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.
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.
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.
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 its effect on future supply and local development density.
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 pushing hard on price as available stock stays high.
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 worried they could be forced to move.
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 left pricing pressure in place.
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 ahead of the 2026-27 settlement.
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 sales and widened the pressure on social housing supply.
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 to a slower but still inflationary lettings market.
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 buyer caution kept a lid on momentum.
Savills says UK build-to-rent starts fell 79 percent in the year to June, with starts outside London down 84 percent and completions running ahead of new starts for a 10th straight quarter.
HomeLet says average UK rents on newly agreed tenancies rose to £1,369 in July, up 1.2 percent on the month and 4.3 percent year on year, with London staying above £2,200 and the North East posting the fastest annual growth.
Future Homes Hub and the Good Homes Alliance say low-energy rental homes will underperform if tenants are not given clearer handover guidance, with new advice setting out what landlords and letting teams should explain at move-in.
Rightmove says average tenant enquiries fell to nine per rental listing in the first half of 2026, down from 16 a year earlier as supply improved and the market moved further away from the frenzied conditions seen in 2024.
Zoopla says UK house price growth slowed to 1.3 percent in June as agreed sales fell 9 percent year on year, with higher mortgage rates and political uncertainty cooling activity before the summer break.
SpareRoom says inner London room supply fell 5 percent year on year in the second quarter of 2026, ending a three-year growth run and tightening pressure across the capital’s shared-housing market.
Savills says prime rents rose again in the second quarter as landlords passed through higher borrowing, tax and Renters’ Rights Act costs, keeping upward pressure on top-end lettings.
Resolution Foundation says ministers need another £8 billion if the full £39 billion affordable homes programme is to shift into social rent, sharpening the debate over what gets built next.
The NRLA says London is now driving rental inflation higher, with rent growth in the capital pulling away from every other English region while wider price pressures cool.
SpareRoom says 85 percent of renters back rent controls after another year of rent rises, with 32 percent saying they were forced to move in the past year because housing had become unaffordable.
Paragon says average gross rental yields across its landlord lending book rose to 7.02 percent in Q2 2026, with HMOs still delivering the strongest returns at 8.9 percent.
