Rent increase Archives

Rising UK rents illustrated by upward steps and “To Let” signs as Renters’ Rights Act approaches

Rents tick up as Renters’ Rights Act deadline approaches

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd April 2026, 3 weeks ago | 1

Rents have increased for the first time in five months as the Renters’ Rights Act edges closer to becoming law,...

Rent increase challenge form with £47 fee, model house, and UK currency illustrating tribunal costs for tenants

Government announce fee for tenants appealing rent increases

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th March 2026, 4 weeks ago | 39

The government has claimed it “wants to ensure justice is protected for all” after announcing a £47 fee for tenants...

Judge’s gavel beside stacks of cash symbolising legal costs for tenants challenging rent increases

Government under fire from tenant group over rent tribunal fees

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th March 2026, 1 month ago | 2

A tenant group has slammed the government over the fees tenants must pay to access rent tribunals. A story in...

Stacked coins forming the word RENT to illustrate rising UK rental costs

Landlords raise rents due to legislative uncertainty

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th February 2026, 2 months ago | 4

More than half of landlords (51%) raised rents during the last 12 months as many consider leaving the market, according...

Tenants holding placards protesting rent increases inside a courtroom during a rent reform hearing

Rent increase challenge rules spark court backlog fears

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th January 2026, 3 months ago | 13

Tenants challenging rent increases under new reforms could overwhelm courts, warns industry experts. An article in The Times explains under...

Model house with EPC energy rating scale and for sale sign representing impact of EPC C rules on landlords

Government consultation exposes unintended consequences of EPC reforms

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd January 2026, 3 months ago | 18

A government consultation document admits landlords may sell up or increase rents due to EPC rules. The Improving the Energy...

Red arrow rising among houses and flats illustrating how higher landlord taxes may increase rents

Autumn Budget tax hikes set to raise rents for renters

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st December 2025, 5 months ago | 1

Increased costs for landlords in the Autumn Budget will push rents higher for tenants, claims mortgage lender. A poll by...

Rising rental costs shown with red arrow, house model, and pound sign

Rents surge across Britain since last Halloween

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th October 2025, 6 months ago | 0

Rents continue to rise as landlord uncertainty over the Renters’ Rights Act sees rental supply shrink, according to new analysis....

Gardener pruning fruit tree branch with secateurs and gloves

Tenant cut the apple tree down in the communal garden?

Author: Readers Question

29th September 2025, 7 months ago | 15

Hello everyone, One of my tenants cut the apple tree down in the communal garden. Her excuse for doing this...

Homelessness minister criticized for evicting tenants and raising rent on London property

Labour’s homelessness minister faces hypocrisy claims after evicting tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th August 2025, 9 months ago | 32

Labour’s Minister for homelessness, and a strong supporter of the Renters’ Rights Bill, is facing criticism after evicting tenants and...

A student sitting at a desk with papers, a laptop and yellow triangle symbol with an explanation mark

Landlords selling up sparks concern among student renters

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th July 2025, 9 months ago | 4

Student renters are worried about how landlords are selling up ahead of the Renters’ Rights Bill, claims a new survey....

Text: Hands exchanging British banknotes with house model and rent sign, symbolising rental payments.

Are landlords now asking benefit tenants for two months’ rent in advance before the ban?

Author: Readers Question

8th July 2025, 10 months ago | 3

Hi, in light of the impending Renters’ Rights Bill and the fact that all tenants will be expected to give...

Coins stacked with a blue arrow pointing upwards and the words RENT balanced on top of the coins

Landlords plan rent rises before Renters’ Rights Bill becomes law

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th June 2025, 11 months ago | 5

Nearly half of Britain’s buy to let (BTL) landlords (44%) are set to increase rents ahead of the Renters’ Rights...

A clamp holding figures of people with the word PRS

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...

Wooden balance scale with rent control and changes, supported by a Scotland flag sphere.

Balance struck for rent control amendment but more landlord support needed in Scotland

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th January 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Two industry bodies claim while a balance may have been struck for rent controls in the Scottish Housing Bill, the...

UK rents continue to rise – ONS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th January 2025, 1 year ago | 1

Rents in the UK’s private rented sector (PRS) continued to climb in the year to December, though the pace of...

Row of colorful houses with a “To Let” sign highlighting rental property demand

Rents to rise by 3% as tenant demand exceeds pre-pandemic levels

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th December 2024, 1 year ago | 2

The UK’s private rented sector remains competitive, with demand for rental properties outpacing supply, Rightmove says. Its research reveals that...

Hand drawing family and house with chalk to highlight housing support

Councils tackle rising temporary accommodation costs with new solution

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th December 2024, 1 year ago | 4

Councils are spending thousands of pounds on temporary accommodation but a new solution could cut the cost and help tenants...

Rent increase notice with calculator on top of tenancy letter

Rent increase for tenant in situ?

Author: Readers Question

5th December 2024, 1 year ago | 13

Hi, I’m about to complete on a property that comes with a tenant-in-situ who has a periodic tenancy with the...

Rising rents and slow house price growth amid economic uncertainty

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th November 2024, 1 year ago | 0

Growing uncertainty around the Renters’ Rights Bill has led to more landlords leaving the market and rents to rise, according...

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