Buy-to-let Property News, Licensing
Medway confirms 4 January licensing start for seven wards
Medway Council has confirmed that selective and additional HMO licensing will start in seven named wards on 4 January 2027.
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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.
Headed by Leon Hopkins, author of The Landlord's Handbook.
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Government plans caps on leasehold permission fees
The Government plans powers to cap leasehold permission and administration fees, while a future property-agent regulator would require licences and qualifications.
Buy-to-let Property News, Licensing
Brent fines HMO manager £50,000 over Wembley overcrowding
Brent Council has fined a Wembley HMO manager £50,000 after more than 20 people were found in a property licensed for fewer than half that number.
Buy-to-let Property News, Licensing
St Helens issues £35,000 HMO penalties over licence breaches
St Helens Council has issued £35,000 in HMO civil penalties after finding a five-person shared home was unlicensed and poorly managed.
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Government cuts empty-home intervention threshold to 6 months
The Government says councils will be able to seek empty-home management orders after six months, rather than two years, under reforms announced on 27 September.
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Policy Exchange proposes 10th-percentile LHA reset
Policy Exchange proposes freezing Local Housing Allowance until spending falls in real terms, then resetting it to the 10th percentile of local rents.
Buy-to-let Property News, Tax
Resolution Foundation proposes 0.7% property tax
Resolution Foundation has proposed replacing Council Tax and Stamp Duty in England with a 0.7 percent annual tax on property value paid by occupiers.
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Morningstar: 52% of upgraded rentals stop at EPC E
Morningstar DBRS finds 51.8 percent of previously F- or G-rated rental homes improved only to EPC E, highlighting the scale of work still ahead before 2030.
Buy-to-let Property News, Tax
NRLA warns 46% CGT talk could stall landlord sales
The NRLA has warned that reported Capital Gains Tax rates of up to 46 percent could deter landlord sales ahead of the 28 October Budget, although no change is confirmed.
Buy-to-let Property News, Market
Foxtons: London rental competition hits 2026 high
Foxtons’ August index records 24 London renters per new instruction, its highest competition reading of 2026, after activity spread across July and August.
Buy-to-let Property News, Finance
GB Bank raises property lending limit to £25m for portfolio borrowers
GB Bank has raised its maximum property lending limit to £25m, with funding available for buy-to-let, commercial and mixed-use projects.
Buy-to-let Property News, Licensing
Bristol court orders £58,271 over HMO licence and repair breaches
Bristol Magistrates’ Court has ordered a landlord to pay more than £58,000 after HMO licensing, repair and management offences.
Buy-to-let Property News, Finance
Landbay adds 11 BTL trackers and cuts rates by 15bps
Landbay has added 11 buy-to-let tracker options and cut selected rates by up to 15 basis points, with a no-ERC 65 percent LTV deal at Bank Rate plus 0.29 percent.
Buy-to-let Property News, Market
Orkney offers £25,000 loans to return empty homes to rent
Orkney Islands Council is offering landlords up to £25,000 per empty home, but borrowers must provide affordable private rents and prioritise essential workers for five years.
Buy-to-let Property News, Tax
Menzies flags £18.5m SDLT gap in six-home rule
Menzies LLP says a reported £265m Chelsea sale highlights how the SDLT six-dwelling rule can change tax treatment for portfolio purchases.
