Tag: Renters’ Rights Act

The Times wants to speak to landlords about evicting tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th April 2026, 4 months ago | 0

A journalist at The Times would like to hear from landlords who have had a negative and prolonged experience of...

Call for better communication of selective licensing schemes by councils

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th April 2026, 4 months ago | 1

An organisation is urging councils to actively promote selective licensing schemes after a council introduced six new schemes but failed...

Exclusive: Propertymark warns Renters’ Rights Act will force landlords to rethink

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th April 2026, 4 months ago | 1

With the Renters’ Rights Act just around the corner, the UK’s largest professional membership body for letting agents warns new...

Government insists landlords should not evict tenants before Section 21 ban

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th April 2026, 4 months ago | 11

The government claims “there is no need for landlords to evict tenants” ahead of the Renters’ Rights Act. In a...

Rental scams increasing as landlords sell up warns estate agent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th April 2026, 4 months ago | 0

Rental scams are on the rise as supply dwindles ahead of the Renters’ Rights Act, claims an estate agent. Essex...

Updated Renters’ Rights Act Information Sheet 2026 download unchanged?

Author: Readers Question

27th April 2026, 4 months ago | 7

Hello everyone, I have already sent my tenants the ‘original’ ‘Renters’ Rights Act Information Sheet 2026′ and got them to...

James Cleverley blames Labour’s Renters’ Rights Act after receiving Section 21 notice

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th April 2026, 4 months ago | 27

The Shadow Housing Secretary has said he has received a Section 21 notice, blaming Labour’s housing reforms for prompting landlords...

Landlord confidence falls as demand outpaces supply

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th April 2026, 4 months ago | 1

Demand still continues to outstrip supply as landlords lose confidence in the government, according to a new report. Propertymark’s Housing...

Renters’ Rights Act equal rent for each month?

Author: Readers Question

23rd April 2026, 4 months ago | 19

Maybe there are some legal eagles here who can correct me, but I cannot find anything in the law or...

Government urges landlords to act on Decent Homes Standard

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd April 2026, 4 months ago | 3

Landlords are being urged by the government to take action now to get their properties up to the upcoming Decent...

Rent rises affect one in three tenants since rental reforms

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd April 2026, 4 months ago | 5

Nearly a third of tenants in England have experienced rent rises since the Renters’ Rights Act received Royal Assent six...

Landlord possession cases surge ahead of PRS reforms

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st April 2026, 4 months ago | 0

Landlords are accelerating possession activity ahead of the Renters’ Rights Act being implemented on 1 May, with activity rising sharply...

The Times wants to speak to landlords about upcoming rental reforms

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st April 2026, 4 months ago | 0

The Times is looking to speak to landlords who are concerned about the upcoming Renters’ Rights Act, which will ban...

Renters’ Rights Act sees ‘hobby landlords’ leave the sector

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st April 2026, 4 months ago | 12

Hobby landlords are increasingly leaving the PRS because of the Renters’ Rights Act, while other landlords will increase tenant checks...

Minister denies eviction surge ahead of Renters’ Rights Act

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st April 2026, 4 months ago | 5

The housing minister has claimed the government does not expect a spike in Section 21 notices ahead of the Renters’...

Generation Rent Zoom presentations?

Author: Readers Question

20th April 2026, 4 months ago | 2

In preparation for the Renters’ Rights Act, Generation Rent has planned a number of online presentations to discuss the benefits...

220,000 homes set to leave the PRS this year

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th April 2026, 4 months ago | 2

An estimated 220,000 households are set to leave the private rented sector (PRS) in England by the end of 2026,...

Do landlords need to provide alternative accommodation under Ground 6?

Author: Readers Question

17th April 2026, 4 months ago | 4

Just read through the Guidance – Grounds for possession: guidance for landlords and letting agents, which was updated on 10...

2 weeks to go until RRA: This free compliance check could save landlords thousands

Author: David Coughlin - Landlord Sales Agency

16th April 2026, 4 months ago | 0

In just two weeks, the Renters’ Rights Act comes into full force. Section 21 will vanish. Fines of up to...

Rent price slowdown as Renters’ Rights Act looms

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th April 2026, 4 months ago | 0

Rents are holding steady ahead of the Renters’ Rights Act, according to a new survey. Data from Rightmove shows that,...