Homes bought and resold within 12 months made up just 1.5 percent of transactions across England and Wales in 2025, the lowest share in more...
A new rent review platform has launched in England just weeks before the Renters’ Rights Act rewrites how landlords and agents justify rent increases. MarketRent...
The Welsh Green Party has put rent controls back on the political agenda ahead of the Senedd election, pledging rent caps, a ban on no-fault...
Landbay has expanded its Premier range with new small HMO remortgage products, giving landlords another specialist refinancing route at a point when shared housing remains...
Barclays has eased its buy-to-let affordability rules, a move that could let some landlords borrow up to £20,000 more as financing conditions stay tight ahead...
Northern Ireland is offering landlords a different investment case in 2026, with new research from estate agency John Minnis pointing to Derry/Londonderry & Strabane and...
Landlords are being exposed to civil penalties of more than £5,000 after councils reject HMO licence applications over form errors, according to a warning from...
Mortgage product choice has dropped sharply and average deal lifespans have fallen to just eight days, leaving landlords with far less time to secure finance...
Letting agents expect a 71 percent reduction in buy-to-let investors this year, according to a new Iamproperty study that points to a weaker pipeline of...
Redwood Bank has completed a £847,500 refinance for a Birmingham landlord operating supported housing and care-related accommodation, showing that specialist lenders still see room in...
Landlords who already collect rent several months upfront may be able to keep doing so after 1 May, but only where the tenancy agreement clearly...
Average agreed rents across the UK were broadly flat in March, but the latest Propertymark tracker showed the market is still moving in very different...
Keystone, Moda, Nottingham and Paragon have all updated buy-to-let mortgage ranges, signalling that lender competition is returning through lower rates, wider criteria and higher-LTV options.
Landlords looking to refinance are shifting towards two-year fixed mortgages as rates rise again, with new search data showing borrowers are choosing flexibility over longer-term...
Tenant demand rose again in March while landlord instructions stayed deep in negative territory, according to the latest RICS survey, pointing to more upward pressure...
The NRLA has launched an upgraded Level 3 property management and residential lettings qualification ahead of the Renters’ Rights Act, as the sector braces for...
The government has published new tenant-facing guidance for the Renters’ Rights Act, spelling out the changes landlords must navigate before the new tenancy regime starts...
HMO licence applications have risen 40 percent since 2018, according to new research from specialist insurer Just Landlords, with councils now receiving more than 57,000...
Foundation Home Loans has launched a new set of limited-edition buy-to-let mortgage products across its standard, HMO and holiday let ranges, giving landlords a fresh...
UK house prices fell 0.5% in March, reversing February’s 0.3% rise and leaving the average property value at £299,677, while annual growth slowed to 0.8%...
Grainger said the Renters’ Rights Act is accelerating a structural shift in the rental market, with smaller private landlords leaving and larger professional operators taking…
Landlords using guaranteed-rent or management deals cannot assume a fixed monthly payment will make them legally responsible for an unlicensed HMO, after an Upper Tribunal…
More than half of larger portfolio landlords expect to remortgage within the next 12 months, pointing to a busy refinance market even as many investors…
Liverpool City Council is offering grants of £5,000 to £20,000 to bring long-term empty homes back into use, with successful owners required to let at…
Private renters could pay about £1,200 less a year by 2030 if ministers combined rent caps with landlord tax reform, according to new analysis from…
Home sales are now taking 104 days to reach exchange in Great Britain, according to Connells Group, with leasehold deals proving the main drag on…
Most private renters have at least heard of the Renters’ Rights Act, but a large minority still do not understand some of the rules now…
Buy-to-let mortgage arrears fell to 8,960 in the first quarter of 2026, down 6 percent on the previous quarter and 24 percent lower than a…
Landlords with flats in cladded blocks face a tighter valuation framework from November after RICS published updated guidance on when valuers should ask for an…
Reading landlords with smaller HMOs have just over two weeks to apply for a new licence or risk a £250 surcharge, with the council also…
The UK housing market stayed soft in April, but the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors survey suggests landlords should focus less on the sales…
A Tandridge landlord has been hit with £5,000 in fixed penalties after failing to deal with housing safety risks and letting a property without a…
Average rental arrears climbed to a record £2,281 in the first quarter of 2026, according to Reposit, but the pace of growth slowed sharply to…
The government’s latest legislative programme has put leasehold reform back at the centre of housing policy, with ministers pressing ahead on commonhold, ground rents and…
Buy-to-let lenders are continuing to trim rates, restore higher loan-to-value products and rework fee structures, giving landlords a wider set of refinancing options than they…
