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Ofgem consults on landlord liability for unpaid energy bills

Ofgem consults on landlord liability for unpaid energy bills

Ofgem has proposed new home-moves guidance that would leave landlords liable for tenant energy charges where move details are missing, with responses due by 9…

03/11/2026
Landlord Sums: tribunals cut 7 in 10 rent rises to 7.7%

Landlord Sums: tribunals cut 7 in 10 rent rises to 7.7%

Landlord Sums finds tribunals cut 70 percent of challenged rent rises since 1 May 2026, allowing 7.7 percent against 14 percent sought, as referrals jump…

03/11/2026
Markets price 96% chance of 4% Bank rate rise Thursday

Markets price 96% chance of 4% Bank rate rise Thursday

Traders price a 96 percent chance the Bank of England lifts the base rate to 4 percent on Thursday 5 November after September inflation jumped…

02/11/2026
Coutts: prime London prices fall 5% as 8 in 10 sell below asking

Coutts: prime London prices fall 5% as 8 in 10 sell below asking

Coutts research shows prime central London prices fell 5 percent in the third quarter of 2026, with eight in ten sellers accepting below asking price…

02/11/2026
HMRC: September deals fall to 94,800 as Budget fears froze market

HMRC: September deals fall to 94,800 as Budget fears froze market

HMRC reports UK residential transactions fell to 94,800 in September 2026, down 4 percent on last year, as Search Acumen, Jackson-Stops, OnTheMarket and Propertymark blame…

02/11/2026
Lendlord: one in six landlords above £50,000 MTD threshold

Lendlord: one in six landlords above £50,000 MTD threshold

Lendlord analysis finds 17.7% of landlords recorded annual rental income above £50,000 ahead of the 7 November Making Tax Digital quarterly update, with thresholds falling…

02/11/2026
Nationwide reveals house price growth slows to 0.5% in October

Nationwide reveals house price growth slows to 0.5% in October

Nationwide reports UK house price growth slowed to 0.5 percent in October, the weakest since January 2024, with prices flat on the month at £273,566…

30/10/2026
HMRC consults on routine rent reporting by letting agents

HMRC consults on routine rent reporting by letting agents

HMRC opened a 28 October consultation requiring letting agents and deposit schemes to file standardised digital reports of landlord rental income, closing 20 January 2027.

30/10/2026
Government scraps £108 gas standing charge from 2027

Government scraps £108 gas standing charge from 2027

The government will remove the £108-a-year gas standing charge for around 23 million homes from 2027, shifting fixed costs to unit rates, with 60 percent…

30/10/2026
OBR cuts house price forecast as landlord tax hikes bite

OBR cuts house price forecast as landlord tax hikes bite

The OBR cuts 2026 house price growth to 2.1 percent and warns Budget rental tax rises will push rents higher as supply shrinks.

29/10/2026
Goodlord reveals 57% of landlords hit by end of fixed terms

Goodlord reveals 57% of landlords hit by end of fixed terms

Goodlord finds 57% of landlords say ending fixed terms hurt them, with 27% cutting holdings as tenant selection tightens.

29/10/2026
Birmingham fines developer £240,000 in fire safety warning

Birmingham fines developer £240,000 in fire safety warning

Birmingham Council fines Avamore £240,000 over Solihull Heights fire detection failure, with 26 more blocks under enforcement.

29/10/2026
Treasury confirms £2m mansion tax with £2,500-£7,500 bills from 2028

Treasury confirms £2m mansion tax with £2,500-£7,500 bills from 2028

HM Treasury has confirmed its High Value Council Tax Surcharge will apply to England homes worth £2 million or more from April 2028, with annual…

29/10/2026
Tesco launches landlord insurance with Prestige deal

Tesco launches landlord insurance with Prestige deal

Tesco Insurance has launched private landlord and holiday-home cover through an expanded tie-up with Prestige Underwriting's Open and Direct brand, with Prestige handling sales, servicing…

29/10/2026
Land Registry reveals new control-rights disclosure from April 2027

Land Registry reveals new control-rights disclosure from April 2027

HM Land Registry has published Practice Guide 84 requiring contractual control rights to be disclosed from 6 April 2027, with public data from April 2028…

29/10/2026
LRG reveals 38% of tenants unaware of deposit challenge rights

LRG reveals 38% of tenants unaware of deposit challenge rights

LRG has revealed 38.2 percent of tenants do not know they can challenge deposit deductions, with Tenancy Deposit Scheme data showing only 1 percent of…

29/10/2026
Budget’s second 2% raid adds £400 to typical landlord tax bill

Budget’s second 2% raid adds £400 to typical landlord tax bill

Chancellor John Healey has confirmed a second two percentage point rise in tax on property income from April 2027, taking landlord rates to 24, 44…

28/10/2026
Landbay: 80% of landlords fear Budget tax rises today

Landbay: 80% of landlords fear Budget tax rises today

Landbay survey of 2,000 landlords finds almost 80 percent fear further tax rises in today's Budget, with 22 percent delaying purchases and 16 percent pausing…

28/10/2026
Bowmore: buy-to-let disposal losses jump 32% to £1.15bn

Bowmore: buy-to-let disposal losses jump 32% to £1.15bn

Bowmore Wealth Group analysis of HMRC data shows buy-to-let investors crystallised £1.15 billion of losses on residential property sales in the latest tax year, up…

28/10/2026
Pennycook confirms Housing Ombudsman will run PRS redress scheme

Pennycook confirms Housing Ombudsman will run PRS redress scheme

Housing minister Matthew Pennycook has confirmed the Housing Ombudsman Service will set up and operate the new PRS landlord redress scheme, with regulations in force…

28/10/2026
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