Tag: renters rights bill

Renters’ Rights Bill won’t become law until the autumn

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st July 2025, 9 months ago | 8

The Renters’ Rights Bill is poised to become law before the Labour Party conference in October. That’s when Deputy Prime...

Selling 5 houses to purchase 10: buyers are chomping off Landlords’ hands

Author: David Coughlin - Landlord Sales Agency

18th July 2025, 9 months ago | 0

We’re already over half way through 2025. It’s hard to believe that in the blink of an eye we’ll be...

The Renters’ Rights Bill = A direct threat to landlords losing control

Author: Landlord Crusader

18th July 2025, 9 months ago | 12

I was among the first to highlight that the Renters’ Rights Bill effectively hands control of a landlord’s home to...

‘Landlords turned into border officials’ under Right to Rent warns Peer

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th July 2025, 9 months ago | 4

A member of the House of Lords has criticised Right to Rent checks, saying they effectively turn “ordinary landlords into...

Tenant group claims pet deposit amendment will price out renters

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th July 2025, 9 months ago | 9

Generation Rent claims that the pet deposit amendment will force tenants to pay landlords more than £1,000 in upfront costs....

Councils granted new powers to target landlords in enforcement crackdown

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th July 2025, 9 months ago | 31

Councils could have stronger powers to carry out surprise enforcement inspections under the Renters’ Rights Bill. Amendments to the Renters’...

MPs warn housing associations not ready for Awaab’s Law amid Decent Homes Standard for PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th July 2025, 9 months ago | 10

MPs raise doubts over whether social housing landlords will be ready for Awaab’s Law by October, as Housing Minister admits...

“Landlord Whales”: the Super-Landlords quietly exiting the sector for big cheques

Author: David Coughlin - Landlord Sales Agency

16th July 2025, 9 months ago | 0

Over the last 6 months, the top UK landlords have been quietly exiting the sector. Likened to the “whales” of...

Navigating pet rights under the Renters’ Rights Bill

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th July 2025, 9 months ago | 10

The Renters’ Rights Bill introduces big changes to how landlords must handle tenant requests to keep pets. While many landlords...

Peers urged to reject selective licensing on final day of Renters’ Rights Bill report stage

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th July 2025, 9 months ago | 19

Propertymark has warned members of the House of Lords to avoid supporting selective licensing schemes, ahead of the final day...

Landlords selling up sparks concern among student renters

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th July 2025, 9 months ago | 4

Student renters are worried about how landlords are selling up ahead of the Renters’ Rights Bill, claims a new survey....

Government denies Renters’ Rights Bill will harm rental market

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th July 2025, 9 months ago | 21

Housing Minister again denies the Renters’ Rights Bill will have a “destabilising effect on the rental market”. In response to...

Impose rent caps and landlords won’t invest – Landbay

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th July 2025, 9 months ago | 8

Should the government implement rent controls through the Renters’ Rights Bill then landlords will simply stop investing, a survey reveals....

Angela Rayner accuses landlords of profiting from local housing allowance

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th July 2025, 10 months ago | 44

Angela Rayner has rejected calls to unfreeze the local housing allowance (LHA) arguing that increasing LHA rates would simply funnel...

Small landlords disappear amid rise of corporate landlords providing temporary accommodation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th July 2025, 10 months ago | 13

Industry experts warn small landlords are disappearing, while large corporate landlords are taking over. At the Housing 2025 conference hosted...

Flatfair’s Deposit Boost tackles rent arrears debt

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th July 2025, 10 months ago | 0

Landlords might be interested in a service that will recover tenancy-related costs – including rent debt – to help shield...

Victory for landlords as Lords back pet deposit amendment

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th July 2025, 10 months ago | 17

Despite the government claiming “tenants are not second-class citizens and deserve to keep pets,” an amendment for a separate pet...

Peer slams government’s rent tribunal plan and calls for cap on rent increases

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th July 2025, 10 months ago | 12

A Conservative Peer and former Housing Minister claims the government’s proposed rent tribunals are not the solution and calls for...

HMO Staggered move out dates would make repossession impossible?

Author: Readers Question

8th July 2025, 10 months ago | 12

Have I got this right? Under the Renters Rights Bill, I’ll need to wait 12 months before I can serve...

Landlords brace for uncertainty as Renters’ Rights Bill looms

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th July 2025, 10 months ago | 2

Landlords are concerned over the Renters’ Rights Bill as pressure mounts over when the bill will pass, claims an industry...