UK Landlords Archives

HMO landlord reviews compliance and improvement plans while contractors upgrade a rental property

HMO landlords are planning £10,000 upgrades

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd September 2026, 6 days ago | 0

HMO landlords are preparing to spend thousands of pounds on improvements as compliance requirements and running costs increase. Paragon Bank...

Terraced UK rental homes with well-kept gardens and To Let signs

Garden shortage gives landlords an edge

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd September 2026, 1 week ago | 7

Landlords offering a home to rent with a well-kept garden could have an advantage when attracting tenants, as outdoor space...

Property tax document, house key, calculator and pound coins outside a modern UK apartment building.

Landlords could face annual property tax under Burnham

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th August 2026, 2 weeks ago | 22

Landlords could become liable for an annual property tax under proposals that would replace council tax and stamp duty with...

Record-breaking landlord rental income highlighted by longer tenancies and satisfied renters in the UK PRS

Landlord rent incomes hit record

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th June 2026, 3 months ago | 5

Landlords are seeing higher annual rent income as longer tenancies and happy renters continue to underpin the private rented sector....

Buy-to-let property balanced on coins amid rising mortgage rates and market volatility in the UK

Landlords seek certainty as buy to let mortgage market shifts

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th June 2026, 3 months ago | 1

Landlords are placing greater weight on certainty from lenders as rate movements, product withdrawals and shifting mortgage conditions continue to...

Property investor reviewing UK housing portfolio and homes for sale amid changing landlord regulations

Professional landlords still eyeing portfolio growth

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th May 2026, 4 months ago | 1

Landlords with larger portfolios are still looking to buy despite the Renters’ Rights Act, higher costs and uncertainty over the...

Queue of prospective tenants outside homes for rent in a UK residential street amid housing shortages

Tenant demand is rising as home supply falls – RICS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th May 2026, 4 months ago | 5

Tenant demand continues to rise while the supply of available homes for rent remains is falling, the latest RICS UK...

Cheetah carrying a sack labelled “rents” racing up a rising graph above London homes

Rents rose before Renters’ Rights Act took effect

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th May 2026, 4 months ago | 0

Landlords saw rents rise at their fastest pace in 11 months in April, the final month before the Renters’ Rights...

Landlord selling a rental property to another investor in the UK housing market

Landlords buying from landlords hits the highest level since 2016

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th May 2026, 4 months ago | 0

Landlords are increasingly buying previously let homes from other landlords and the transactions accounted for 13.3% of all home purchases...

Landlords review buy to let remortgage options amid rising costs and regulatory change

Four in 10 landlords plan to remortgage this year

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th May 2026, 4 months ago | 0

Landlords with mortgages could face a busy year of refinancing as thousands of them plan to review their buy to...

Estate agents leaving sold rental property with exit sign crossed out, symbolising landlords reconsidering market exit

Claims of a landlord exodus are ‘unfounded’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th May 2026, 4 months ago | 11

Fears that the Renters’ Rights Act will trigger a landlord sell-off of rented homes appear to be ‘unfounded’, research reveals....

Blue house icon with red X surrounded by tools and cash, symbolising property maintenance costs and lost value

Landlords face a £75,000 bill for neglecting property maintenance

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th March 2026, 6 months ago | 2

Landlords who defer repairs or step back from day-to-day management risk shaving tens of thousands of pounds off the value...

Section 8 eviction notice with £3,000 costs highlighted against UK rental homes backdrop

Landlords face £3,000 eviction bills under Section 8 possession claims

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd March 2026, 6 months ago | 2

Landlords are facing eviction costs that could reach £3,000 when Section 21 is abolished with May’s Renters’ Rights Act, the...

Reform UK is right to target the flawed Renters’ Rights Act

Author: Landlord Crusader

27th February 2026, 6 months ago | 4

Reform UK’s pledge to repeal the Renters’ Rights Act and John Lewis exiting its much-trumpeted build to rent fiasco shows...

If PRS tenants are so happy, why are landlords being persecuted?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th February 2026, 7 months ago | 4

There’s an old saying that says if something isn’t broken, don’t try to fix it and this week, landlords had...

Stressed landlord reviewing rental finances outside terraced homes with let agreed signs

Landlords devote 31 hours of ‘sweat’ every month to property management

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th February 2026, 7 months ago | 5

Letting property is proving far from passive, with landlords dedicating huge amounts of time alongside financial investment to keep portfolios...

Most landlords are unprepared for May’s Renters’ Rights Act

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th February 2026, 7 months ago | 1

Three-quarters of landlords have made no preparations for the abolition of Section 21 ‘no fault’ evictions, as the Renters’ Rights...

Stacked coins with upward arrows symbolising rising rental income and property investment returns

Landlords profitable but nervous ahead of Renters’ Rights Act

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th February 2026, 7 months ago | 2

Most landlords remain profitable, but confidence is under strain as the Renters’ Rights Act edges closer, research reveals. The findings...

Refinance approved document with calculator, coins and rental property, illustrating buy-to-let mortgage refinancing

Four in 10 landlords plan to refinance buy to let mortgages

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th February 2026, 7 months ago | 0

Four in 10 landlords are planning to refinance their buy to let property over the next year, research from Paragon...

cissors cutting a percentage symbol over stacked cash and a model house, symbolising buy to let mortgage rate cuts

Buy to let lenders extend offers and cut rates across new products

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd February 2026, 7 months ago | 0

Paragon Bank has moved to bolster its new build buy to let proposition, extending the validity of mortgage offers and...

Landlord relaxing on a dock as a lifebuoy labelled bridging loan supports a bundle of cash

BTL lender offers landlords ‘breathing space’ and others cut rates

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th January 2026, 7 months ago | 0

Specialist lender Somo has launched a new bridging product aimed at landlords grappling with rising borrowing costs and regulatory reform...

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