Buy-to-let mortgage arrears fell 9 percent in the final quarter of 2025, with the number of mortgaged rental properties in arrears dropping to 9,520, according...
Three quarters of landlords have made no preparations for the Renters’ Rights Act despite parts of the legislation taking effect on 1 May, new research...
Great Yarmouth’s selective licensing scheme faces a formal legal challenge after landlord representatives issued a pre-action letter warning they will seek judicial review unless the...
Peers have challenged the government over the Renters’ Rights Act after data showed 110,000 landlords are expected to leave the private rented sector this year....
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has called for councils to be given compulsory purchase order (CPO) powers to acquire private rented homes that fail to...
Housing minister Matthew Pennycook has confirmed that Labour’s plan to build 1.5 million new homes by 2029 will affect property prices, telling MPs the “best...
Rents are set to rise further as landlord supply continues to decline, according to the latest RICS Residential Market Survey. The January 2026 data shows...
Landlords in England and Wales now face an average wait of almost 25 weeks to regain possession of their properties, a 9 percent increase over...
Glasgow has been ranked the top UK city for residential property investment, according to Colliers’ latest annual assessment. The Scottish city posted average rental yields...
The government has warned it will monitor landlords who routinely require guarantors from tenants, with Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook signalling that blanket requirements could face...
Landlords seeking to regain possession of their properties under the Renters’ Rights Act will need to prove they have correctly protected tenant deposits, according to...
Nationwide Building Society has become the first UK lender to allow mortgage deeds to be signed electronically without requiring a witness, potentially cutting days off...
The pro-landlord petition demanding changes to the Renters’ Rights Act has crossed the 10,000-signature threshold, triggering a mandatory government response. Launched in late January by...
Landlords who invest in flats are being urged to respond to a government consultation that could ban leasehold ownership for all new-build apartments in England...
Rental supply from lodger landlords has fallen for the first time since the pandemic, prompting calls for the government to raise the Rent a Room...
Landbay has launched new tracker mortgages for buy-to-let landlords as lenders continue to cut rates in anticipation of further Bank of England base rate reductions....
A petition calling for changes to the Renters’ Rights Act has surged to nearly 9,000 signatures, approaching the 10,000 threshold that will force the government...
First-time buyers now account for 34.3 percent of all homes sold across Great Britain, the highest share since 2006 according to new research from Connells...
Landlords planning to use Section 21 no-fault evictions must serve notice before 1 May 2026 or lose the option entirely, legal experts are warning as...
Private landlords will need to spend a combined £26.5 billion to bring their properties up to the new Decent Homes Standard, according to government data...
Cabinet ministers are examining proposals to equalise Capital Gains Tax with income tax rates, a move that could significantly increase tax bills for landlords selling…
Landlords listing rental properties in London during summer months receive twice as many tenant enquiries as those listing earlier in the year, according to new…
The government has admitted it does not know how many landlords have left the rental sector since 2020, raising questions about how ministers can assess…
Families can get on the housing ladder for as little as £325 a month in parts of the North East, with Shildon in County Durham…
Tenants will be able to challenge proposed rent increases at tribunal for just £47, the government has confirmed – one of the lowest fees across…
UK housebuilders are rapidly shifting towards institutional rental sales, with investment in Single Family Housing reaching a record £3.17 billion in 2025, according to new…
Graduates with student loans save nearly £2,000 less per year towards house deposits than debt-free savers, with 41 percent saying repayments are preventing them from…
Homebuyers paid £995 million in stamp duty in February, an 11 percent rise on January’s intake, according to HMRC figures released this week – though…
A third of landlords ending tenancies in one Essex agency are selling their properties rather than reletting, as Propertymark regional executives report growing market polarisation…
The Financial Conduct Authority has opened an enforcement investigation into Market Financial Solutions, the bridging lender that collapsed last month leaving hundreds of property investors…
Inverclyde in Scotland has been named the UK’s most affordable area for homebuyers, according to Nationwide Building Society’s latest affordability analysis. The lender found around…
The government has published an official information sheet on the Renters’ Rights Act that landlords must provide to all tenants by 31 May 2026 –…
Rental property supply increased 12 percent in January while tenant arrears fell to their lowest level in recent months, according to new data from Propertymark…
The proportion of landlords owning just one or two properties fell from 57 percent to 50 percent in a single year, according to new data…
Greenwich Council has launched a coordinated enforcement operation in Plumstead, targeting more than 120 properties suspected of housing breaches and unlicensed HMOs. Officers from Environmental…
