Is It Time to Change the Narrative?

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At Property118, we have always aimed to present a truthful and unflinching view of the challenges faced by landlords. For over a decade, we have addressed some of the most difficult topics in our sector. From Section 24 and the erosion of finance cost relief

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Oh dear, Angela Rayner. What can landlords do to help you on LHA?

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As Ronan Keating once said: “You say it best, when you say nothing at all”,  Angela’s appearance in front of a friendly Parliamentary committee was an education in how much the government’s housing experts really don’t know about the sector.

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Rightmove promises a revolution in tenant finding for landlords

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Landlords are being promised a streamlined tenant selection process by Rightmove which is integrating its enhanced leads feature with letting agents’ CRM systems.

It says the development will deliver faster, more accurate matches for rental properties.

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Angela Rayner accuses landlords of profiting from local housing allowance

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Angela Rayner has rejected calls to unfreeze the local housing allowance (LHA) arguing that increasing LHA rates would simply funnel more money to landlords.

In a Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee (HCLG) session on the spending review

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Tenant demand is flat as fewer landlords offer homes – RICS

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Both the PRS and residential property sectors are showing tentative signs of recovery, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) says.

Its UK Residential Market Survey for June found that while the lettings market grapples with persistent challenges

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Lords cut re-letting ban from 12 to six months in narrow vote

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A close call of just four votes saw members of the House of Lords vote through an amendment slashing the re-letting ban from 12 to six months.

Under the Renters’ Rights Bill, if a landlord evicts a tenant to sell but the sale falls through

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Small landlords disappear amid rise of corporate landlords providing temporary accommodation

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Industry experts warn small landlords are disappearing, while large corporate landlords are taking over.

At the Housing 2025 conference hosted by Inside Housing, industry experts claimed that private rented properties are being lost in London as they are bought by large institutions for use as temporary accommodation.

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Victory for landlords as Lords back pet deposit amendment

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Despite the government claiming “tenants are not second-class citizens and deserve to keep pets,” an amendment for a separate pet damage deposit has been approved in a victory for landlords.

Previously, the government performed a U-turn over pet damage insurance

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Peer slams government’s rent tribunal plan and calls for cap on rent increases

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A Conservative Peer and former Housing Minister claims the government’s proposed rent tribunals are not the solution and calls for rents to be raised only ONCE every four years.

Lord Young of Cookham, argues that letting renters appeal unreasonable rent increases at First-Tier Tribunal is “ill-equipped” to solve the problem.

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Industry body pushes back on pet insurance U-turn

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An industry body has criticised the Labour government for reversing its position on pets in the Renters’ Rights Bill.

Ahead of the second debate of the report stage for the Renters’ Rights Bill, in Parliament today (Monday, July 7)

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