Tag: Tenant rights

Scottish Greens propose tenants withhold rent until repairs are carried out

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th April 2025, 1 year ago | 2

Ariane Burgess, a Scottish Green MSP, has introduced an amendment to the Housing (Scotland) Bill, empowering tenants to withhold rent...

Landlords to continue thriving despite the Renters’ Rights Bill?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd April 2025, 1 year ago | 3

The private rented sector continues to flourish, with landlords poised to maintain profits despite the introduction of the Renters’ Rights...

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...

Why EPC costs and not the Renters’ Rights Bill could collapse the private rented sector

Author: Landlord Crusader

17th April 2025, 1 year ago | 6

The private rented sector (PRS) is teetering on the edge of a cliff, and the government seems determined to give...

Housing market faces challenges with the Renters’ Rights Bill and oversupply

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th April 2025, 1 year ago | 0

The UK’s housing market is navigating turbulent waters as the Renters’ Rights Bill is already sparking unease among landlords, with...

NRLA calls for urgent action on Renters’ Rights Bill amendments

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th April 2025, 1 year ago | 3

The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has issued a stark warning to the government about the amendments to the Renters’...

Social landlord improves rent arrears and complaint handling after major failings

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th April 2025, 1 year ago | 0

A leading social landlord says it has carried out a significant overhaul of its operations after it wrongly informed a...

One in 10 renters with children say they face rental discrimination

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th April 2025, 1 year ago | 17

One in 10 parents who rent their homes report feeling discriminated against when searching for new accommodation simply because they...

Why the abolition of Section 21 will backfire on tenants

Author: Landlord Crusader

4th April 2025, 1 year ago | 9

The Renters’ Rights Bill and its mission to abolish Section 21 so called ‘no-fault’ evictions isn’t just a slap in...

Survey reveals few tenants believe Renters’ Rights Bill will improve their rights

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th April 2025, 1 year ago | 3

Only a small number of tenants believe the Renters’ Rights Bill will improve their rights and some haven’t even heard...

Tenant awareness of Renters’ Rights Bill remains low

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th March 2025, 1 year ago | 11

Despite the media coverage and calls from tenant activist groups, research reveals that 43% of tenants admit to being ‘slightly...

Providers or parasites? The vilification of landlords continues

Author: Landlord Crusader

21st March 2025, 1 year ago | 5

Two stories on Property118 on the same day manage to spell out the real issue facing PRS landlords in the...

Two councils target landlords with fines and licensing

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st March 2025, 1 year ago | 1

Landlords are being targeted by two councils who claim they are clamping down on ‘negligent’ landlords. In Knowsley, a new...

Plans to extend Awaab’s law to Scotland’s PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th March 2025, 1 year ago | 0

As Awaab’s Law is set to be introduced in the social housing sector in Scotland, there are plans to extend...

Why endless landlord bashing has created the UK’s housing crisis

Author: Landlord Crusader

14th March 2025, 1 year ago | 8

We all know that the private rented sector across England, Wales and Scotland is under siege. Landlords, the backbone of...

Tenants praise landlords but call for better communication – survey

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th March 2025, 2 years ago | 3

A tenant survey is overturning gloomy clichés about landlords to reveal a largely upbeat relationship with 55% of renters commending...

Renters’ Rights Bill sparks rent arrears fear

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th February 2025, 2 years ago | 5

There will be another rise in tenant rent arrears due to the Renters’ Reform Bill after a jump in numbers...

London council looks to reintroduce selective licensing

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th February 2025, 2 years ago | 2

A London council has revealed that it is looking to reintroduce a selective licensing scheme for rented homes in its...

Tenant group claims landlord exodus will improve renting but fails to mention impact on tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th February 2025, 2 years ago | 49

A tenant organisation claims landlords selling up is a good thing, despite the fact that it is fuelling the housing...

Propertymark pushes for Landlord and Tenant Act reform

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th February 2025, 2 years ago | 1

Propertymark has voiced its support for updating the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, saying there’s a need to address contemporary...

Industry body urges support for landlords rather than punishment to fix rental crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th February 2025, 2 years ago | 0

Incentivising, rather than penalising good landlords, is the key to beating supply and demand issues, says Propertymark. According to Propertymark’s...