Tag: UK rental market

UK rental market dominated by landlords aged over 55

Author: Mark Alexander

9th April 2026, 2 weeks ago | 0

A striking demographic pattern has emerged from the latest UK landlord data, and it raises important questions about the future...

Tenant retention driven by landlord relationships

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th March 2026, 1 month ago | 0

Landlords hoping to keep tenants in place for longer may need to focus less on rent levels and more on...

Rising rents push tenants to consider relocation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th March 2026, 1 month ago | 0

Four in 10 tenants thinking about moving this year say they are considering doing so because of rent prices, research...

Rent arrears and claim values fall despite rise in cases

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th March 2026, 2 months ago | 3

The average value of rent arrears fell to £1,980 in 2025, down from £2,143 in 2024, according to new data...

Buy to let company boom hits record high

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th February 2026, 2 months ago | 1

A record number of buy to let companies were established last year, underlining how landlords are continuing to restructure their...

England’s rents rise 2.4% as tenant demand shows signs of cooling

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th February 2026, 2 months ago | 0

England’s rental market showed further signs of cooling last month, with slower annual rent growth and longer void periods hinting...

Rental tax rise will push up rents – NRLA

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th February 2026, 3 months ago | 3

Two-thirds of landlords who are planning to raise rents say looming tax changes are the reason for doing so, a...

Rents to rise as supply pressure continues – RICS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th January 2026, 3 months ago | 0

Tenant demand in the private rented sector weakened again in December, while the flow of new landlord instructions remained sharply...

Christmas rental surge forces tenants to earn more to secure a home

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th December 2025, 4 months ago | 0

The traditional pre-Christmas scramble for rented homes has pushed up the income that tenants typically need to secure a property...

Budget tax rise fuels concern over landlord sell-off – Knight Frank

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th December 2025, 4 months ago | 3

While the government claims it wants to cool inflation, its recent Autumn Budget has opened the door to higher rents...

Rental demand hits six-year low as supply improves and rents cool – Zoopla

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th December 2025, 4 months ago | 1

Demand for rented homes has dropped to its lowest level in six years, with the gap between tenants and available...

Landlords say they aren’t ready for the Renters’ Rights Act

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th November 2025, 5 months ago | 3

More than half of landlords admit they are not ready for the Renters’ Rights Act and expect letting agents to...

Landlords warn Budget tax rises could fuel rental shortages

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th November 2025, 5 months ago | 0

Landlords are sounding the alarm over tax proposals, warning that the November Budget could deepen the country’s rental supply crisis...

‘Six-month fire sale’ looms as Renters’ Rights Act nears

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th November 2025, 5 months ago | 0

Critics of the Renters’ Rights Act have warned of a “six-month fire sale” as landlords rush to sell before the...

Rent controls haven’t worked in Scotland – Hamptons

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th November 2025, 5 months ago | 4

Scottish landlords are increasing rents at a faster pace than anywhere else in Great Britain because of rent controls reshaping...

Third of tenants spend half their income on rent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th November 2025, 5 months ago | 5

Around a third of tenants are now handing over at least half of their take-home pay to pay rent, research...

Rents forecast to rise 12% as PRS steadies

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th November 2025, 5 months ago | 2

Private rents in the UK are set to climb by 12% over the next five years as the rental market...

Wales and the North East hit hardest as rental affordability gap widens

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th November 2025, 5 months ago | 0

Wales and the North East are bearing the brunt of the UK’s widening rental affordability divide, new figures reveal. ARLA...

Call for earlier financial education for renters

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th October 2025, 6 months ago | 0

Financial conversations around renting should begin much earlier in life because a lack of understanding is leaving many first-time renters...

Rental supply slows amid uncertainty over Renters’ Rights Bill

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2025, 6 months ago | 1

Uncertainty around the Autumn Budget and Renters’ Rights Bill sees a slowdown in the number of new rental properties coming...