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Third of tenants spend half their income on rent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th November 2025, 5 months ago | 5

Around a third of tenants are now handing over at least half of their take-home pay to pay rent, research...

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PRS crisis deepens as landlords sell – NRLA

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th February 2025, 1 year ago | 7

A critical housing shortage is impacting renters across England and Wales, with research revealing a widening gap between supply and...

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Landlords eye portfolio cuts amidst Renters’ Rights Bill impact

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th February 2025, 1 year ago | 3

The third survey this week is highlighting that landlords are planning to sell properties this year with the latest one...

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PRS crisis deepens as landlords plan exit and rents surge

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th February 2025, 1 year ago | 19

The deepening crisis in the UK’s private rented sector has been laid bare with a survey revealing that landlord confidence...

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Landlord exodus threatens the UK’s PRS – survey

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th February 2025, 1 year ago | 9

A looming crisis will hit the UK’s private rented sector as two-thirds (67%) of landlords say they will either leave,...

Rental demand falls in late 2024 with seasonal slowdown highlighted by Zero Deposit research

Rental demand dips in the final quarter of 2024

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th January 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Tenant demand for rental properties in England experienced a seasonal decline in the fourth quarter of 2024, research reveals. According...

Christmas scene with house, eviction notice, and repossession sign highlighting tenant and homeowner evictions.

Thousands of tenants face eviction before Christmas

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th December 2024, 1 year ago | 11

Thousands of people across England and Wales are facing the prospect of homelessness in the lead-up to Christmas, new figures...

Sold estate agent signs highlighting the UK property market squeeze amid landlord sell-offs.

The landlord exodus is fuelling a rental crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st November 2024, 1 year ago | 10

The UK’s private rented sector (PRS) is teetering on the brink of a full-blown crisis, with a surge in tenant...

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21 tenants chase every rental home – Zoopla

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th September 2024, 2 years ago | 1

The UK’s private rented sector (PRS) continues to be plagued by a chronic shortage of available properties, driving rents to...

Portfolio Landlords Action Network open letter to Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook – Fairness for Landlords and Tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th September 2024, 2 years ago | 21

Landlords are calling on the housing minister “to level the playing field for landlords and tenants”. In an open letter...

UK housing market: Rental crisis deepens, home sales improve – RICS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th August 2024, 2 years ago | 6

The UK housing market exhibited mixed fortunes in July as the private rented sector (PRS) continued to grapple with a...

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Propertymark says Section 24 tax change is fuelling the rental crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th August 2024, 2 years ago | 4

A government policy intended to level the playing field for landlords has instead sparked a crisis in the private rented...

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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...

Average UK rent tops £1,400 for the first time

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st July 2024, 2 years ago | 1

A perfect storm of soaring demand and limited supply of homes has pushed rents to unprecedented levels, according to the...

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Expert warns of landlord exodus amid Section 21 ban

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th February 2024, 2 years ago | 7

The government’s lack of solutions to resolve the rental crisis has led to a landlord exodus, according to one expert....

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Spareroom urges reforms to tackle rental crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th February 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Spareroom is demanding the government take action against the rental crisis. The flatshare website says residential lets have become a...

London is now unaffordable to graduates – every postcode is a ‘no-grad zone’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th September 2023, 3 years ago | 0

London is now unaffordable to graduates, with every postcode in the capital a ‘no-grad zone’ thanks to sky-high rents, new...

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