Tag: renters rights bill

More than a million PRS homes could be illegal under the Decent Homes Standard

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th August 2025, 9 months ago | 6

More than one in five privately rented properties in England, which is around 1.027 million homes, could be classified as...

Industry body urges government to offer incentives to landlords amid soaring demand

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th August 2025, 9 months ago | 4

An industry body is calling for incentives to support landlords as demand continues to outstrip supply. Propertymark’s housing insight report...

Small landlords exit the PRS amid Renters’ Rights Bill fears

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th August 2025, 9 months ago | 9

Growing numbers of Britain’s small-scale landlords are exiting the private rented sector, driven by concerns over the government’s Renters’ Rights...

If You’re Still Letting Like It’s 2015, You’re on Borrowed Time

Author: Paul Shamplina

7th August 2025, 9 months ago | 0

After 30 years in this sector, I’ve never seen a time like this. The landscape for landlords is shifting fast...

HMO sector will see a rise in criminal landlords exploiting tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th August 2025, 9 months ago | 4

The scale of unlicensed Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) across London, revealed in a BBC investigation, could get worse when...

Demand spikes for freehold houses from first time buyers – Landlords cash in before the crash

Author: David Coughlin - Landlord Sales Agency

4th August 2025, 9 months ago | 0

Over the last 6 months, the top UK landlords have been quietly exiting the sector. Whilst it was thought that...

Study apparently shows Renters’ Rights Bill won’t ‘harm the rental market’?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th August 2025, 9 months ago | 43

A study into the potential impact of the Renters’ Rights Bill suggests England’s letting agents can adapt and even thrive...

Charity warns Renters’ Rights Bill won’t solve affordability crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st August 2025, 9 months ago | 2

A charity claims the Renters’ Rights Bill will not be enough to fix the affordability crisis. In response to figures...

Six in 10 landlords have put rents up over the past year

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th July 2025, 9 months ago | 4

A survey has found that 58.5% of UK landlords have put rents up over the past year, with 31.1% applying...

MPs claim EPC upgrades are no excuse for landlords to hike rents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th July 2025, 9 months ago | 35

An Early Day Motion (EDM) to prevent landlords from hiking rents following EPC upgrades has received support from Labour and...

Nearly 40% of landlords are unprepared for Renters’ Rights Bill impact

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th July 2025, 9 months ago | 9

There appears to be a serious lack of understanding among self-managing landlords about the impact of the Renters’ Rights Bill...

Tenant’s pet deposit plan in Renters’ Rights Bill creates confusion

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd July 2025, 9 months ago | 10

The PRS faces uncertainty as the Renters’ Rights Bill amendment to bring in a pet deposit for tenancies leaves landlords,...

Government withholds Renters’ Rights Bill court impact study

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd July 2025, 9 months ago | 14

The government is under pressure for refusing to disclose its Justice Impact Test for the Renters’ Rights Bill after one...

Council powers to inspect landlord homes raises ‘exploitation’ fears

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd July 2025, 9 months ago | 9

New powers to carry out surprise inspections of landlord properties have raised fears that they will be ‘exploited’ by councils....

Renters’ Rights Bill clears the Lords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd July 2025, 9 months ago | 2

The Renters’ Rights Bill has cleared the final report stage in the Lords and now heads back to the House...

Minister suggests combining registration for Database and Ombudsman but dodges fees

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd July 2025, 9 months ago | 9

The government has hinted at combining the registration process for the PRS database and Ombudsman, but stays silent on whether...

More landlords are buying homes for rent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd July 2025, 9 months ago | 1

The private rented sector is experiencing some relief as more landlords grow their portfolios, research reveals. According to TDS Charitable...

Renters’ Rights Bill could lead to a surge in tenant CCJs

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st July 2025, 9 months ago | 16

A leading lettings professional has raised concerns about a potential increase in County Court Judgments (CCJs) for tenants as the...

Unintended benefit of removing s21?

Author: Readers Question

21st July 2025, 9 months ago | 36

In response to Mark Alexander and others regarding the pros & cons of the Renters Rights Bill, there may be...

PRS sees rents fall amid cooling tenant demand – Hamptons

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st July 2025, 9 months ago | 0

Landlords are seeing a slowdown in rent inflation as tenant demand cools, research reveals. Hamptons says it is cutting its...