Selling 5 houses to purchase 10: buyers are chomping off Landlords’ hands

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We’re already over half way through 2025. It’s hard to believe that in the blink of an eye we’ll be entering into 2026. We’ve been through a lot as landlords, the tax nightmares, refurb costs, struggling to rent, the Renters’ Rights Bill edging closer to implementation

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The Renters’ Rights Bill = A direct threat to landlords losing control

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I was among the first to highlight that the Renters’ Rights Bill effectively hands control of a landlord’s home to the tenant.

And now we have council officers being handed the ability to give a tenant 24 hours’ notice and carry out an inspection

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London’s renters face fewer homes and higher rents – NRLA

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London’s private rental market is shrinking rapidly, leaving tenants with fewer options and higher rents, the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) is warning.

It points to government figures which reveal a 6% drop in private rental properties in the capital from 2023 to 2024

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Councils granted new powers to target landlords in enforcement crackdown

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Councils could have stronger powers to carry out surprise enforcement inspections under the Renters’ Rights Bill.

Amendments to the Renters’ Rights Bill, passed by members of the House of Lords, could allow local authorities to enter private rented properties without giving landlords advance notice.

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Choosing the right landlord insurance: What every landlord needs to know

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Choosing the right landlord insurance can be overwhelming, depending on the type of cover you want.

Landlords may assume landlord insurance covers every scenario, but that’s not often the case.

Here at Property118, we’ve teamed up with The Home Insurer

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Landlord group slams Chancellor’s Mansion House speech for ignoring PRS

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Landlord organisation iHowz expresses disappointment over the Chancellor “side-stepping” the private rented sector in Mansion House speech.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves failed to mention the private rented sector once in her speech at Mansion House in London as she announced mortgage reforms to help first-time buyers.

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Interactive map helps home buyers and landlords find affordable homes

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A ground-breaking interactive map launched by reallymoving could transform the way first-time buyers search for affordable homes – and help landlords find bargains, too.

By allowing users to input their budget and preferred number of bedrooms

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Peers urged to reject selective licensing on final day of Renters’ Rights Bill report stage

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Propertymark has warned members of the House of Lords to avoid supporting selective licensing schemes, ahead of the final day of the Renters’ Rights Bill report stage today.

Lord Peers will debate a series of key amendments today (Tuesday July 15)

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Converting empty homes into HMOs could help solve housing crisis

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Thousands of empty homes could become Houses of Multiple Occupation (HMOs) according to new research.

Property management platform COHO, claim the way to solve the housing crisis is to return empty homes to the market as HMOs.

Currently

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“Landlord Whales”: the Super-Landlords quietly exiting the sector for big cheques

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Over the last 6 months, the top UK landlords have been quietly exiting the sector. Likened to the “whales” of the crypto industry, they’ve been tapping out one by one, cashing in large cheques for their portfolios, mostly under the radar.

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