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...
Landlords have less than two weeks to tighten referencing, tenancy paperwork and rent processes before the first phase of the Renters’ Rights Act starts on...
Mortgage pricing has posted its first week-on-week decline since late February, offering landlords a small but useful sign that the latest refinance shock may be...
Asking prices for homes coming to market are still edging higher despite renewed mortgage volatility, according to Rightmove, in a sign that the sales market...
Landlords are moving more of their borrowing onto interest-only deals as higher mortgage rates return, with new figures from Hamptons showing a sharp jump in...
Paragon Bank has launched a new limited-edition range of 60 percent loan-to-value buy-to-let products, widening options for landlords who can put in more equity while...
Homelessness charity Crisis is set to buy and manage its first private rented homes after securing £6.9 million in backing from Lloyds Banking Group, in...
Prime London rents edged back into growth in March even as the sales market stayed under pressure, giving landlords a clearer read on where demand...
Shared owners who rent out their homes will lose access to Section 21 from 1 May and will have to use the Renters Rights Act...
Planning delays for new build-to-rent schemes have stretched to 15 months in London and up to 14 months elsewhere, while the number of homes under...
Propertymark has backed plans for clearer sentencing guidelines for housing offences, but warned that landlords and agents should not be hit by overlapping punishments that...
Ministry of Justice figures show private landlord possession claims rose 11.1 percent in Q1 2026 before Section 21 ended on 1 May.
Telford and Wrekin Council has launched a new tenancy intervention officer role aimed at stepping in before landlord-tenant disputes turn into formal eviction action. The…
HM Land Registry has approved a 12-month trial designed to cut property sale fall-throughs by letting sellers check title data before marketing, a move that matters for landlords weighing exits or portfolio reshuffles.
Rushbrook & Rathbone says more than two thirds of tenants in managed homes either doubt their landlord or agent is fully compliant with the Renters’ Rights Act or do not know if the rules have been met.
Bank of England policymaker Megan Greene has warned that interest rates may need to rise within months, putting fresh focus on the 18 June decision and the risk of higher buy-to-let borrowing costs.
Luton Council has opened borough-wide HMO and selective licensing from 1 June, with reduced fees available until 31 August after its legal challenge ended.
Citizens Advice says 48 percent of renters who used a letting agent faced rule-breaking behaviour, with illegal fees, zero-deposit selling and repair failures among the issues reported.
The New Economics Foundation has renewed calls to bring rental income within National Insurance, reviving a tax proposal that would raise costs for landlords if ministers took it forward.
LRG says six in ten tenants in England and Wales are renting for longer than planned, adding to signs that affordability pressure and delayed home moves are keeping renters in the sector for longer.
Licensing offences now account for more than half of the £24.1 million in fines recorded against landlords and agents on the Mayor of London’s Rogue…
Centre for London says replacing stamp duty and council tax with a proportional property tax could free up 79,000 extra homes a year and raise £912 million for social housebuilding.
Mole Valley District Council is set to adopt a new landlord enforcement policy this month to align with the Renters’ Rights Act, showing how councils are rewriting enforcement rules after the 1 May switch.
Tenant unions have launched a First-tier Tribunal rent challenge tool after the Renters’ Rights Act, urging renters to test rises against market levels under the post-1 May system.
Southend Council has secured a £25,224.39 court bill against a landlord who rented out an unsafe property despite a live Prohibition Order and without the…
Landlords in England and Wales could face civil penalties of up to £40,000 from 23 June when the updated Housing, Health and Safety Rating System…
