Buy-to-let Property News, Market
Frome tops UK house price growth with 59% rise over decade
Somerset market town Frome has seen UK property values rise faster than anywhere else over the past decade, with prices climbing 59% despite Brexit, Covid…
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Buy-to-let Property News, Market
Bethnal Green rents surge 56% in five years to top London growth table
Bethnal Green has seen the steepest five-year rent increase of any inner London postcode, with room rents in E2 climbing 56% since 2020, according to…
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Section 8 evictions to cost landlords £3,000 as RRA takes effect
Landlords face eviction costs of around £3,000 once the Renters’ Rights Act takes effect in May, with Section 8 becoming the primary route for possession…
Buy-to-let Property News, Market
Mortgage approvals hit two-year low as buyers hold back
Mortgage approvals for house purchases fell to 59,999 in January, the lowest level in two years, according to Bank of England data released today. The…
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Just 2% of rentals affordable at LHA rates as benefit gap widens
Just 2 percent of rental properties in England are available at Local Housing Allowance rates, leaving low-income tenants locked out of the private rental market…
Buy-to-let Property News, Licensing
Telford confirms HMO controls despite low consultation response
Telford & Wrekin Council has confirmed new HMO planning controls will come into force from February 2027, despite receiving fewer than 200 responses to its…
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Khan blasts billionaire landlord over mass Section 21 evictions in London
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has called mass eviction notices served by billionaire landlord Asif Aziz’s property company “unacceptable”, demanding an urgent explanation as campaigners suggest…
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Landlords get HHSRS inspection tool ahead of RRA enforcement
Landlords and letting agents can now align their property inspections with council enforcement standards using a new template built around the Housing Health and Safety…
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Agent complaints surge 47% as Property Redress warns sector unprepared for RRA
Complaints against letting agents and property managers rose 47 percent in 2025, with enquiries jumping to 4,220 from 2,863 the previous year. The Property Redress…
Buy-to-let Property News, Market
Brighton leads UK rent surge with 15% spike as South Coast outpaces London
Brighton recorded the highest rental price increase in the UK last year, with rents surging 15 percent as the South Coast emerged as the country’s…
Buy-to-let Property News, Finance
Mortgage lending hits post-pandemic high as FTB numbers surge 18%
Mortgage lending reached its highest level since the pandemic in 2025, with 720,000 house purchase loans granted – up 16.3 percent on the previous year….
Buy-to-let Property News, Tax
Limited company BTL hits record 43% of purchases as SPV trend accelerates
Limited company landlords accounted for a record 43 percent of buy-to-let house purchases in 2025, up from 35 percent in 2024, according to analysis by…
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