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NRLA urges landlords to lobby MPs over rental tax raid

NRLA urges landlords to lobby MPs over rental tax raid

The NRLA has urged landlords to lobby MPs over the extra 2 percent Budget tax on rental income from April 2027, after legal advice found…

Telford reports 700 inspections and £126,000 fines as HMO curbs loom

Telford reports 700 inspections and £126,000 fines as HMO curbs loom

Telford and Wrekin Council reports 700 rental inspections, 240 improvement notices and £126,000 in fines and repayments, as it prepares an Article 4 Direction requiring…

UK Radon Association reveals higher gas risk in five areas

UK Radon Association reveals higher gas risk in five areas

The UK Radon Association has named Barry, Brighton and Hove, Coventry, Leeds and Lincoln as areas where updated mapping shows higher radon risk, with more…

Lloyds reveals house prices fall 1.2% in sharpest drop since 2023

Lloyds reveals house prices fall 1.2% in sharpest drop since 2023

Lloyds reports UK house prices fell 0.6% in October to £296,285, down 1.2% on the year in the sharpest annual drop since October 2023, as…

Energy Bill confirms £30,000 fines for EPC failures

Energy Bill confirms £30,000 fines for EPC failures

The Energy Independence Bill, introduced to Parliament on 4 November, hands councils powers to fine landlords up to £30,000 for energy efficiency breaches, scraps gas…

SAL warns Scots rents could rise £40 under tenant tax

SAL warns Scots rents could rise £40 under tenant tax

The Scottish Association of Landlords says renters face an average £40-a-month hike if ministers pass on the Chancellor's 4% rental income surcharge, with 710,094 Scots…

Witan reveals £40,000 Barking fine as RRA complaints hit 291

Witan reveals £40,000 Barking fine as RRA complaints hit 291

Witan Solicitors reveals London councils logged 291 Renters Rights Act complaints from 1 May to 31 August 2026 but issued six fines worth £60,120, including…

Bank of England lifts base rate to 4% in 8-1 vote

Bank of England lifts base rate to 4% in 8-1 vote

The Bank of England has raised Bank Rate to 4 percent in an 8-1 vote, with UK Finance data showing typical tracker payments up by…

SpareRoom finds 14% of sharer landlords switch to room-only since RRA

SpareRoom finds 14% of sharer landlords switch to room-only since RRA

SpareRoom finds 14 percent of landlords letting to sharers in England have switched to room-only tenancies since the Renters' Rights Act took effect, with platform…

Goodlord: rental inflation holds at 5% as voids jump to 28 days

Goodlord: rental inflation holds at 5% as voids jump to 28 days

Goodlord’s October Rental Index shows UK rents up 5 percent year on year for the second month running, with average rents at £1,592 and void…

Savills warns house prices to fall 1.5% in 2027

Savills warns house prices to fall 1.5% in 2027

Savills forecasts UK house prices will fall 1.5% in 2027 as mortgage rates stay above 5% until early 2028, with recovery delayed until late 2028…

Pegasus Insight reveals landlord confidence falls to 23%

Pegasus Insight reveals landlord confidence falls to 23%

Pegasus Insight finds just 23 percent of landlords feel confident about their letting business, down from 63 percent in 2011, even though 85 percent still…

Rathbones: retiree landlords face £36,000 tax hit

Rathbones: retiree landlords face £36,000 tax hit

Rathbones calculates retired landlords face almost £36,000 in extra tax over 25 years as rental income tax rises four points from April 2027, hitting the…

Reposit reveals 18% of tenancies in arrears in Q3

Reposit reveals 18% of tenancies in arrears in Q3

Reposit data released on 4 November shows 18 percent of tenancies fell into arrears in Q3 2026, up from 12 percent a year earlier, putting…

Hello Neighbour: London asking rents climb 7.6% in October

Hello Neighbour: London asking rents climb 7.6% in October

Hello Neighbour reports London advertised rents rose 7.6 percent year on year in October to £2,401, a sixth straight rise since the Renters Rights Act…

August: 40% of landlords tighten references since RRA

August: 40% of landlords tighten references since RRA

Property platform August says almost 40 percent of 276 landlords have tightened references and affordability checks since the Renters' Rights Act took effect, with a…

FMB: Warm Homes grant interest surges as EPC deadline looms

FMB: Warm Homes grant interest surges as EPC deadline looms

Federation of Master Builders analysis shows searches for the Warm Homes Local Grant have climbed sharply since summer, with landlords of EPC D to G…

HMRC confirms 7 November MTD update deadline

HMRC confirms 7 November MTD update deadline

HM Revenue and Customs says landlords earning over £50,000 must file their second Making Tax Digital quarterly update by 7 November, with no tax due…

Lettie: maintenance reports jump 41% in storm week

Lettie: maintenance reports jump 41% in storm week

Lettie reports rental maintenance cases rose 40.8 percent during 21-27 October, with properties reporting up 58.1 percent and roof and guttering leaks up 460 percent…

Connells forecasts 1.5% house price rise in 2027

Connells forecasts 1.5% house price rise in 2027

Connells Group forecasts UK house prices will rise 1 percent in 2026 and 1.5 percent in 2027, with London down 1 percent this year then…








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