Tag: UK Landlords

Landlords slam how the media portrays them

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st July 2025, 1 year 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, 1 year 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, 1 year 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, 1 year 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, 1 year 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, 1 year 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, 1 year 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, 1 year 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, 1 year 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, 1 year 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, 1 year ago | 0

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

The great EPC fiasco: Labour’s Net Zero madness WILL cripple landlords

Author: Landlord Crusader

9th May 2025, 1 year ago | 15

A few weeks ago, I warned that the private rented sector (PRS) faces a far graver threat from the government’s...

Pepper Money and Paragon boost the BTL market with new solutions

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th May 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Pepper Money has revealed it is returning to the buy to let mortgage market with a versatile range. Paragon Bank...

Landlords face challenges with the Decent Homes Standard

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th May 2025, 1 year ago | 9

The Decent Homes Standard, which is part of the Renters’ Rights Bill going through the House of Lords currently, may...

Tenants are quitting tenancies early believing the Renters’ Rights Bill is already law

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st May 2025, 1 year ago | 4

There appears to be a growing misconception among tenants that the Renters’ Rights Bill is already law to trigger a...

The Mortgage Works lowers its BTL mortgage rates

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th April 2025, 1 year ago | 0

The Mortgage Works has unveiled reductions in interest rates across its buy to let mortgage portfolio, alongside a fresh range...

The landlord exodus continues, but no one in power seems to care

Author: Landlord Crusader

11th April 2025, 1 year ago | 27

Another week, another set of grim headlines for the UK’s landlords, yet the national news remains eerily silent on the...

A third of landlords consider quitting the PRS to avoid rising costs and new laws

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th April 2025, 1 year ago | 4

Nearly one in three landlords are considering quitting the private rented sector, driven by escalating maintenance costs and tougher regulations,...

Landlords focus on ‘doer-upper’ investment properties

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th April 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Landlords are focusing on purchasing properties requiring renovation – and spend £8,500 on improvements, research reveals. The study by Paragon...

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...

Landlords urged to boost EPC efficiency by 2030

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st March 2025, 1 year ago | 13

To help private rented sector landlords meet the upcoming tightening energy performance certificate changes, the Energy Saving Trust has published...