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Propertymark urges end to local licensing after PRS launch

Propertymark calls for local licensing to end as the PRS Database launches on 15 December, citing fees above £1,000 and weak enforcement capacity.

05/10/2026

NatWest lifts selected BTL purchase fixes to 4.91%

NatWest has lifted selected buy-to-let purchase fixes from 3 October, with a 75 percent LTV two-year product priced at 4.91 percent and carrying a £3,499…

02/10/2026

Green Party proposes three-year private rent cap

The Green Party proposes a three-year private-rent cap at the lowest of CPI inflation, wage growth or 2 percent, but it is not Government policy.

02/10/2026

NRLA: landlord database will not allow bulk registration

NRLA says landlords will need to register and pay for each rental separately when the private rented sector database rollout begins in December 2026.

02/10/2026

Upper Tribunal cancels £11,000 HMO penalty against company director

The Upper Tribunal has cancelled Tariq Khuja's £11,000 HMO penalty, ruling that sole-director status alone did not establish personal liability.

02/10/2026

Chesterfield fines agent £8,652 over fixed-term tenancy

Chesterfield Borough Council issued £8,652 in penalties after finding a letting agent used a six-month fixed-term tenancy and told tenants to leave after they raised…

02/10/2026

Barclays: landlords put energy upgrade cost at £9,000

Barclays says mainly landlord real-estate customers put the typical cost of meeting proposed energy-efficiency standards at about £9,000 per property.

02/10/2026

Nationwide: UK house price growth halves to 0.8%

Nationwide's 1 October index puts UK annual house-price growth at 0.8 percent in September, down from 1.6 percent in August, with prices 0.2 percent lower…

01/10/2026

HMRC: August property deals fall to 95,220

HMRC's 30 September release puts UK residential property transactions at 95,220 in August, down 1.5 percent on July in the seasonally adjusted series.

30/09/2026

DPS finds most landlords plan to hold rents after RRA

The Deposit Protection Service says its May survey found most landlords planned to keep rents unchanged for six months after the 1 May Renters' Rights…

30/09/2026

BoE: mortgage approvals fall to 54,900 as rates rise

The Bank of England says house-purchase approvals fell to 54,900 in August and remortgaging approvals to 34,000 as new-mortgage rates rose to 4.60 percent.

30/09/2026

HBF: planning approvals fall to 14-year low

Home Builders Federation data shows 45,315 English homes received planning permission in Q2, down 21 percent on the previous quarter and the lowest total since…

30/09/2026

Burnham pledges easier council acquisition of poor rentals

Andy Burnham has pledged to make it easier for councils to acquire the worst-quality rented homes if landlords ignore warnings to improve them.

30/09/2026

Leaders: CCJs near 1m as landlords prioritise referencing

Leaders' Summer Lettings Report finds 45.2 percent of surveyed landlords put more weight on tenant referencing as Registry Trust records 996,261 consumer CCJs in 2025.

30/09/2026

Octane revives specialist BTL loans up to £15m

Octane Capital has revived specialist buy-to-let lending up to £15m and 80 percent gross LTV for portfolio landlords, HMOs and multi-unit blocks.

29/09/2026

Medway confirms 4 January licensing start for seven wards

Medway Council has confirmed that selective and additional HMO licensing will start in seven named wards on 4 January 2027.

29/09/2026

Government plans caps on leasehold permission fees

The Government plans powers to cap leasehold permission and administration fees, while a future property-agent regulator would require licences and qualifications.

29/09/2026

Brent fines HMO manager £50,000 over Wembley overcrowding

Brent Council has fined a Wembley HMO manager £50,000 after more than 20 people were found in a property licensed for fewer than half that…

29/09/2026

St Helens issues £35,000 HMO penalties over licence breaches

St Helens Council has issued £35,000 in HMO civil penalties after finding a five-person shared home was unlicensed and poorly managed.

29/09/2026

NRLA sets five priorities for 2030 rental energy roadmap

NRLA and Energy Saving Trust set out five delivery priorities on 28 September, warning that a 2030 rental energy target needs an early roadmap, finance…

28/09/2026

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Gas boiler with blank safety inspection tag in UK rental home

Buy-to-let Property News, Licensing

15/10/2026

HSE fines Wirral landlord £2,400 after eight years without gas checks

The Health and Safety Executive says Wirral landlord Adam Evans was fined £2,400 with £5,000 costs at Wirral Magistrates’ Court after admitting eight years without annual gas safety checks at a home where a mother and five children lived.

Mortgage papers and calculator as BTL rates pass 6 percent

Buy-to-let Property News, Finance

14/10/2026

Moneyfacts: BTL five-year fixes top 6% as rates climb

Moneyfacts data puts average two-year fixed residential rates at 5.97 percent, near 6 percent for the first time since December 2023, while buy-to-let five-year fixes average 6.01 percent across 5,192 products.

London rental terrace with To Let board as rents hit record

Buy-to-let Property News, Market

14/10/2026

HomeLet: UK rents hit £1,387 record as London jumps 1.5%

HomeLet’s September Rental Index puts average UK rent at £1,387, up 0.4 percent on August and 3.3 percent on the year, with London up 1.5 percent to £2,272 while eight of 12 regions fell month on month.

Terraced HMO at dusk with glowing windows and To Let board

Buy-to-let Property News, Licensing

14/10/2026

COHO finds 1 in 5 HMO tenants felt unsafe sharing

COHO’s State of Shared Living 2026 finds 21 percent of 5,145 HMO tenants felt unsafe because of a housemate, with 42 percent moving in with no information on who they would live with.

Stoke terraced street with HMO controls notice

Buy-to-let Property News, Licensing

14/10/2026

Stoke-on-Trent confirms city-wide HMO controls from 23 October

Stoke-on-Trent City Council’s Cabinet has approved a city-wide Article 4 Direction removing permitted development rights for small HMOs, with controls taking immediate effect from 23 October 2026.

British estate agent window with sold property listings

Buy-to-let Property News, Market

14/10/2026

Propertymark: viewings halve as 86% of sellers accept below asking

Propertymark’s August housing report shows average viewings per property down to 1.7 from nearly four two years ago, with 86% of agents reporting sales below asking price as buyers and sellers drift apart.

Students with luggage outside UK university accommodation

Buy-to-let Property News, Market

14/10/2026

Cushman & Wakefield: student demand splits as five cities cut rents

Cushman & Wakefield’s 2026 student accommodation report shows 518,300 UCAS acceptances, up 1.1%, but rents fell in five cities as international visas dropped 22% and demand concentrates in fewer university markets.

London terraced street with To Let board after sale reversal

Buy-to-let Property News, Market

13/10/2026

Chestertons: quarter of London landlords re-let after exit bid

Chestertons says one in four London landlords who listed homes for sale after the Renters Rights Act have re-let them, five months after the reforms took effect, as stronger rental growth changes exit maths.

London stucco homes beside mansion tax threshold graphic

Buy-to-let Property News, Tax

13/10/2026

Yopa: mansion tax U-turn spares 1 in 10 London homes

Yopa finds keeping the £2 million mansion tax threshold spares 10,244 English homes from the surcharge, with 9.4 percent of London listings caught at £1.5 million against 5.8 percent now.

To Let board outside terraced rental amid high demand

Buy-to-let Property News, Market

13/10/2026

Propertymark: rental registrations jump to 121 per branch

Propertymark’s August Housing Insight Report finds new rental registrations jumped to 121 per member branch as tenant demand outstrips supply, with void periods averaging almost four weeks.

British rental street beside quarterly tax workload graphic

Buy-to-let Property News, Tax

12/10/2026

August: half of MTD landlords do not know they are in it

August’s Landlord Survey 2026 finds only 48 percent of landlords earning £50,000 or more believe they are in Making Tax Digital, although the duty began in April 2026.

Durham rental street with FINE penalty stamp

Buy-to-let Property News, Licensing

12/10/2026

Durham fines landlord £26,000 over repair failures

Durham County Council has fined a landlord £26,000 over repair and licensing failures at an Annfield Plain rental home, with £28,500 payable in total.

UK terraced rentals with rising yield chart collage

Buy-to-let Property News, Market

12/10/2026

Paragon: BTL yields hit 15-year high at 7.22%

Paragon Bank reports average buy-to-let yields reached 7.22 percent in Q3 2026, the highest since early 2011, with the East Midlands at 8.1 percent and HMOs at 8.8 percent.

UK terraced street with To Let boards as rents fall

Buy-to-let Property News, Market

12/10/2026

Propertymark: September rents fall in 10 of 11 regions

Propertymark reports September rents fell in 10 of 11 UK regions, with Scotland down 3.4 percent to £1,134, though the annual salary needed to rent still rose in several areas.

Damp inspection in an English private rented flat

Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation

09/10/2026

Government opens Awaab’s Law consultation for PRS

MHCLG’s consultation on extending Awaab’s Law to private landlords closes on 18 December 2026 and will shape new repair deadlines.

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