Tag: UK renters

Two in five renters may relocate to beat rising rents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st January 2026, 3 months ago | 0

Two in five renters who are considering a move say they could be forced to relocate to a cheaper area...

New tenants’ housing union set to challenge landlords and government

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st December 2025, 4 months ago | 18

Campaigners are preparing to launch a national housing union next year, saying it will give social and private renters, and...

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...

The best cities for renters revealed

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd October 2025, 6 months ago | 0

With rents climbing by nearly £80 a week over the past five years and as more than a third of...

Cleaning costs top the list of tenancy deposit deductions

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th September 2025, 7 months ago | 0

Cleaning charges are the main reason tenants lose part of their deposits, a new survey reveals. Research by Go.Compare home...

Renters lose £169m in deposit interest every year – Claim Generation Rent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th July 2025, 9 months ago | 14

Private renters across England and Wales are being deprived of £169 million in potential interest from their tenancy deposits each...

Renters see steeper cost rises than homeowners since 2022

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd July 2025, 9 months ago | 2

Private renters in the UK have endured sharper increases in their housing expenses compared to mortgaged homeowners since 2022, research...

Section 21 ban will not protect tenants from ‘economic eviction’ loophole

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st July 2025, 10 months ago | 14

Millions of private tenants will be left vulnerable to eviction despite the Renters’ Rights Bill’s claim to improve tenant protections,...

One in five tenants borrow cash to pay for their deposit

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th March 2025, 1 year ago | 4

One in five renters are taking out loans to help pay for their five-week cash deposit when moving into a...

Renters struggle with rising costs – but dream of home ownership

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th February 2025, 1 year ago | 0

The UK’s renters are facing increasing financial pressures, with more than half (51%) pointing to escalating property prices as a...

Renters rush to move in the next six months

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd January 2025, 1 year ago | 9

More than half of the UK’s renters are looking to move home within the next six months, research reveals. According...

Generation Rent criticises the lack of rent caps in the Renters’ Rights Bill

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th January 2025, 1 year ago | 3

Generation Rent says it is disappointed by the lack of measures to introduce rent caps as part of the Renters’...

Renters borrowing more to pay for deposits

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th April 2024, 2 years ago | 1

A growing proportion of renters in the UK are having to borrow money to pay their rental deposit, research reveals....

Rent rises to outpace wage growth despite cooling prices

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th April 2024, 2 years ago | 1

Despite a recent cooling down in rent price growth, renters are likely to see their housing costs rise faster than...

Most tenants say they have good landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd April 2024, 2 years ago | 11

Landlords in the UK should ignore what the likes of Shelter and Generation Rent say since most tenants say they...

Tenants in arrears need protection under the Renters (Reform) Bill – debt charities

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th March 2024, 2 years ago | 15

Debt advice charities have written to the Housing Secretary Michael Gove urging him to push the Renters (Reform) Bill through...