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Short briefings for London landlords on property, housing, and regulation — written for this site, refreshed regularly.
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Read briefing →Foundation has appointed Foz Ahmad as regional account manager for the East of England, to support brokers handling complex residential and buy-to-let mortgages. Ahmad brings 12 years of experience in the mortgage industry, having worked as both a mortgage adviser and a busine…
Read briefing →Property118 Loopholes, bureaucracy and why I am returning all deposits From time to time I find myself heads up against loopholes in the legal system that allow what I feel are bad tenants’ being allowed to delay, frustrate and impede. In all cases this has resulted in stres…
Read briefing →Property118 Flood certificates unveiled as insurer urges Flood Re scheme extension to landlords The government has announced plans to pilot new certificates to help cut flood risks, but one insurance firm says expanding the Flood Re scheme to the landlords is key to making a r…
Read briefing →Property118 Advertised rents break £1,400 barrier – Rightmove Tenants outside London have seen advertised rents pass £1,400 a month for the first time, while in the capital they are a record £2,825. Rightmove’s latest figures put the average asking rent at £1,418, up 1…
Read briefing →Property118 Why are small landlords bearing the brunt? To the Prime Minister and Housing Ministers, The state of UK housing policy raises serious questions about where government priorities truly lie. 1. Senior Accountability Following the Grenfell Tower tragedy—which cost 7…
Read briefing →Property118 Existing HMOs undercut estimated purchase and conversion costs Landlords considering an HMO investment face a £191,618 gap between the average asking price of an existing licensed property and the estimated cost of buying and converting one. Research by Rushbrook…
Read briefing →Property118 Landlord yields rise across most regions – Fleet Landlords saw average yields rise in eight of England and Wales’s 10 monitored regions over the past year. Fleet Mortgages’ latest quarterly barometer puts the average at 7.9% in Q3 2026, compared with 7.5% a y…
Read briefing →Property118 Why mortgage-free landlords say they are leaving, and why it is not about debt Almost half (47.6%) of landlords with more than half of their portfolio making a loss after all costs and tax plan to leave the rented sector completely within three years (base 126). Am…
Read briefing →Property118 Buy to let lenders offer rate cuts and higher HMO terms Foundation has cut selected buy to let rates by up to 0.10 percentage points, with its range starting at 4.99% at 75% loan to value (LTV). The intermediary-only lender has also reduced its two- and five-year F…
Read briefing →Property118 Labour MP calls for action against landlords over tenant anti-social behaviour A Labour MP claims private landlords are allowing anti-social behaviour by their tenants to go unchecked. In a debate on police funding in the North East, Labour MP Alan Strickland claim…
Read briefing →Property118 Will tenants miss the small landlord? We all know there’s no ribbon-cutting ceremony when a landlord decides not to put up rent to help a tenant struggling with bills. Perhaps there should be, given how little attention those decisions receive until the landlord…
Read briefing →Property118 The Renters’ Rights Act: the change that divides landlords Repealing the Renters’ Rights Act is the top incentive to buy again for 39.9% of landlords planning to leave the sector completely (base 361), but for only 14.0% of those already planning to buy (base 1…
Read briefing →Property118 Homes to let fall as tenant competition intensifies Landlords could see more tenants competing for their properties after the number of homes available to let across England fell by 12.1% during the third quarter of 2026. The analysis by lettings platform Dwelly fo…
Read briefing →Property118 Peers warn tenant access could hinder social housing electrical safety checks The government has acknowledged the challenges social housing landlords can face when tenants refuse access for electrical safety checks. A House of Lords debate on electrical safety chec…
Read briefing →Property118 London rents rise as property prices fall London landlords have seen rents rise while house prices have fallen, according to research covering January to July. Yet in three of the capital’s boroughs, rents outperformed property prices simply by falling more slowl…
Read briefing →Property118 Propertymark warns London cannot tackle housing shortage without PRS An industry has called for the private rented sector to play a bigger role in tackling London’s housing shortage. Propertymark’s call comes in response to Mayor Sadiq Khan’s London Plan, whi…
Read briefing →Property118 Rent voids near four weeks despite strong tenant demand An industry body has reported a mixed picture in the rental market, with strong tenant demand coinciding with rising void periods. According to Propertymark’s August Housing Insight Report, the average numbe…
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