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Hillingdon approves boroughwide HMO licensing scheme

Hillingdon approves boroughwide HMO licensing scheme

Hillingdon Council has approved a boroughwide additional licensing scheme for Houses in Multiple Occupation, giving the west London authority new powers to scrutinise landlords and...

Bridging lender MFS enters administration over banking dispute

Bridging lender MFS enters administration over banking dispute

Market Financial Solutions (MFS), a specialist bridging lender that has funded over £1.2 billion in property loans since 2006, has entered administration following a dispute...

Property auction sales surge 53% as 2026 opens strong

Property auction sales surge 53% as 2026 opens strong

Residential property auctions recorded a 53 percent increase in sales during January 2026 compared with the same month last year, according to data from the...

Propertymark warns landlords may exit without EPC support

Propertymark warns landlords may exit without EPC support

Landlords could leave the private rented sector if the government fails to provide financial support and practical exemptions to meet EPC C targets by 2030,...

Landlords spend 31 hours a month on property management

Landlords spend 31 hours a month on property management

Landlords are spending an average of 31 hours per month managing their rental properties – the equivalent of almost four working days – according to...

Eviction court wait times: 16 weeks in London, 6 in Blackpool

Eviction court wait times: 16 weeks in London, 6 in Blackpool

Landlords seeking possession orders face wait times of up to 16 weeks at courts in London and Birmingham, while those in other parts of England...

726,000 rental homes at risk as watchdog slams Decent Homes impact assessment

726,000 rental homes at risk as watchdog slams Decent Homes impact assessment

Around 726,000 privately rented homes in England could fail the Decent Homes Standard by the 2035 deadline, according to new analysis – as an independent...

Hiscox survey finds just 5% of renters unhappy with landlords

Hiscox survey finds just 5% of renters unhappy with landlords

Only 5 percent of renters report having a negative experience with their landlord, according to new research from specialist insurer Hiscox published ahead of the...

House prices rise 2.4% but London lags behind

House prices rise 2.4% but London lags behind

UK house prices increased by 2.4 percent in the year to December 2025, bringing the average property value to £270,000, according to the latest official...

UK largest agency handles one in ten home sales as lettings grow

UK largest agency handles one in ten home sales as lettings grow

Connells Group, the UK’s largest estate agency network, handled 86,000 property exchanges in 2025 – approximately one in ten of all home sales nationally –...

Wealthy investors return to buy-to-let despite stamp duty rise

Wealthy investors return to buy-to-let despite stamp duty rise

A growing number of wealthy UK investors are putting money into buy-to-let property despite higher stamp duty on second homes, according to analysis from Rathbones....

Scottish landlords sell three times faster than they buy

Scottish landlords sell three times faster than they buy

More landlords in Scotland sold property than bought over the past year, with disposals running at nearly three times the rate of new investment. Research...

Inflation drops to 3% as markets price in March rate cut

Inflation drops to 3% as markets price in March rate cut

UK inflation fell to a 10-month low of 3 percent in January, strengthening expectations that the Bank of England will cut interest rates next month....

HMRC confirms Stamp Duty Land Tax adviser rules as May deadline approaches

HMRC confirms Stamp Duty Land Tax adviser rules as May deadline approaches

Property firms handling Stamp Duty Land Tax submissions will need to register as tax advisers under new HMRC rules coming into force in May 2026....

One in nine new homes built in flood zones despite insurer warnings

One in nine new homes built in flood zones despite insurer warnings

More than 43,000 homes built in England over the past two years are located in areas at medium or high flood risk, with insurers and...

Buy-to-let void costs jump 14% as empty days drain landlord income

Buy-to-let void costs jump 14% as empty days drain landlord income

Landlords are losing more money to void periods as the gap between tenants widens and rents continue to rise. New data shows average void costs...

Fife Council offers landlords guaranteed rent in housing crisis deal

Fife Council offers landlords guaranteed rent in housing crisis deal

A Scottish council has launched a partnership scheme offering private landlords guaranteed monthly rent and no void periods in exchange for leasing their properties to...

Councils face double jeopardy claims over licensing penalties

Councils face double jeopardy claims over licensing penalties

Landlords are being fined twice for the same offences under what one licensing specialist calls a “double jeopardy” enforcement practice by local authorities, with councils...

Government misses deadline to respond to landlord petition

Government misses deadline to respond to landlord petition

The government has failed to issue a response to the pro-landlord petition calling for faster evictions and better protections – despite the petition passing the...

Rental demand cools as cheaper mortgages draw tenants back to buying

Rental demand cools as cheaper mortgages draw tenants back to buying

The UK rental market is entering a new phase as demand begins to ease and more tenants transition into homeownership, according to property investment experts....
















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