Paragon Bank has cut selected five-year buy-to-let rates by 15 basis points, with pricing now starting from 4.95 percent on green single lets and 5.1 percent on HMOs and multi-unit blocks.
Landlord Action says possession instructions jumped 28 percent year on year in July, with nearly a third linked to landlords racing to beat the 31 July court deadline for older Section 21 claims.
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.
Preston City Council has opened consultation on a selective licensing scheme that would charge landlords £1,050 per property in three wards, with responses due before ministers decide whether the plan can proceed.
Matthew Pennycook says letting agents will be able to file Private Rented Sector Database entries for landlords, clarifying who can handle registration before the new system goes live later this year.
HMRC has proposed a new Customer Correction Notice power that could treat uncorrected landlord tax mistakes as deliberate, with draft Finance Bill 2026-27 rules raising the penalty risk once an error is spotted and not fixed.
Bank of England data shows net mortgage approvals for house purchases rose to 58,200 in June from 56,600 in May, while remortgage approvals climbed to 41,800 but both measures stayed below long-run norms.
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.
StrideUp has doubled the size of HMO and multi-unit block cases it will back, lifting its Sharia-compliant buy-to-let limit to £2.5 million for landlords buying or refinancing larger rental assets.
The High Court has backed Thurrock’s selective landlord licensing scheme for a second time, leaving the 16-ward rollout in place and adding a fresh £7,500 costs warning for landlords hoping the challenge would delay enforcement.
Foxtons says Renters’ Rights Act disruption wiped £3 million from lettings revenue and helped drive a 57 percent fall in first-half profit before tax, as tenancy terminations hit student and corporate income lines.
Generation Rent has launched a postcard campaign urging renters to press Housing Secretary Angela Rayner for limits on rent rises, reopening the rent-controls debate just days after ministers ruled out caps for England.
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.
Ealing Council has opened a consultation on a new borough-wide additional licensing scheme for smaller HMOs, with the proposed five-year designation due to start in April 2027 if approved.
