ONS says average UK private rents rose 3.7% to £1,393 in the year to July 2026, with the North East leading at 6.3% as landlord…
Propertymark says new-build asking prices edged higher in July even as regional performance diverged, with fresh data pointing to a split market landlords need to…
HMRC says 436,000 taxpayers met the first Making Tax Digital filing deadline on time, leaving more than 400,000 landlords and sole traders behind.
Lewisham Council has launched a rogue landlord taskforce after issuing 153 enforcement notices this financial year and £160,875 in penalties since April.
Propertymark says landlord licensing costs and penalty risks are rising as councils consult on new schemes ahead of the PRS Database rollout.
The government says it is weighing tougher property-agent regulation and stronger verification checks around approved schemes, with a new code due later this year and…
Simply Business says 44 percent of renters have already got, or plan to get, a pet in 2026 after the 1 May rule change, giving…
The government says thousands of homes will be fast-tracked near stations under new planning rules published on 17 August, a move landlords will watch for…
Hamptons says 56 percent of landlord offers came in at least 10 percent below asking price in the year to July, showing investors are still…
Coventry Building Society has cut its green limited company buy-to-let remortgage rate to 5.10 percent, with the change landing in Godiva's five-year fixed range as…
Independent Age says older renters are facing deeper poverty and growing insecurity, with more than one in five unable to comfortably afford rent and many…
The Welsh Government has confirmed a new rental bill in its first legislative phase, putting rent measures, eviction reform and tighter private rented sector rules…
RICS says buyer demand and agreed sales both stayed weak in July, with the latest survey showing the market missed its usual summer lift and…
LegalforLandlords says 28,610 landlord and lender possession claims were lodged across England and Wales in the year to March 2026, with London accounting for almost…
Propertymark says the proposed Crisis and Resilience Fund cannot close the gap left by frozen Local Housing Allowance rates, leaving landlords and low-income tenants exposed…
Paragon has refreshed its buy-to-let range from 3.55 percent, cutting selected fixes and repricing green, HMO and multi-unit options as lender competition stays focused on…
Landbay has cut buy-to-let rates by up to 0.35 percent, with pricing now starting at 3.44 percent as the lender adds specialist products and widens…
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a Section 21 appeal over gas safety paperwork in a case that could affect possession claims still working...
Propertymark says the planned private rented sector database could widen landlord and agent admin before the late-2026 launch unless ministers narrow the filing and update…
Norwich City Council's latest private rented sector review says the evidence backs city-wide licensing for smaller HMOs and selective licensing in four wards, putting landlords…
Pegasus Insight reports record-low landlord arrears, but 66 percent of large portfolios still reported missed rent in the past year.
The NRLA warns England’s new PRS register could duplicate local licensing as the £65-per-property West Midlands rollout approaches.
Benham and Reeves finds rents accelerated in five English regions after May, while England’s overall rental growth held at 0.6 percent.
The UK Government will move initial decisions on England rent-increase challenges to HMRC’s Valuation Office under a future Renters’ Rights Act reform.
RICS reports landlords expect UK rents to rise about 3% over the next year after its August survey recorded tenant demand up and rental supply down.
Bank of England data shows buy-to-let made up 8.0 percent of Q2 mortgage advances, its lowest share since 2024 Q3.
The Government will launch a £65-a-year landlord registration service in the West Midlands on 15 December 2026, with English regional deadlines through November 2027.
Rely research finds Millennials and Gen Z will make up 62 percent of landlords within a decade, while inheritance becomes the main route into buy-to-let.
Rightmove has added a Section 13 rent-review tool to Tenancy Manager, allowing letting agents to create notices from tenancy records after the Renters’ Rights Act changed England’s rent-rise rules.
Moneyfacts says HSBC and NatWest have raised mortgage rates since 1 September as higher swap costs force lender repricing.
Hello Neighbour says viewing requests have more than halved since 2023 as tenant affordability, not migration, now limits how far advertised rents can rise.
Paragon Bank says student properties in Stoke-on-Trent delivered an average gross yield of 9.42 percent, the highest return in its latest university-market analysis.
Lloyds says August brought the first annual house-price fall since November 2023, after average values slipped 0.2 percent in the month to £298,468.
Government has set March 2027 as the target for England’s mandatory short-let register, giving holiday-let owners a fixed planning date while the final rules remain unresolved.
The government says private bailiffs in England and Wales will have to come under mandatory independent oversight, a move that could affect how landlords and agents approach debt and possession enforcement.
