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The House With a Skatepark Inside

6th October 2025, 7 months ago | 0

This piece is part of our International Bizarre Landlord Stories series. Today’s story was first reported in the United Kingdom....

The Tenants Who Built a Rollercoaster in the Back Garden

Author: Mark Alexander

3rd October 2025, 7 months ago | 1

This piece is part of our International Bizarre Landlord Stories series. Today’s story was first reported in the United Kingdom....

The Tenant Who Turned Their Flat into a Cannabis Farm

Author: Mark Alexander

1st October 2025, 7 months ago | 0

This piece is part of our International Bizarre Landlord Stories series. Today’s story was first reported in the United Kingdom....

Tenants get new platform to complain about landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th February 2025, 1 year ago | 17

A new online platform designed to simplify the process of holding landlords accountable has been launched in Parliament. The ‘My...

Digital product transfer concept with laptops, files, and percentage symbol representing Landbay’s new BTL service

Landbay unveils streamlined BTL product transfers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th February 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Landbay has introduced a new product transfer service for buy to let mortgages, offering brokers and landlords increased efficiency and...

Modern apartment block highlighting rising service charges for leaseholders

Service charges soar to hit record high

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th February 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Flat owners in England and Wales face escalating costs as annual service charges surge to £2,300 – leaping by 11%...

NRLA chief executive addressing MPs on enforcement of the Renters’ Rights Bill

Renters’ Rights Bill is doomed to fail without enforcement – NRLA

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th February 2025, 1 year ago | 14

As Peers prepare to discuss the Renters’ Rights Bill, the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) says that Labour’s reforms are...

Modern apartment block with orange balconies highlighting leasehold and EPC energy rating issues

Government’s EPC drive overlooks high-rise and leasehold homes – TPI

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th February 2025, 1 year ago | 5

The government’s strategy for boosting the energy performance certificate (EPC) ratings in the private rented sector has been met with...

Cat and dog relaxing on sofa representing pet damage insurance cover for tenants

Paymentshield enhances tenant’s contents cover for pet damage

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th February 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Insurance provider Paymentshield has revamped its tenant contents policy ahead of the Renters’ Rights Bill which will restrict landlords from...

Child in worn socks holding teddy bear, highlighting housing poverty and rent affordability crisis

Rent caps and housing tribunals demanded to protect tenants on LHA

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th February 2025, 1 year ago | 3

Up to one million children in the PRS could face poverty by 2026 because of a rent shortfall due to...

Croydon Council campaign against illegal HMOs with enforcement crackdown

Croydon cracks down on illegal HMOs

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd February 2025, 1 year ago | 6

Croydon Council has escalated its efforts against unauthorised housing developments, particularly Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs). In recent weeks, officers...

Property industry leaders discuss the Renters’ Rights Bill at Goodlord-hosted event

Renters’ Rights Bill sparks industry debate

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th January 2025, 1 year ago | 14

The potential ‘unintended consequences’ on the private rented sector of the Renters’ Rights Bill was at the forefront of a...

London skyline with Tower Bridge and Buy to Let crown graphic highlighting landlord market trends

London reclaims BTL crown as Northern hotspots surge

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd January 2025, 1 year ago | 0

London has emerged as the dominant force in the UK’s buy to let market in 2024, experiencing a 13% increase...

Concerned landlord reviewing Renters’ Rights Bill changes affecting rent payments.

Landlords could see tenants moving in without paying rent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd January 2025, 1 year ago | 67

Real estate firm Knight Frank has issued a stark warning that tenants could move into properties without paying any rent...

Warning signs highlighting tenancy fraud risks for landlords

Landlords saw a big surge in tenancy fraud last year

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th January 2025, 1 year ago | 1

Last year saw landlords struggle with a huge rise in tenancy fraud, particularly in London, research reveals. The findings from...

Man reviewing documents with Renters’ Rights Bill highlighted, reflecting agent concerns.

Letting agents express concerns over the Renters’ Rights Bill

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th January 2025, 1 year ago | 4

Anxiety over the Renters’ Rights Bill is mounting among property agents as it reaches its Report Stage in the House...

Partnership between Sheldon Bosley Knight and flatfair promoting no deposit rental solution

Big lettings agency partners with flatfair to offer no deposit rentals

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th January 2025, 1 year ago | 4

The Sheldon Bosley Knight Group (SBK) has announced a strategic partnership with flatfair, a leading provider of ‘No Deposit’ rental...

Wooden blocks spelling RENT with arrows showing rental price trends for Dec 2024 and 2025.

Rents cool down in December after record-breaking year

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th January 2025, 1 year ago | 2

Rents in England dipped again in December, marking the fifth consecutive month of rental cost reductions, according to the Goodlord...

Young woman worried about housing costs with coins and model house on table

Young homeownership on the rise – but inequality widens

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th January 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Young millennials are more likely to own homes than older millennials were at the same age, but rising homeownership rates...

Heat pump with poor energy rating and rising costs warning

Landlords warned against costly EPC upgrades

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd January 2025, 1 year ago | 6

Landlords are being warned not to rush into installing heat pumps as a solution to improve their rental properties’ Energy...

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