The Landlord Knowledge editorial team covers UK buy-to-let and property investment news, policy, regulation, and finance. Our reporting focuses on the issues that matter most to private landlords and property investors across the UK.
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NRLA says record rent tribunal volumes are raising the bar for landlords, with achieved rents and property condition now carrying more weight under the post-Renters’ Rights Act system.
CIH and CIOB have issued new damp and mould guidance, sharpening pressure on landlords to prevent repeat problems and keep clearer evidence as housing-condition scrutiny rises.
Riskstop says plug-in solar panels became legal in Great Britain on 27 August, leaving landlords to weigh consent, electrical safety and insurance checks before tenants install them.
The Letting Partnership says up to £750 million could be sitting in unclaimed tenancy deposits, sharpening attention on how dormant balances are tracked, reconciled and closed out after a tenancy ends.
Renters Reform Coalition has urged ministers to expand the PRS Database so it records rent levels, eviction data and stronger public access, warning the scheme could otherwise become a basic landlord register rather than a meaningful enforcement tool.
Paragon Bank has cut fixed buy-to-let rates by 15 basis points while United Trust Bank has reduced selected specialist two-year deals by up to 50 basis points, extending September repricing across green, HMO and specialist landlord borrowing.
Croydon Council has delayed the start of its new additional HMO and selective licensing schemes until 25 September, pushing back a 1 September launch and reopening the compliance timetable for affected landlords.
SpareRoom is urging the Chancellor to raise the Rent a Room allowance to £11,000 a year, saying a bigger tax-free threshold could bring more lodger rooms back to market as flatshare supply shrinks.
HBF and Paragon Bank say councils across England and Wales are short of an estimated 2,660 planners, with staffing now 20 percent below need and the gap worsening again despite fresh recruitment pledges.
Nationwide says UK house prices rose 0.2 percent in August, leaving annual growth at 1.6 percent as the lender’s latest index pointed to a subdued sales market heading into autumn.
Paragon Bank says 28 percent of HMO landlords plan to spend more than £10,000 on improvements over the next 12 months, with compliance, energy work and tenant expectations driving another round of upgrade spending.
HMRC says the provisional seasonally adjusted count of UK residential property transactions fell to 96,710 in July, down 2 percent on June and 1 percent on a year earlier, reversing the small June uptick in sales activity.
Hamptons says First-tier Tribunal rent rulings rose to 143 in July after the Renters’ Rights Act changed the balance of risk for tenants, while average decision times fell to 82 days.
Lomond says tenants now spend 32.7 percent of income on rent, with the average UK monthly rent at £1,369 and average time to let stretched to 63 days in its Summer 2026 market report.
HMRC says capital gains tax liabilities hit a record £24.2 billion in 2024-25 after taxable gains rose to £127.3 billion, sharpening the tax backdrop for landlords weighing disposals and other asset sales.
