Tag: tenant affordability

Just as landlords predicted – rents are going up

Author: Landlord Crusader

15th August 2026, 1 week ago | 5

You must hand it to Labour, though they went hard on how great the Renters’ Rights Act would be for...

Andy Burnham’s rent freeze hint is ‘snake oil politics’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th July 2026, 1 month ago | 3

Fresh uncertainty over a possible rent freeze could deter housing investment just as construction is falling, according to analysis of...

Surge in demand for guarantors under Renters’ Rights Act

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd June 2026, 3 months ago | 36

More than half of tenants could need a guarantor following the introduction of the Renters’ Rights Act, a deposit scheme...

Renters’ Rights Act may shut out ‘riskier’ tenants – NRLA

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th May 2026, 3 months ago | 19

Renters with poor credit records, unpredictable earnings or having nobody willing to act as a rent guarantor could face a...

UK rents dip in February – led by London falls

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd March 2026, 6 months ago | 2

Landlords are seeing rents level off as tenants take longer to commit and affordability pressures shape new deals, HomeLet says....

Tenants are tying up £2,524 in overlapping rental deposits

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th February 2026, 6 months ago | 5

Renters moving home are being left to juggle thousands of pounds in overlapping tenancy deposits, as rising rents push up...

Government rules out using rental payment history as proof of affordability

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th December 2025, 9 months ago | 11

The government has confirmed rental payment history will not be used as mandatory proof of affordability for tenancy agreements. In...

Renters’ Rights Act will push up rents as regulation tightens

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th November 2025, 10 months ago | 17

The Renters’ Rights Act will drive up rents as landlords respond to what they see as tougher rules and mounting...

Tenants face an affordability crisis as they spend 41% of their income on rent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th July 2025, 1 year ago | 4

The cost of renting in the UK means that tenants are now parting with 41% of their take-home pay to...

PRS crisis deepens as landlords increasingly sell up

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th April 2025, 1 year ago | 3

Renters will increasingly struggle to find somewhere to leave as growing numbers of landlords sell up and leave the private...

Housing costs hit a record £217 billion in 2024

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th March 2025, 1 year ago | 2

The UK’s housing costs surged to an unprecedented £217 billion in 2024, marking a £19.8 billion rise from the previous...

NRLA welcomes MP’s admission that housing supply affects rents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th March 2025, 1 year ago | 2

In answer to a written question, Labour’s Treasury Minister Emma Reynolds has highlighted the pressures driving up rents – a lack...