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Landlords buying from landlords hits the highest level since 2016
1+ hour, 58+ min ago (498+ words) Landlords are increasingly buying previously let homes from other landlords and the transactions accounted for 13. 3% of all home purchases across Great Britain between January and April. The data from Hamptons says this is up 9. 9% on the same period last year....
House price growth across Britain has turned negative
1+ hour, 54+ min ago (368+ words) Landlords weighing up whether to buy, sell or refinance now face a housing market where average monthly price growth has moved into negative territory for only the second time in a decade. Research by Yopa found that average house prices…...
Call for "fair rents" system as prices rise in a 'national phenomenon"
1+ hour, 57+ min ago (538+ words) Private landlords face renewed pressure over rent controls after research found private rents are rising by between 6% and 9% a year in every region of England. The New Economics Foundation (NEF) says rent rises are now a "national phenomenon, with the…...
Tenant wants compensation for mould?
1+ hour, 57+ min ago (261+ words) Hi, I am after a bit of advice, please, from the Property118 community. I have a flat which is managed by a letting agent, and a while ago there was mould in the flat, which the handyman sorted, but warned that…...
EPC C targets push landlords towards the exit
3+ hour, 34+ min ago (420+ words) Nearly a quarter of landlords plan to sell or reduce their property portfolio due to EPC C targets, according to a new survey. Research by Goodlord suggests that, following the King's Speech announcement of an Energy Independence Bill, many landlords…...
England's city centres face Renters' Rights Act pressure
11+ hour, 34+ min ago (324+ words) Sheffield city centre is set to face the sharpest pressure from the Renters" Rights Act, with a new analysis putting the private rented sector at 77% of all homes in the S1 postcode. Inventory Base analysed housing stock at postcode district level…...
Almost half of homes listed never sell " Zoopla
11+ hour, 34+ min ago (400+ words) Almost half of homes in the UK (44%) have failed to sell in the last three years, according to new research. Data from Zoopla reveals the average home sold for 3. 5% below the asking price in Q1 2026, equivalent to "18, 800 less than the original…...
Landlords face immediate fines as councils shift enforcement approach
11+ hour, 33+ min ago (515+ words) A landlord expert has warned councils no longer need to warn landlords before they fine them. Phil Turtle, director of Landlord Licensing & Defence, has warned that councils across the country are moving straight to formal enforcement. Landlords could also face…...
Liverpool landlord releases "400 K from two properties in just 14 weeks without evicting tenants
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (747+ words) A Liverpool landlord has successfully released almost "400, 000 from just two rental properties in under 14 weeks " without evicting a single tenant " after turning to Landlord Sales Agency for a faster, more reliable exit. And that's not all. After experiencing our process…...
Why economic illiteracy is the greatest danger facing landlords
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (800+ words) The private rented sector in the UK is currently facing an existential threat, not from market forces, but from a persistent, dangerous economic illiteracy taking root in local and central government. As England's landlords cautiously navigate the complex compliance requirements…...