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Cifas says mortgage fraud rose across every main category

Cifas says mortgage fraud rose across every main category in the first half of 2026, with application identity fraud up 36 percent as lenders and…

10/08/2026

Goodlord says tenancy fraud exposes landlords to £4.1bn risk

Goodlord says fraudulent tenancy applications could expose landlords to £4.1bn in direct annual losses, with fake employment references and identity fraud still rising across the…

10/08/2026

MHCLG: Right to Buy sales jump 90% as replacement gap widens

MHCLG says Right to Buy sales in England jumped to 14,275 in 2025-26, up 90 percent year on year, while replacement starts stayed far below…

10/08/2026

Stoke-on-Trent opens HMO cap and wider licensing plan

Stoke-on-Trent City Council has opened a consultation on ward-by-ward HMO caps, a city-wide Article 4 direction and wider additional licensing for smaller shared homes.

10/08/2026

Awaab phase two adds seven hazards from 30 November

Awaab's Law will widen from 30 November 2026, bringing seven more hazard categories under fixed response deadlines for social landlords and giving private landlords a…

10/08/2026

Hello Neighbour: London asking rents rise 8.7% as July demand drops

Hello Neighbour says London asking rents rose 8.7 percent year on year in July even as tenant enquiries per property fell by a third, pointing…

09/08/2026

Propertymark says PRS database IDs must appear in rental ads

Propertymark says rental listings will need valid PRS database identifiers before they can be marketed once the scheme goes live, adding a fresh compliance step…

09/08/2026

Lloyds: UK house prices flat in July as annual growth slows to 0.1%

Lloyds says UK house prices were flat in July and annual growth slowed to 0.1 percent, marking the weakest yearly rise since November 2024 as…

09/08/2026

ACCA warns 400,000 landlords risk missing first MTD deadline

ACCA says around 400,000 landlords and sole traders still risk missing the first 7 August Making Tax Digital filing deadline, despite HMRC's 12-month soft-landing on…

06/08/2026

OSB says H1 lending rose 10% as landlord buying stayed selective

OSB Group says first-half originations rose 10 percent to £2.3bn, with remortgaging and portfolio management still driving landlord demand as new buying stayed selective.

06/08/2026

Scotland lets social landlords seek removal of domestic abusers

Scottish social landlords can now ask the court to end a domestic abuser's tenancy and transfer the home to the victim, after new regulations took…

06/08/2026

Khan opens £400k RRA enforcement fund for London councils

Sadiq Khan has opened a £400,000 enforcement fund to help London councils and advice groups use the Renters' Rights Act, turning a March pledge into…

06/08/2026

LRG: 93% of landlords saw no pet request after 1 May

LRG says 93 percent of landlords received no formal pet request after the 1 May rules change, even though tenant demand for pet-friendly homes remains…

05/08/2026

Savills: BTR starts plunge 79% as pipeline keeps shrinking

Savills says UK build-to-rent starts fell 79 percent in the year to June, with starts outside London down 84 percent and completions running ahead of…

05/08/2026

Lettie launches free maintenance plan for 83% of landlords

Lettie has launched a free maintenance reporting plan for landlords with up to four properties, targeting the 83 percent of owners in that bracket as…

04/08/2026

HomeLet: UK rents rise to £1,369 in July as London stays ahead

HomeLet says average UK rents on newly agreed tenancies rose to £1,369 in July, up 1.2 percent on the month and 4.3 percent year on…

04/08/2026

Paragon cuts selected buy-to-let rates by 15bps

Paragon Bank has cut selected five-year buy-to-let rates by 15 basis points, with pricing now starting from 4.95 percent on green single lets and 5.1…

04/08/2026

Landlord Action: possession instructions jump 28% before 31 July cut-off

Landlord Action says possession instructions jumped 28 percent year on year in July, with nearly a third linked to landlords racing to beat the 31…

04/08/2026

Future Homes Hub warns low-energy rentals need better handover

Future Homes Hub and the Good Homes Alliance say low-energy rental homes will underperform if tenants are not given clearer handover guidance, with new advice…

03/08/2026

Rightmove: rental enquiries fall to nine per listing in first half

Rightmove says average tenant enquiries fell to nine per rental listing in the first half of 2026, down from 16 a year earlier as supply…

03/08/2026

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Digital court filing scene for possession case

Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation

04/09/2026

Digital possession service to exclude most landlords at launch

Propertymark says the new Digital Possession Service is due to begin later this month, but the first phase will cover only social landlords in four court areas – leaving most private landlords on the existing court route for now.

Mortgage paperwork and calculator in UK finance setting

Buy-to-let Property News, Finance

04/09/2026

Huw Pill warns higher rates may still be needed after energy shock

Bank of England chief economist Huw Pill has renewed his call for Bank Rate to rise to 4 percent, a warning that could feed through into buy-to-let pricing if lenders harden fixed-rate expectations.

UK auction room with lowered bidding paddles

Buy-to-let Property News, Market

04/09/2026

EIG: residential auction sales fall 10.1% in July

Essential Information Group says residential auction sales fell 10.1 percent year on year in July 2026 as the national success rate slipped to 64.7 percent, pointing to a choosier market for landlords buying or selling stock.

Rent review papers beside a modest British rental home

Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation

03/09/2026

NRLA warns landlords as rent appeals hit record high

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.

Inspector checks damp in a modern UK rental flat

Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation

03/09/2026

CIH and CIOB launch damp and mould guidance for landlords

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.

UK flat balcony with plug-in solar panel kit

Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation

03/09/2026

Riskstop warns landlords over plug-in solar safety checks

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.

UK lettings paperwork trays with keys on a desk

Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation

03/09/2026

The Letting Partnership says £750m sits in unclaimed deposits

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.

Rental flat entrance with compliance paperwork nearby

Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation

02/09/2026

Renters Reform Coalition urges rent and eviction data in PRS database

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.

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