Chartered Institute of Housing says only about one million homes will be built in England by July 2029, leaving a 500,000 shortfall against the 1.5 million target.
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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.
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.
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.
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-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.
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.
