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New rent increase rules could affect landlord income warns letting agency

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th September 2025, 7 months ago | 1

A letting agency has warned of challenges under new rent increase rules, which will affect landlord income. Under the Renters’...

Landlord yields equal a decade high

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th September 2025, 7 months ago | 2

The average rental yield for landlords has bounced back to equal a 10-year high, research reveals. According to market analyst...

Landlord repossessions surge ahead of the Renters’ Rights Bill implementation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th September 2025, 7 months ago | 7

Landlord repossessions across England and Wales have rocketed in the past year, ahead of the Renters’ Rights Bill becoming law...

MPs reject amendments to Renters’ Rights Bill ahead of Royal Assent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th September 2025, 7 months ago | 20

The government have rejected most amendments for the Renters’ Rights Bill as it nears Royal Assent. MPs debated amendments from...

Landlords face higher costs and tenants face disruption under Decent Homes Standard and Awaab’s Law

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th September 2025, 7 months ago | 1

The Decent Homes Standard and Awaab’s law will cause increased costs for landlords and major disruption for tenants, warns industry...

Rents hit record high as landlords grow increasingly worried

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th September 2025, 7 months ago | 1

Rents in Great Britain have reached a record high, with tenants paying £1,577 each month on average, data from Rightmove...

Steve Reed announced as new Housing Secretary

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th September 2025, 8 months ago | 22

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

Council offers support surgeries to help landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th September 2025, 8 months ago | 5

A council wants to be seen “as a supportive partner, not an enforcement body” to landlords as it launches drop-in...

Angela Rayner resigns from government after stamp duty controversy

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th September 2025, 8 months ago | 6

Angela Rayner has resigned from government as Housing Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister. Her resignation comes after she admitted to...

Financial strain on landlords could worsen housing crisis claims industry body

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th September 2025, 8 months ago | 3

An industry body has warned further financial constraints on landlords could cause “huge irreversible effects”. Propertymark’s latest Housing Insight report...

Renters’ Rights Bill enters final stages next week

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th September 2025, 8 months ago | 0

The Renters’ Rights Bill is approaching its final stages in Parliament and will resume its passage on Monday (8 September)....

Pet charity warns landlords may reject pets after insurance amendment

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th September 2025, 8 months ago | 4

A pet charity has warned a government amendment to remove the right for landlords to require pet damage insurance will...

Landlord database fees to reflect burden on landlords claims Housing Minister

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th September 2025, 8 months ago | 23

The Housing Minister, Matthew Pennycook, has confirmed fees to register for the landlord database will consider the burden on landlords....

Landlords face an NI bill of up to £885 per property

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd September 2025, 8 months ago | 42

Labour’s plan to impose National Insurance (NI) contributions on rental income could see UK landlords paying £885 per property each...

Rents hit near-record highs in August – Goodlord

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd September 2025, 8 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...

Surge in limited company landlords fuels BTL mortgage growth

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st September 2025, 8 months ago | 0

One in five landlords now holds at least one rental property through a limited company which has boosted the buy...

Letting agents alarmed by Renters’ Rights Bill challenges

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st September 2025, 8 months ago | 0

Letting agents are deeply concerned about the impending Renters’ Rights Bill, which is set to create a complex compliance landscape...

Critics hit out at proposed National Insurance for rental income plan

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th August 2025, 8 months ago | 20

Chancellor Rachel Reeves reported targeting of ‘unearned income’ from landlords with a controversial plan to impose National Insurance contributions on...

Fleet unveils Renters’ Rights Bill guide for landlords and advisers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th August 2025, 8 months ago | 0

Fleet Mortgages has launched a comprehensive guide called ‘Getting Landlords Renters’ Rights Ready: A Guide for Advisers’. The resource aims...

Student housing crisis looms with the end of fixed-term tenancies

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th August 2025, 8 months ago | 0

Student lettings experts are warning that the move away from fixed-term tenancies to periodic contracts could unravel the academic letting...