TwentyCi says the share of homes listed for sale that were rented in the previous three years fell from 22.5 percent to 12.4 percent in…
Welsh landlords face another election fight over rent controls, supply and tax after Propertymark compared the housing offers from the main Senedd parties before the...
Supported housing providers in England are set to face a national licensing regime, new standards and tighter housing benefit rules after ministers confirmed tougher oversight...
Scottish landlords face sharply different policy paths after Propertymark compared the housing plans of every major party ahead of the 7 May Holyrood election, with...
CHL Mortgages and Gatehouse Bank have both cut buy-to-let pricing, giving landlords a fresh sign that lenders are still competing for refinance business even with...
The government has promised to change stamp duty rules so landlords and tenants are not caught by an unintended tax charge when assured shorthold tenancies...
Landlords planning rent reviews around the 1 May launch of the Renters’ Rights Act have been given a clearer rulebook after the government confirmed how...
Inheritance tax receipts reached a record £8.5 billion in the 2025-26 tax year, giving landlords another reminder that property wealth is staying firmly in HMRC’s...
ONS says annual UK rent growth slowed to 3.4 percent in March while house price inflation edged up to 1.2 percent in February.
HM Land Registry completed 122,810 transactions for value in March 2026, up from 101,604 in February.
Foxtons says the Renters' Rights Act will create growth opportunities for compliant letting agents as landlords face heavier regulatory demands.
Landlords who advertise rooms or tenancies with ethnic or religious preferences risk legal scrutiny under the Equality Act 2010, after a national newspaper found London...
A quarter of landlords say they plan to leave the market because of the Renters’ Rights Act, according to new NRLA research, even as many...
Landlords and letting agents now have less room for error on one of the Renters’ Rights Act’s first practical deadlines, after the government updated its...
Superior landlords will be exposed to rent repayment orders and civil penalties for unlicensed HMOs from 1 May, widening enforcement risk beyond the immediate rent...
Limited company landlords remain upbeat about the year ahead even as mortgage costs, running costs and regulation continue to rise, according to new research from...
Ceta has launched 12 and 18-month rent guarantee cover for landlords ahead of the Renters Rights Act, signalling that insurers expect longer possession delays and…
Landlords in England could soon face clearer anti-discrimination rules when carrying out Right to Rent checks, after the Home Office opened a consultation on changes...
More than half of homes in England and Wales have an EPC rating of D or below, according to an analysis of local authority data,...
Landlord possession instructions rose 60% year-on-year in March as owners moved to act before Section 21 is abolished on 1 May, according to new figures...
Nottingham City Council says its landlord licensing schemes generated £114.9 million in social value from a £24.9 million investment between 2020 and 2024, a new…
Ministers have confirmed councils will use the new Private Rented Sector Database to check landlord records and take enforcement action during the Renters’ Rights Act…
Landlords are facing a widening squeeze from compliance, maintenance and financing costs, with a fresh warning that smaller investors are finding it harder to keep…
The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee has urged ministers to toughen the draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill, saying the current package still leaves…
Children are now more likely than working-age adults to live in the private rented sector, with 3.2 million children in privately rented homes and 23…
Ministers have told councils they should take a proactive approach to enforcing the Renters’ Rights Act, sharpening the government’s line on how local authorities are…
Knight Frank has warned that rising gilt yields and a fresh political risk premium could push up mortgage pricing for landlords later this year, adding…
Older private renters on the lowest incomes are now spending 48 percent of their income on housing costs, according to Independent Age, which says the…
Stamp duty tax receipts slipped in the opening month of the new financial year, giving landlords another sign that higher transaction costs are still weighing…
Landlord possession claims fell in the first quarter of 2026, suggesting the courts did not see the surge many expected before Section 21 disappeared. But…
Andy Burnham has renewed calls for tougher action against rogue landlords, saying councils should have a simpler route to take over substandard rental homes where…
FOI findings show councils issued 864 civil penalties worth £4.95m to landlords, while eight authorities still had not provided substantive figures.
The NRLA has taken over responsibility for The Lettings Industry Council, giving landlords and agents a single trade forum at a point when the private…
New home registrations fell 6 percent in the first quarter of 2026, with the rental and affordable pipeline also down, adding another warning for landlords…
UK inflation fell to 2.8 percent in April, its lowest level since March 2025, but landlords looking for a quick drop in borrowing costs still…
