Buy-to-let Property News, Finance
Service charges hit £200 a month as flat ownership costs surge
Flat leaseholders in England and Wales now pay an average service charge of £2,405 a year – £200 a month – for the first time,…
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House prices hold steady as BTL activity edges higher
UK house prices held steady in February with annual growth unchanged at 1.0 percent and a 0.3 percent monthly rise, according to the latest data…
Buy-to-let Property News, Tax
BPF calls for MDR reinstatement to unlock 25,000 stalled homes
The British Property Federation has urged the Chancellor to use the Spring Statement to restore Multiple Dwellings Relief, arguing the tax change would unlock thousands…
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Worcester Council backs call for rent controls despite government refusal
Worcester Council has voted to write to Housing Secretary Steve Reed requesting powers to introduce rent controls in the private sector, amid concerns that nearly…
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Bristol plans 20% higher fines for landlords with vulnerable tenants
Bristol City Council is proposing a two-tier penalty system that would add 20 percent to fines for landlords who breach housing rules when accommodating vulnerable…
Buy-to-let Property News, Market
Landlords miss £470m in rent arrears as average debt jumps 30%
Private landlords dealt with more than £470 million in rent arrears during 2024/25, a sharp increase from £406 million the previous year, according to new…
Buy-to-let Property News
UK rents stall as tenants act more cautiously
Average UK rents have remained broadly static in February, with the HomeLet Rental Index recording a slight dip to £1,301 – down 0.1% from January’s…
Buy-to-let Property News, Tax
Industry urges housing tax reforms ahead of Spring Statement
Property industry figures have called for housing tax reforms ahead of Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s Spring Statement on 3 March, with one in three respondents to…
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Court delays hit eight months as possession claims fall
Landlords are waiting an average of more than eight months for county courts to process and enforce possession cases, according to the latest Ministry of…
Buy-to-let Property News, Market
Property transactions rise 5% as market shows resilience into 2026
UK residential property transactions rose 5 percent year-on-year in December 2025, with 100,440 completions recorded on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to the latest HMRC…
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Labour MP calls for end to rental sector reform
A Labour backbencher has called for the government to stop introducing further changes to the rental sector, arguing that the Renters’ Rights Act has “knocked…
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Angela Rayner to address Propertymark conference on housing reforms
Angela Rayner, the former Deputy Prime Minister and Housing Secretary who oversaw the Renters’ Rights Act, will address property professionals at this year’s Propertymark One…
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