HMRC says stamp tax receipts rose 8 percent in the first four months of 2026-27, suggesting property tax drag is still strong even as the…
Housing Hand says guarantor demands are rising after the Renters Rights Act blocked large rent-in-advance payments, creating a new friction point for landlords and tenants.
Landlord possession claims rose 6 percent in the first quarter to include the new Renters Rights Act, while completed repossessions still dipped, according to fresh…
West Suffolk Council kept a £7,500 landlord fine after a tribunal backed enforcement over 21 electrical safety defects and said the penalty could have been…
Bristol City Council has adopted a revised civil penalty policy that allows landlord fines up to £35,000, with the highest bands aimed at unlawful eviction,…
The government says it still has no numerical affordable homes target despite its £39 billion Social and Affordable Homes Programme, leaving landlords with a big…
CVC has agreed a majority investment in OpenRent, backing the landlord platform behind more than one in five UK tenancies as compliance and admin demands…
The government says it is adding 1,000 judges and tribunal members this year for landlord possession cases after the Renters Rights Act switch, with the…
Propertymark says an average of nine tenants chased each available rental home in June, with fresh Housing Insight data showing demand still running far ahead…
Fleet Mortgages has restored five-year HMO and MUFB fixes from 5.99 percent with £1,000 cashback, with the relaunched products live from 19 August for landlords…
ONS says average UK private rents rose 3.7% to £1,393 in the year to July 2026, with the North East leading at 6.3% as landlord…
Propertymark says new-build asking prices edged higher in July even as regional performance diverged, with fresh data pointing to a split market landlords need to…
HMRC says 436,000 taxpayers met the first Making Tax Digital filing deadline on time, leaving more than 400,000 landlords and sole traders behind.
Lewisham Council has launched a rogue landlord taskforce after issuing 153 enforcement notices this financial year and £160,875 in penalties since April.
Propertymark says landlord licensing costs and penalty risks are rising as councils consult on new schemes ahead of the PRS Database rollout.
The government says it is weighing tougher property-agent regulation and stronger verification checks around approved schemes, with a new code due later this year and…
Simply Business says 44 percent of renters have already got, or plan to get, a pet in 2026 after the 1 May rule change, giving…
The government says thousands of homes will be fast-tracked near stations under new planning rules published on 17 August, a move landlords will watch for…
Hamptons says 56 percent of landlord offers came in at least 10 percent below asking price in the year to July, showing investors are still…
Coventry Building Society has cut its green limited company buy-to-let remortgage rate to 5.10 percent, with the change landing in Godiva's five-year fixed range as…
Hamptons says First-tier Tribunal rent rulings rose to 143 in July after the Renters’ Rights Act changed the balance of risk for tenants, while average decision times fell to 82 days.
Lomond says tenants now spend 32.7 percent of income on rent, with the average UK monthly rent at £1,369 and average time to let stretched to 63 days in its Summer 2026 market report.
HMRC says capital gains tax liabilities hit a record £24.2 billion in 2024-25 after taxable gains rose to £127.3 billion, sharpening the tax backdrop for landlords weighing disposals and other asset sales.
HMRC will begin signing up landlords and sole traders to Making Tax Digital from September if they should already be in the system, putting fresh pressure on missed registrations after the first quarterly deadline.
NRLA-backed research says letting agents are now involved in 66 percent of private rented homes in England and Wales, giving the sector its highest agent-use share in at least two years.
The government has allocated the first nearly £10 billion from its £39 billion Social and Affordable Homes Programme, backing more than 70,000 homes across England.
Propertymark says new energy standards taking effect from 24 March 2027 will change the design, heating systems and running costs of homes entering the rental market, with heat pumps and solar panels set to become standard in many new builds.
IFS says rent controls would likely shrink the number of homes available to let and could push more landlords to sell, after fresh analysis examined how caps tend to affect rental supply and investment.
Zoopla says buyer searches are now 7 percent higher than a year ago, but UK house price growth has slowed to 0.9 percent as mortgage rates stay close to 5 percent ahead of the autumn market.
Bristol’s average monthly private rent reached £1,883 in June 2026, up 7.4 percent year on year, according to a new city report combining official rent data with local market analysis.
Lendlord says limited company structures now account for more than half of buy-to-let ownership among landlords with 11 to 20 properties, marking a clearer shift toward incorporation in larger portfolios.
Propertymark says almost all 3,198 fixed penalty notices issued by Rent Smart Wales in the year to May 2026 were linked to landlords who failed to register or hold the correct licence.
The government has opened consultation on new mayoral planning powers for schemes of more than 150 homes, marking the first step toward a bigger metro mayor role in major housing approvals outside London.
The Cumberland Building Society has launched its first Holiday Let Index after the tax relief cut for furnished holiday lets, using new broker and landlord data to test how the sector is holding up now.
HMRC says most High Value Council Tax Surcharge decisions will be made without home visits, clarifying how the new mansion tax regime is expected to work before its April 2028 start.
