The government has allocated the first nearly £10 billion from its £39 billion Social and Affordable Homes Programme, backing more than 70,000 homes across England.
Propertymark says new energy standards taking effect from 24 March 2027 will change the design, heating systems and running costs of homes entering the rental…
IFS says rent controls would likely shrink the number of homes available to let and could push more landlords to sell, after fresh analysis examined…
Zoopla says buyer searches are now 7 percent higher than a year ago, but UK house price growth has slowed to 0.9 percent as mortgage…
Bristol's average monthly private rent reached £1,883 in June 2026, up 7.4 percent year on year, according to a new city report combining official rent…
Lendlord says limited company structures now account for more than half of buy-to-let ownership among landlords with 11 to 20 properties, marking a clearer shift…
Propertymark says almost all 3,198 fixed penalty notices issued by Rent Smart Wales in the year to May 2026 were linked to landlords who failed…
The government has opened consultation on new mayoral planning powers for schemes of more than 150 homes, marking the first step toward a bigger metro…
The Cumberland Building Society has launched its first Holiday Let Index after the tax relief cut for furnished holiday lets, using new broker and landlord…
HMRC says most High Value Council Tax Surcharge decisions will be made without home visits, clarifying how the new mansion tax regime is expected to…
HMRC says stamp tax receipts rose 8 percent in the first four months of 2026-27, suggesting property tax drag is still strong even as the…
Housing Hand says guarantor demands are rising after the Renters Rights Act blocked large rent-in-advance payments, creating a new friction point for landlords and tenants.
Landlord possession claims rose 6 percent in the first quarter to include the new Renters Rights Act, while completed repossessions still dipped, according to fresh…
West Suffolk Council kept a £7,500 landlord fine after a tribunal backed enforcement over 21 electrical safety defects and said the penalty could have been…
Bristol City Council has adopted a revised civil penalty policy that allows landlord fines up to £35,000, with the highest bands aimed at unlawful eviction,…
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…
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…
The government says it is adding 1,000 judges and tribunal members this year for landlord possession cases after the Renters Rights Act switch, with the…
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…
Fleet Mortgages has restored five-year HMO and MUFB fixes from 5.99 percent with £1,000 cashback, with the relaunched products live from 19 August for landlords…
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.
ONS data shows private housing new work fell 4.9 percent in July 2026, even as total construction output edged up 0.1 percent.
HomeLet’s August 2026 Rental Index puts the average UK new-tenancy rent at £1,382 a month, up 0.9 percent in a month and 4.1 percent annually.
MoJ figures show 4,613 residential property tribunal receipts in April-June, up 56 percent year on year, but do not isolate rent challenges.
NRLA calls for CGT on real landlord gains before next month’s Budget, arguing that four-fifths of landlord CGT paid since 2015 reflects inflation.
Glenigan reports residential starts fell 36 percent year on year to August as weak sales and higher build costs stalled site viability.
