Tag: UK Landlords

BTL landlords fuel refinancing surge as fixed term deals expire

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th July 2025, 9 months ago | 0

There has been a surge in buy to let mortgage refinancing activity as landlord fixed-term deals end and they look...

Six in 10 landlords have put rents up over the past year

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th July 2025, 9 months ago | 4

A survey has found that 58.5% of UK landlords have put rents up over the past year, with 31.1% applying...

Nearly 40% of landlords are unprepared for Renters’ Rights Bill impact

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th July 2025, 9 months ago | 9

There appears to be a serious lack of understanding among self-managing landlords about the impact of the Renters’ Rights Bill...

Tenant’s pet deposit plan in Renters’ Rights Bill creates confusion

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd July 2025, 9 months ago | 10

The PRS faces uncertainty as the Renters’ Rights Bill amendment to bring in a pet deposit for tenancies leaves landlords,...

Renters’ Rights Bill clears the Lords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd July 2025, 9 months ago | 2

The Renters’ Rights Bill has cleared the final report stage in the Lords and now heads back to the House...

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...

Is It Time to Change the Narrative?

Author: Mark Alexander

13th July 2025, 9 months ago | 36

At Property118, we have always aimed to present a truthful and unflinching view of the challenges faced by landlords. For...

Rightmove promises a revolution in tenant finding for landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th July 2025, 9 months ago | 2

Landlords are being promised a streamlined tenant selection process by Rightmove which is integrating its enhanced leads feature with letting...

Landlords shift to limited company BTL amid tax changes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd July 2025, 10 months ago | 0

There has been a surge in landlords adopting limited company structures for buy to let investments, research reveals. The findings...

Landlords slam how the media portrays them

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st July 2025, 10 months ago | 4

There’s widespread discontent among landlords over media depictions of them and the PRS – it’s now fallen to just 9%...

Why the Renters’ Rights Bill will create a ‘perfect’ tenant crisis for Labour

Author: Landlord Crusader

27th June 2025, 10 months ago | 18

As the Renters’ Rights Bill heads back to the Lords next week, I fear there is now real potential to...

BTL lenders are already gearing up for tighter EPC standards

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th June 2025, 10 months ago | 0

Buy to let lenders are adapting to meet proposed energy performance certificate (EPC) regulations by focusing on properties that already...

Will Labour ever turn to PRS landlords to help them out?

Author: Landlord Crusader

13th June 2025, 10 months ago | 21

It was comforting to read the words of Nigel Terrington, the chief executive of Paragon Bank, who recently highlighted a...

Tenants will pay more for greener homes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th June 2025, 10 months ago | 9

A new wave of eco-conscious tenants is transforming the UK’s PRS, with 92% of landlords noting a willingness among renters...

Pepper Money unveils HMO mortgage amid shifting BTL landscape

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th June 2025, 11 months ago | 0

Pepper Money has unveiled a new House of Multiple Occupation (HMO) mortgage product for both limited companies and individual landlords....

Landlords plan rent rises before Renters’ Rights Bill becomes law

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th June 2025, 11 months ago | 5

Nearly half of Britain’s buy to let (BTL) landlords (44%) are set to increase rents ahead of the Renters’ Rights...

One in four UK landlords plan to sell properties this year – HMRC

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd May 2025, 11 months ago | 1

HMRC has revealed that 24% of UK landlords plan to sell part of their rental property holdings within the next...

Landbay and Aldermore cut BTL mortgage rates for landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th May 2025, 11 months ago | 0

Specialist lenders Landbay and Aldermore have announced reductions in their buy to let mortgage rates, boosting affordability for both new...

Foundation and TMW reduce their buy to let rates

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th May 2025, 11 months ago | 0

Foundation Home Loans and The Mortgage Works have announced rate reductions on their buy to let (BTL) mortgage products, providing...

Landlords professionalise with increasing use of limited companies

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th May 2025, 11 months ago | 0

The UK’s private rented sector is undergoing a major transformation with landlords increasingly adopting professional strategies and using limited companies,...