Tag: renters

Majority of renters unaware of Renters’ Rights Act

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th November 2025, 5 months ago | 3

New findings reveal the majority of tenants have a lack of awareness about the Renters’ Rights Act, as the government...

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

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th November 2025, 6 months ago | 4

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

Renter optimism grows as more eye homeownership

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th September 2025, 7 months ago | 2

A fifth of renters believe homeownership is achievable within five years, the highest level since February last year, according to...

Call to impose EPC rules on landlords as tenants ration energy

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th September 2025, 7 months ago | 110

More than 4.5 million private renters in England and Wales, equivalent to 41% of the sector, had to limit their...

Fewer renters aim for homeownership amid rising costs

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th August 2025, 9 months ago | 2

A growing number of renters are turning away from the dream of homeownership, with 28% expressing no interest in buying...

Generation Rent claims that tenants lose ‘millions’ in unfair deposit deductions

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd July 2025, 9 months ago | 11

Nearly half (46%) of renters are unaware they can contest deposit deductions they believe are unwarranted, which means renters are...

Renters flee city centres for market and coastal towns

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st July 2025, 10 months ago | 0

Renters are being priced out of cities and moving to coastal or market towns, claims new report. Research by SpareRoom...

Renters lack EPC knowledge – survey

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th June 2025, 10 months ago | 6

There’s a big gap in private renters’ understanding of their home’s energy efficiency, a TDS Charitable Foundation survey reveals. It...

Tenants prefer long-term rentals over short-term lets

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th May 2025, 11 months ago | 11

There appears to be a strong preference among tenants for long-term rental agreements, casting doubt on the impact of the...

Renting knowledge gaps risk tenant-landlord relationships

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd May 2025, 12 months ago | 0

While 73% of renters believe they are financially savvy about renting, there are critical gaps in their knowledge – including...

Soaring housing costs dampen renter dreams of homeownership

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th April 2025, 12 months ago | 3

Nearly two-fifths (38%) of UK renters point to the hefty deposit required for a home as a major obstacle to...

Most renters enjoy positive landlord relationships – Aldermore

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th April 2025, 12 months ago | 1

It might go against the mainstream media narrative, but a survey has found that 66% of renters enjoy a constructive...

Renters’ Rights Bill could spark ‘landlord exodus’ and harm tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd April 2025, 1 year ago | 6

As the House of Lords prepares to examine the Renters’ Rights Bill today (22 April), property experts are sounding the...

Tax breaks urged for landlords to tackle EPC upgrades

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th February 2025, 1 year ago | 2

Landlords should receive tax incentives for energy-efficient property upgrades which help reduce renters’ ‘crippling’ utility expenses, Tory MPs have urged....

Young homeownership on the rise – but inequality widens

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th January 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Young millennials are more likely to own homes than older millennials were at the same age, but rising homeownership rates...

Propertymark guides Welsh agents on new building safety rules

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd January 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Propertymark has collaborated with the Welsh government to produce an in-depth guide on building safety for letting agents operating in...

UK rents set to soar another 18% over five years – as landlords leave

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th November 2024, 1 year ago | 8

Rents in the UK are set to continue their upward trajectory, with Savills forecasting an 18% increase over the next...

RICS: Rental crisis deepens while house prices continue to rise

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th November 2024, 1 year ago | 0

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has painted a bleak picture of the UK’s private rented sector (PRS), with...

Landlords issue ‘veiled threat’ to evict tenants over Section 21

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th September 2024, 2 years ago | 42

A representative of the Renter’s Reform Coalition who was privy to government conversations involving tenant and landlord groups says landlords...

Cost-of-living crisis pushes renters further from homeownership

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th September 2024, 2 years ago | 0

The impact of the cost-of-living crisis has reduced renters’ aspirations to own their home, according to a new report. A...