Independent Age says older renters are facing deeper poverty and growing insecurity, with more than one in five unable to comfortably afford rent and many…
The Welsh Government has confirmed a new rental bill in its first legislative phase, putting rent measures, eviction reform and tighter private rented sector rules…
RICS says buyer demand and agreed sales both stayed weak in July, with the latest survey showing the market missed its usual summer lift and…
LegalforLandlords says 28,610 landlord and lender possession claims were lodged across England and Wales in the year to March 2026, with London accounting for almost…
Propertymark says the proposed Crisis and Resilience Fund cannot close the gap left by frozen Local Housing Allowance rates, leaving landlords and low-income tenants exposed…
Paragon has refreshed its buy-to-let range from 3.55 percent, cutting selected fixes and repricing green, HMO and multi-unit options as lender competition stays focused on…
Landbay has cut buy-to-let rates by up to 0.35 percent, with pricing now starting at 3.44 percent as the lender adds specialist products and widens…
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a Section 21 appeal over gas safety paperwork in a case that could affect possession claims still working...
Propertymark says the planned private rented sector database could widen landlord and agent admin before the late-2026 launch unless ministers narrow the filing and update…
Norwich City Council's latest private rented sector review says the evidence backs city-wide licensing for smaller HMOs and selective licensing in four wards, putting landlords…
Cifas says mortgage fraud rose across every main category in the first half of 2026, with application identity fraud up 36 percent as lenders and…
Goodlord says fraudulent tenancy applications could expose landlords to £4.1bn in direct annual losses, with fake employment references and identity fraud still rising across the…
MHCLG says Right to Buy sales in England jumped to 14,275 in 2025-26, up 90 percent year on year, while replacement starts stayed far below…
Stoke-on-Trent City Council has opened a consultation on ward-by-ward HMO caps, a city-wide Article 4 direction and wider additional licensing for smaller shared homes.
Awaab's Law will widen from 30 November 2026, bringing seven more hazard categories under fixed response deadlines for social landlords and giving private landlords a…
Hello Neighbour says London asking rents rose 8.7 percent year on year in July even as tenant enquiries per property fell by a third, pointing…
Propertymark says rental listings will need valid PRS database identifiers before they can be marketed once the scheme goes live, adding a fresh compliance step…
Lloyds says UK house prices were flat in July and annual growth slowed to 0.1 percent, marking the weakest yearly rise since November 2024 as…
ACCA says around 400,000 landlords and sole traders still risk missing the first 7 August Making Tax Digital filing deadline, despite HMRC's 12-month soft-landing on…
OSB Group says first-half originations rose 10 percent to £2.3bn, with remortgaging and portfolio management still driving landlord demand as new buying stayed selective.
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 market cools.
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 Ministry of Justice data.
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 higher.
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, harassment and serious private housing breaches from 1 May 2026.
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 funding pledge but no delivery benchmark.
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 keep rising.
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 first digital possession rollout due by the end of 2026.
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 of supply.
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 buying or remortgaging specialist property.
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 supply and affordability pressures continue to shape the market.
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 track closely.
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.
