UK homeowners are ending October on mixed fortunes, as new research reveals a national house price rise of 2.8% since last Halloween-though nearly one in...
Labour’s new deputy leader Lucy Powell has been named among MPs letting out rooms to colleagues in Parliament - arrangements that collectively earned several MPs...
The government has issued its first official guidance on the Renters’ Rights Act 2025, confirming how local authorities will use sweeping new investigatory powers against...
The Mortgage Works (TMW) has launched a new Decision in Principle (DIP) for limited company landlords, giving brokers and investors faster lending decisions and a...
The long-debated Renters’ Rights Act has officially received Royal Assent from King Charles this afternoon, ushering in one of the largest shake-ups to England’s private...
Landlords and property investors are paying more in Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) than ever before, with receipts climbing 24% to £14.9 billion in the...
A growing number of wealthy investors are leveraging their cryptocurrency portfolios to buy property around the world, according to new data from Enness Global. The...
Commercial property demand is climbing again as Bank Rate cuts reopen investment deals. Retail parks, offices, and industrial assets lead recovery, says Rightmove. Commercial property...
Buy-to-let mortgage arrears fell again in the second quarter of 2025, offering cautious optimism for landlords, but repossessions crept higher as financial pressures linger. According...
The Renters’ Rights Bill has officially cleared its final stage in Parliament, marking one of the biggest transformations of the private rented sector in a...
From 27 October, Awaab’s Law will come into force, forcing social landlords to investigate and fix damp and mould within strict time limits. Similar rules...
Average UK private rents rose by 5.9% in the year to July 2025, slowing for the seventh consecutive month, according to the Office for National...
UK landlords are facing tougher enforcement under the Right to Rent scheme, with fines totalling over £4.2 million since late last year - a sevenfold...
Landlords are facing record delays in reclaiming their properties after the government rejected calls for a full review of the County Court system, despite a...
Thousands of tenants are losing their homes as landlords continue to sell up, new government data has confirmed - fuelling warnings from landlord groups that...
Buy-to-let lending fell sharply in the third quarter of 2025, as landlords paused purchases amid renewed fears of tax rises in next month’s Autumn Budget,...
Paragon Bank has rolled out a trio of limited-edition 75% loan-to-value (LTV) buy-to-let mortgage products, with two-year fixed rates starting at 3.29% - a move...
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has published a major insight paper urging property professionals-including landlords-to take a more proactive role in managing flood...
UK homeowners selling detached properties have pocketed average gains of £122,500 over the past 18 months-more than quadruple the profits seen by flat sellers-according to...
The Renters’ Rights Bill has cleared its final stage in the House of Lords, with ministers refusing to grant landlords greater protection against pet damage...
The British Property Federation has urged the Chancellor to use the Spring Statement to restore Multiple Dwellings Relief, arguing the tax change would unlock thousands…
Worcester Council has voted to write to Housing Secretary Steve Reed requesting powers to introduce rent controls in the private sector, amid concerns that nearly…
Bristol City Council is proposing a two-tier penalty system that would add 20 percent to fines for landlords who breach housing rules when accommodating vulnerable…
Private landlords dealt with more than £470 million in rent arrears during 2024/25, a sharp increase from £406 million the previous year, according to new…
Average UK rents have remained broadly static in February, with the HomeLet Rental Index recording a slight dip to £1,301 – down 0.1% from January’s…
Property industry figures have called for housing tax reforms ahead of Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s Spring Statement on 3 March, with one in three respondents to…
Landlords are waiting an average of more than eight months for county courts to process and enforce possession cases, according to the latest Ministry of…
UK residential property transactions rose 5 percent year-on-year in December 2025, with 100,440 completions recorded on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to the latest HMRC…
A Labour backbencher has called for the government to stop introducing further changes to the rental sector, arguing that the Renters’ Rights Act has “knocked…
Angela Rayner, the former Deputy Prime Minister and Housing Secretary who oversaw the Renters’ Rights Act, will address property professionals at this year’s Propertymark One…
The Mortgage Works (TMW), the UK’s largest buy-to-let lender, has announced rate cuts of up to 0.20 percentage points on selected products for limited company…
A member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee expects up to three interest rate cuts this year, citing easing inflation and a weakening…
Liverpool City Council is recruiting 34 new staff to enforce its selective licensing regime, bringing the total number of officers focused on the private rented…
Manchester has emerged as the UK’s leading first-time buyer destination outside London, with new entrants accounting for more than 70 percent of all mortgaged home…
John Lewis Partnership has abandoned its £500 million build-to-rent venture, citing construction inflation and higher borrowing costs. The decision to close its rental property division…
