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Bank of England: buy-to-let share falls to 8% in Q2

Bank of England: buy-to-let share falls to 8% in Q2

Bank of England data shows buy-to-let made up 8.0 percent of Q2 mortgage advances, its lowest share since 2024 Q3.

Government sets £65 PRS register fee from 15 December

Government sets £65 PRS register fee from 15 December

The government will launch the £65-a-year PRS registration service in the West Midlands on 15 December 2026, with English regional deadlines running to November 2027.

Rely: Millennials and Gen Z set to form 62% of landlords

Rely: Millennials and Gen Z set to form 62% of landlords

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 adds Section 13 rent-review tool for agents

Rightmove adds Section 13 rent-review tool for agents

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…

Moneyfacts: HSBC and NatWest raise rates as swaps climb

Moneyfacts: HSBC and NatWest raise rates as swaps climb

Moneyfacts says HSBC and NatWest have raised mortgage rates since 1 September as higher swap costs force lender repricing.

Hello Neighbour: rental demand settles as affordability caps rent growth

Hello Neighbour: rental demand settles as affordability caps rent growth

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: Stoke student properties deliver 9.42% average yield

Paragon: Stoke student properties deliver 9.42% average yield

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: house prices post first annual fall since 2023

Lloyds: house prices post first annual fall since 2023

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 sets March 2027 target for England short-let register

Government sets March 2027 target for England short-let register

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…

Government makes bailiff oversight mandatory in England and Wales

Government makes bailiff oversight mandatory in England and Wales

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…

Digital possession service to exclude most landlords at launch

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…

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

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…

EIG: residential auction sales fall 10.1% in July

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,…

NRLA warns landlords as rent appeals hit record high

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'…

CIH and CIOB launch damp and mould guidance for landlords

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…

Riskstop warns landlords over plug-in solar safety checks

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…

The Letting Partnership says £750m sits in unclaimed deposits

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…

Renters Reform Coalition urges rent and eviction data in PRS database

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…

Paragon cuts BTL rates as UTB trims specialist fixes

Paragon cuts BTL rates as UTB trims specialist fixes

Paragon Bank has cut fixed buy-to-let rates by 15 basis points while United Trust Bank has reduced selected specialist two-year deals by up to 50…

Croydon delays landlord licensing start to 25 September

Croydon delays landlord licensing start to 25 September

Croydon Council has delayed the start of its new additional HMO and selective licensing schemes until 25 September, pushing back a 1 September launch and…
















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