Tag: rent increases

Government dismisses claims property tax rise will push up rents despite OBR warning

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th December 2025, 9 months ago | 23

The government claim the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) does not believe the decision in the Autumn Budget to raise...

Budget tax rise fuels concern over landlord sell-off – Knight Frank

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th December 2025, 9 months ago | 3

While the government claims it wants to cool inflation, its recent Autumn Budget has opened the door to higher rents...

Housing minister declines to clarify on landlords recouping EPC costs

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th November 2025, 10 months ago | 13

Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook has refused to give a clear answer on whether landlords will be able to recoup the...

More than half of renters are ‘flathugging’ and avoiding landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th November 2025, 10 months ago | 4

More than half of tenants are choosing to stay put, clinging to their current homes despite wanting to move, research...

Renters’ Rights Act will push up rents as regulation tightens

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th November 2025, 10 months ago | 17

The Renters’ Rights Act will drive up rents as landlords respond to what they see as tougher rules and mounting...

Shelter Cymru demands politicians give stronger renters’ rights

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th September 2025, 12 months ago | 3

Shelter Cymru urges Welsh politicians to end the “imbalance of power between landlords and tenants” and calls for restrictions on...

Landlords to scrutinise applications more closely under Renters’ Rights Bill

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th September 2025, 12 months ago | 10

A referencing platform warns landlords will scrutinise tenant applications more carefully as they list tips to navigate the Renters’ Rights...

Rental home shortage drives up rents as the property market stalls – RICS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th September 2025, 12 months ago | 0

Britain’s private rented sector is facing mounting pressure as landlords continue leaving, driving rents up while the broader housing market...

Labour MP supports Renters’ Rights Bill despite concern from local landlords and agents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th August 2025, 1 year ago | 6

A Labour politician has expressed support for the Renters’ Rights Bill, despite pushback from local landlords and letting agents. Labour...

NRLA urges government support to help the PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd August 2025, 1 year ago | 5

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

Peer slams government’s rent tribunal plan and calls for cap on rent increases

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th July 2025, 1 year ago | 12

A Conservative Peer and former Housing Minister claims the government’s proposed rent tribunals are not the solution and calls for...

The disconnect between tenant groups and landlords is shameful

Author: Landlord Crusader

4th July 2025, 1 year ago | 4

Sometimes a story lands that shows the true colours of critics and this week Generation Rent (yes, them again) say...

Call to protect tenants from rent rises after EPC upgrades

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd July 2025, 1 year ago | 5

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

Rents soar by up to 17% since Labour’s Renters’ Rights Bill introduced

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th June 2025, 1 year ago | 1

Rents across Britain have rocketed by as much as 17.4% in some regions since the Labour government introduced its Renters’...

Rents rocket as demand soars along Elizabeth Line

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st May 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Since the Elizabeth line opened in 2022, rents have surged in many of the areas it serves as improved transport...

Younger renters less likely to back regulation despite challenges

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th April 2025, 1 year ago | 1

Despite more than one million renters aged 18–34 feeling stressed about their living situation, younger renters are less likely to...

Rent rises in Scotland after rent control measures end

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th April 2025, 1 year ago | 2

An industry body is warning over rent spikes in Scotland due to the end of rent control measures. The news...

Tenant awareness of Renters’ Rights Bill remains low

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th March 2025, 1 year ago | 11

Despite the media coverage and calls from tenant activist groups, research reveals that 43% of tenants admit to being ‘slightly...

More than 5,000 retrofits needed a day to meet EPC C targets costing landlords thousands

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th March 2025, 1 year ago | 17

A video by the NRLA reveals that 5,000 retrofits would need to be completed every working day to meet EPC...

Civil courts and property tribunals need more investment to handle Renters’ Rights Bill

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th March 2025, 2 years ago | 5

A firm warns without investment in the civil courts and property tribunals, landlords could be left in limbo in trying...

Government urged to halt PRS reforms amidst rising rents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th February 2025, 2 years ago | 3

Landlords in the private rented sector (PRS) are in desperate need of an amnesty from further government intervention to prevent...