Buy-to-let Property News, Finance
Melton BS enters limited company buy-to-let
Melton Building Society will enter the limited company buy-to-let market on 11 May with six products aimed at incorporated landlords, widening the options available to…
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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, Market
Landlord confidence firms as 84% stay profitable
Most landlords are still making money from buy-to-let despite heavier regulation, rising costs and softer tenant demand, with new research putting profitability at 84 percent…
Buy-to-let Property News, Licensing
Telford lines up wider HMO licensing from August
Telford & Wrekin Council is preparing to decide whether smaller HMOs should be brought into an additional licensing scheme from 20 August, a move that…
Buy-to-let Property News, Licensing
Liverpool weighs city-wide landlord licensing expansion
Liverpool City Council has opened a fresh consultation on the future of selective licensing, with landlords now facing the prospect of a scheme that could…
Buy-to-let Property News, Market
Goodlord: rents fall 0.6% as April market cools
Average rents across England fell by 0.6 percent in April, according to the latest Goodlord Rental Index, giving landlords one of the clearest signs yet…
Buy-to-let Property News, Market
Landlord yields hit 6.5% but RRA fears drag on confidence
Most landlords say their portfolios are still profitable and average yields have edged up again, but confidence in the private rented sector has weakened as…
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
RRA information sheet deadline risks late landlord scramble
Official take-up of the government’s Renters’ Rights Act information sheet still looks low relative to the size of England’s private rented sector, raising the risk…
Buy-to-let Property News, Licensing
Leeds appeal leaves landlord with higher £10,500 fine
A Leeds landlord has been hit with a higher financial penalty after appealing council enforcement action over safety and management failings at a Harehills rental…
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Right to Rent code leaves landlords exposed on two fronts
The Home Office’s latest Right to Rent consultation has reopened a long-running problem for landlords: how to carry out immigration checks without creating fresh discrimination…
Buy-to-let Property News, Tax
Landlords drive most Stamp Duty receipts in 164 councils
Landlords and second-home buyers now account for most Stamp Duty receipts in more than half of English councils, according to new Paragon Bank analysis of…
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Tenant swaps raise new paperwork risk for landlords
Tenant swaps are set to become a more common pressure point for landlords under the Renters’ Rights Act, with deposit protection provider mydeposits warning that…
Buy-to-let Property News, Market
Rent growth slows before RRA rent limits bite
Rent growth across England slowed in the first quarter of 2026 despite widespread expectations that landlords would push through sharper increases before the Renters’ Rights…
Buy-to-let Property News, Licensing
Derby fines landlords for missing tenancy records
Derby City Council has prosecuted two landlords after they failed to hand over tenancy and rent records during housing standards investigations, in a reminder that…
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Landlords pay 12% more for energy-efficient homes
Buy-to-let landlords are paying a 12 percent premium for homes with an EPC rating of A or B compared with similar D-rated properties, according to…
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
LeaseSafe targets landlords with pay-as-you-send compliance model
A new compliance platform is pitching itself at private landlords with a simple message: track the growing list of legal duties for free, then only…
