Tag: Rental market

Landlords selling up as tenant demand hits new high

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th November 2025, 7 months ago | 33

Tenant demand continues to climb, but landlords continue to sell amid fears over new legislation. According to Propertymark’s Housing Insight...

NRLA urges Chancellor not to raise taxes on landlords in Autumn Budget

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th November 2025, 8 months ago | 3

Ahead of the Autumn Budget, the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) is urging the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves not to impose...

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

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th November 2025, 8 months ago | 4

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

Rents fall 12% across England as voids lengthen – Goodlord

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th November 2025, 8 months ago | 2

The cost of renting a home across England fell sharply in October, marking the biggest monthly drop of the year,...

Chancellor’s National Insurance plan for landlords will push up rents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th October 2025, 8 months ago | 7

BTL mortgage brokers fear that the Chancellor’s reported plan to impose National Insurance (NI) on landlords’ rental income could trigger...

Leading economist warns against short-term PRS tax raids ahead of Budget

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th October 2025, 8 months ago | 2

Speculation about new tax grabs on the private rented sector (PRS) could inflict long-term harm on the economy, a leading...

LRG claims landlords are not walking away from the PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd October 2025, 9 months ago | 6

A letting agency claims landlords are not leaving the private rented sector but rather adapting to changes. The Leaders Roman...

Landlords hit by surge in short-stay renters

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th September 2025, 9 months ago | 14

Landlords are grappling with a growing problem as more renters walk away from fixed-term agreements well before their tenancies are...

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

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th September 2025, 9 months ago | 0

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

93,000 BTL landlords set to exit the PRS – claim

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th September 2025, 9 months ago | 6

Researchers have found that a shocking 93,000 buy to let landlords are set to abandon the PRS this year. The...

Steve Reed announced as new Housing Secretary

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th September 2025, 9 months ago | 22

In the ever-revolving door of Housing Secretaries, Steve Reed has become the 12th person to take on the role since...

National Insurance on rental income is the ‘final nail in the coffin’ for landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd September 2025, 10 months ago | 11

A Labour proposal to apply National Insurance contributions to rental income could be the ‘final nail in the coffin’ for...

Rents hit near-record highs in August – Goodlord

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd September 2025, 10 months ago | 0

England’s PRS stayed robust in August, with average monthly rents hitting £1,480 per property, just shy of the record set...

Buy to let landlords set to grow portfolios – Landbay

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th August 2025, 10 months ago | 3

More than half of the UK’s buy to let landlords are planning to acquire new properties within the next year,...

There is no ‘landlord exodus’ – for now

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th August 2025, 10 months ago | 10

A leading lettings agency says it has seen no evidence of a landlord exodus from the PRS – but that...

Council pushes ahead with selective licensing despite landlord concerns

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th August 2025, 10 months ago | 1

Despite concerns from landlords and tenants over the cost of selective licensing and its impact on rents, the council has...

Rents up 5.9% to £1,343 in a year – ONS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st August 2025, 10 months ago | 0

Private rents across the UK have surged, reaching an average of £1,343 per month to July 2025, the Office for...

Rent arrears value plummets by 12% in a year

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st August 2025, 10 months ago | 0

The value of rent arrears fell by 12% in the second quarter of 2025, reaching £1,861 compared to the same...

Rents drop for the first time since 2020 – Hamptons

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th August 2025, 10 months ago | 1

The cost of renting a home in Great Britain has fallen for the first time since 2020, research reveals. According...

PRS sees slowest tenant deposit growth in eight years

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th August 2025, 11 months ago | 2

The number of rental deposits protected in government-authorised schemes across England and Wales climbed by only 82,000 over the past...