Bank of England keeps Bank Rate at 3.75% after a 6-3 vote, while three MPC members backed an increase as energy costs lift the inflation…
Zurich UK has investigated 17 cannabis farm claims worth £9.4m since January 2022, warning landlords about costly damage and long repairs.
Twenty7tec recorded a 22 percent annual fall in buy-to-let purchase searches in August, while landlord remortgage searches dropped 8 percent.
Government updated its HHSRS landlord guide on 16 September, clarifying the 21-hazard framework used by councils in England.
Lloyds Living has agreed 182 private rental homes across three East Midlands developments, with family houses making up most of the new stock.
ONS says UK private rents rose 3.8% to £1,400 in August while average house prices rose 1.4% to £273,000 in July.
MHCLG data shows fixed-wiring fires reached 2,575 in England in the year to March 2026, putting EICR checks back in focus for landlords.
EIG reports tenanted homes made up 10.2 percent of H1 auction sales, down from 13.3 percent in H1 2024 and close to 2025's 9.9 percent.
North Tyneside Council proposes Article 4 controls from 6 August 2027, meaning small HMO conversions in eight wards would need planning permission.
HM Land Registry data shows 39,172 titles held by overseas companies are in Greater London, accounting for 43 percent of the England and Wales total.
Lettie says 73.7 percent of hot-water disruption reports were first raised outside standard hours in its summer maintenance sample.
Bank of England agents report further softening in residential property markets, with transactions down and sales taking longer before Thursday's rate decision.
Redwood Bank finds local landlord investment rose 15.1 percent in the East Midlands between 2021 and 2026, as investors prioritise local knowledge.
Hamptons reports average GB new-let rents reached £1,419 in August, up 2.4 percent year on year as the North moved past £1,000.
Propertymark's 14 September response challenges proposed landlord-fine uplifts in Bath and Gosport, warning that portfolio size alone should not increase a penalty.
Scottish Government guidance sets 6 October damp and mould deadlines, giving private landlords 10 working days to investigate and five to begin repairs.
Hamptons finds 41,483 buy-to-let companies were formed in the first eight months of 2026, down 8 percent year on year.
Karis Insurance says ICO figures show cyber attacks on UK property services firms rose 17% to 208 in 2025, increasing the risk around client data.
Propertymark's revised August 2026 tracker puts London's rental salary threshold at £74,010, despite a 0.7 percent monthly fall in average rent.
The ABI says the average UK subsidence claim reached £20,000 in April to June, after insurers reported more cases during the hot, dry weather.
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 concerns.
Barclays says mainly landlord real-estate customers put the typical cost of meeting proposed energy-efficiency standards at about £9,000 per property.
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 month on month.
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.
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 Act start.
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.
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 2012.
Andy Burnham has pledged to make it easier for councils to acquire the worst-quality rented homes if landlords ignore warnings to improve them.
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.
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.
Medway Council has confirmed that selective and additional HMO licensing will start in seven named wards on 4 January 2027.
The Government plans powers to cap leasehold permission and administration fees, while a future property-agent regulator would require licences and qualifications.
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 number.
St Helens Council has issued £35,000 in HMO civil penalties after finding a five-person shared home was unlicensed and poorly managed.
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 and skilled installers.
