Buy-to-let Property News, Market
ONS: Rents rise 3.8% as house prices grow 1.4%
ONS says UK private rents rose 3.8% to £1,400 in August while average house prices rose 1.4% to £273,000 in July.
Latest UK Landlord News
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
MHCLG: fixed-wiring fires hit 16-year high
MHCLG data shows fixed-wiring fires reached 2,575 in England in the year to March 2026, putting EICR checks back in focus for landlords.
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
EIG: tenanted auction sales hit 10.2% in H1
EIG reports tenanted homes made up 10.2 percent of H1 auction sales, down from 13.3 percent in H1 2024 and close to 2025’s 9.9 percent.
Buy-to-let Property News, Licensing
North Tyneside consults on HMO planning rule for 2027
North Tyneside Council proposes Article 4 controls from 6 August 2027, meaning small HMO conversions in eight wards would need planning permission.
Buy-to-let Property News, Market
Land Registry: London holds 43% of overseas company titles
HM Land Registry data shows 39,172 titles held by overseas companies are in Greater London, accounting for 43 percent of the England and Wales total.
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Lettie: 73.7% of hot-water reports arrive out of hours
Lettie says 73.7 percent of hot-water disruption reports were first raised outside standard hours in its summer maintenance sample.
Buy-to-let Property News, Market
Bank of England flags softer housing market before rate vote
Bank of England agents report further softening in residential property markets, with transactions down and sales taking longer before Thursday’s rate decision.
Buy-to-let Property News, Market
Redwood Bank: East Midlands local landlord investment rises 15.1%
Redwood Bank finds local landlord investment rose 15.1 percent in the East Midlands between 2021 and 2026, as investors prioritise local knowledge.
Buy-to-let Property News, Market
Hamptons reveals new-let rents rise 2.4% as North tops £1,000
Hamptons reports average GB new-let rents reached £1,419 in August, up 2.4 percent year on year as the North moved past £1,000.
Buy-to-let Property News, Licensing
Propertymark challenges landlord fine uplifts in Bath and Gosport
Propertymark’s 14 September response challenges proposed landlord-fine uplifts in Bath and Gosport, warning that portfolio size alone should not increase a penalty.
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Scottish Government sets 6 October damp rules for landlords
Scottish Government guidance sets 6 October damp and mould deadlines, giving private landlords 10 working days to investigate and five to begin repairs.
Buy-to-let Property News, Tax
Hamptons: BTL company formations fall 8% by August
Hamptons finds 41,483 buy-to-let companies were formed in the first eight months of 2026, down 8 percent year on year.
