10+ hour, 28+ min ago  (332+ words) A new compliance tool has been launched as landlords face a 31 May deadline to prove tenants have received the Renters" Rights Act information sheet. Failing to give the tenant the relevant information would see the landlord being hit with a…...

10+ hour, 28+ min ago  (674+ words) As the Renters" Rights Act edges closer to coming into force, many landlords are deciding now is the time to sell. However, one organisation is urging letting agents to help prevent landlords from selling up by evolving and adapting their…...

11+ hour, 58+ min ago  (412+ words) A striking demographic pattern has emerged from the latest UK landlord data, and it raises important questions about the future of the private rented sector. According to the Property118 Landlord Sentiment Survey Q1 2026, the overwhelming majority of landlords are now aged 56 and…...

18+ hour, 57+ min ago  (506+ words) A legal expert has accused councils of using "bureaucracy as a weapon to generate enforcement revenue" after a landlord was fined "5, 000 for ticking the wrong box on a Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) form. Phil Turtle from Landlord Licensing & Defence…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (495+ words) Hampshire Trust Bank has launched a new buy to let range with rates starting at 5. 54%, setting out a tiered structure that separates simpler cases from more complex lending. The new "Flow" proposition sits alongside Core and Bespoke within the lender…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (486+ words) Since late 2023, HMRC has argued that financing the withdrawal of a positive capital account balance prior to incorporation of a business is a notifiable tax avoidance scheme under DOTAS legislation. From our perspective, this makes no sense because that practice…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (645+ words) Many landlords only start thinking about this when they are already in their 60s and above, and by then, some of the options are already close to closing. The recent Property118 landlord survey revealed that many established landlords have very low LTVs…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (140+ words) Dear Property118 readers, I am researching a piece for BBC London on the upcoming Renters" Rights Act and would like to speak to several landlords about what the changes will mean for them. We would specifically like to focus on landlords…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (177+ words) The government has admitted it doesn't collect data on landlord numbers exiting the market. This most basic of counters, neglected, the one that points to whether renters have the basic right to home availability. The most worrying thing is that…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (654+ words) House prices fell by 0. 5% last month, reversing a 0. 3% rise in February and leaving the average property value at "299, 677, Halifax reveals. Its data also shows that annual growth slowed down to 0. 8%, down from 1. 2% in March. Regional house price differences remain and…...