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UK multifamily investment hits 30bn as sector enters new trading cycle

UK multifamily investment hits 30bn as sector enters new trading cycle

Institutional investors have deployed almost £40 billion into the UK’s build to rent market over the past decade, with £30 billion – around 75 percent...

Super-prime London lettings surge 8% as wealthy tenants dodge tax hit

Super-prime London lettings surge 8% as wealthy tenants dodge tax hit

Demand for London’s most expensive rental properties jumped 8 percent over the past year as wealthy individuals chose to rent rather than buy following tax...

OSB BTL lending jumps 19 percent as specialist market strengthens

OSB BTL lending jumps 19 percent as specialist market strengthens

OSB Group delivered a 19 percent increase in mortgage originations to £4.7bn in 2025, with strong growth in bridging and commercial lending as the specialist...

UK house prices hit new record as annual growth reaches four-month high

UK house prices hit new record as annual growth reaches four-month high

UK house prices reached a new record high in February as annual growth hit 1.3 percent – the strongest level in four months – according...

Propertymark warns Decent Homes will fail without regulated agents

Propertymark warns Decent Homes will fail without regulated agents

Propertymark has warned that the new Decent Homes Standard will only succeed if letting agents are properly trained and regulated, calling for stronger enforcement and...

Nationwide doubles green loan scheme to 10,000 landlords

Nationwide doubles green loan scheme to 10,000 landlords

Nationwide Building Society is doubling the number of mortgage customers who can access interest-free loans for energy efficiency improvements, expanding the scheme from 5,000 to...

Foxtons lettings portfolio hits 32,000 as London agent banks on RRA

Foxtons lettings portfolio hits 32,000 as London agent banks on RRA

Foxtons has grown its lettings portfolio to more than 32,000 tenancies – an increase of over 50 percent since 2021 – as the London-focused agent...

Councils collect just 25% of landlord fines as rogues dodge penalties

Councils collect just 25% of landlord fines as rogues dodge penalties

Local authorities collected just a quarter of the civil penalties they imposed on private landlords over the past two years, new data reveals. The figures...

Limited company landlords 14 points more likely to raise rents

Limited company landlords 14 points more likely to raise rents

Landlords who hold properties through limited companies are significantly more likely to increase rents than those who own in their personal names, according to new...

Older renters fear eviction and rent rises from EPC upgrades

Older renters fear eviction and rent rises from EPC upgrades

Nearly two thirds of older private tenants would be worried about a rent increase if their landlord carried out energy efficiency improvements, according to research...

Gloucester plans city-wide HMO licensing and Article 4 controls

Gloucester plans city-wide HMO licensing and Article 4 controls

Gloucester Council has launched two consultations targeting landlords of houses in multiple occupation, proposing city-wide additional licensing for all HMOs and new planning controls in...

BTL rate cuts on hold as Middle East conflict spikes swap rates

BTL rate cuts on hold as Middle East conflict spikes swap rates

Buy-to-let landlords face a setback in their refinancing plans as lenders pause or reconsider rate reductions following a spike in swap rates driven by escalating...

Frozen IHT threshold drags 41% of homebuyers into tax net

Frozen IHT threshold drags 41% of homebuyers into tax net

More than four in ten homes purchased in England and Wales last year were valued above the inheritance tax threshold – up from just 13...

Lomond expands into Liverpool with acquisition of Homesure

Lomond expands into Liverpool with acquisition of Homesure

Lomond has expanded its North West presence with the acquisition of Liverpool-based lettings and estate agency Homesure, adding more than 1,700 managed properties to the...

Hammock and QuickBooks launch integrated MTD solution for landlords

Hammock and QuickBooks launch integrated MTD solution for landlords

Property accounting platform Hammock and Intuit QuickBooks have launched an integrated solution aimed at landlords facing quarterly reporting requirements under Making Tax Digital for Income...

Mortgage broker fees jump 25% as landlords miss free alternatives

Mortgage broker fees jump 25% as landlords miss free alternatives

Mortgage broker fees have surged by more than 24 percent in the past year, with landlords refinancing buy-to-let properties now paying an average of £623...

Rural landlords face EPC upgrade bills exceeding annual rental income

Rural landlords face EPC upgrade bills exceeding annual rental income

Landlords across England and Wales face a combined £26 billion bill to meet the government’s 2030 EPC deadline, with upgrade costs in some rural areas...

Northern Ireland launches consultation to strengthen landlord registration

Northern Ireland launches consultation to strengthen landlord registration

Northern Ireland’s communities minister has launched a consultation on plans to strengthen the country’s Landlord Registration Scheme, requiring additional property standards information and expanding data-sharing...

Government rejects landlord calls for faster evictions and tenant database

Government rejects landlord calls for faster evictions and tenant database

The government has formally rejected landlord calls for expedited eviction procedures, a tenant eviction database, and higher deposit caps – more than two weeks after...

Rental arrears values fall 8% but case numbers continue rising

Rental arrears values fall 8% but case numbers continue rising

The average value of rental arrears fell 8% last year but more tenants are falling into difficulty, highlighting the ongoing financial pressures facing both landlords...
















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