warns

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st December 2024, 1 year ago | 4

The private rented sector (PRS) remains ‘broken’ according to the debt charity StepChange, despite recent signs of a cooling market....

Council offers to ‘top-up’ rent to bring homeless numbers down

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th October 2024, 2 years ago | 5

A council is trying to address its housing crisis by offering cash incentives to landlords to make private renting more...

Landlord possession cases surge as homeless figures rise

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th August 2024, 2 years ago | 6

Social and private landlord possession claims, orders, warrants and repossessions all increased dramatically between and April and June, government data...

One in five renters forced to find rent guarantor

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd August 2024, 2 years ago | 4

One in five private tenants has been forced to use a rent guarantor to secure their home as competition to...

“Harder for politicians to ignore renters” claims Generation Rent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd November 2023, 2 years ago | 3

Renters wield more political power due to the surge in private renting, according to an activist group. According to a...

Shelter offers up a General Election manifesto – with more regulation for private landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd September 2023, 3 years ago | 28

Shelter has launched its manifesto for the next General Election, calling on all political parties to commit to a four-point...

Good landlords have nothing to fear – Polly Neate

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th June 2023, 3 years ago | 47

Polly Neate, the chief executive of the housing charity Shelter, says that good landlords have nothing to fear from the...