Buy-to-let Property News, Market
Private rental sector shrinks £48bn as landlords exit market
The value of the UK private rental sector contracted by £48 billion last year – the largest single-year decline recorded in the past century, according…
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Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Greens and unions call national rent controls protest ahead of elections
The Green Party, Generation Rent and major public sector unions are organising what they describe as the largest housing demonstration in a decade, calling for…
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Government considers fees for RRA rent tribunals
The government is considering introducing fees for tenants who challenge rent increases through tribunals, potentially reshaping how the Renters’ Rights Act’s rent review system will…
Buy-to-let Property News, Market
Holiday let owners earn average £25,600 as Cotswolds leads income table
Holiday let owners earned an average gross income of £25,600 in 2025, up from £24,700 in 2024, according to new research from Sykes Holiday Cottages….
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Southampton Council confirms landlords exiting ahead of RRA
Southampton Council confirms landlords are leaving the private rental market ahead of the Renters’ Rights Act implementation on 1 May, with council officers citing an…
Buy-to-let Property News, Market
Families with children now more likely to rent than buy with a mortgage
The number of households with children owning a property with a mortgage has dropped 20 percent in the last 20 years, with more families now…
Buy-to-let Property News, Market
East Midlands leads rental growth as regional markets diverge
Regional rental trends diverged sharply in February as the East Midlands and North West recorded rent increases above 2.5 percent while Northern Ireland fell 6.6…
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Privacy tops tenant priorities as landlords prepare for Renters Rights Act
Respecting tenant privacy has emerged as the most important landlord trait among renters, according to new research from specialist insurer Hiscox ahead of the Renters…
Buy-to-let Property News, Finance
Bridging loans surge 95% as investors target million empty homes
Bridging loan volumes have surged 95 percent since 2022 as investors target empty and derelict properties that traditional lenders will not finance, according to specialist…
Buy-to-let Property News, Licensing
Sheffield eyes city-wide landlord licensing after £1.45m pilot
A Labour councillor is calling for city-wide landlord licensing in Sheffield after pilot schemes forced landlords to spend £1.45 million improving what he described as…
Buy-to-let Property News, Market
Outer London rental stock falls to just 15% in worst-hit boroughs
Rental properties make up just 32 percent of available housing stock across London – but in some outer boroughs the figure drops as low as…
Buy-to-let Property News, Finance
Fleet Mortgages drops income barrier as BTL criteria ease
Fleet Mortgages has removed its minimum income requirement for buy-to-let applicants as part of a wider shake-up of lending criteria aimed at expanding access to…
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