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.
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.
The government says it will not use Nightingale-style courts for landlord possession work, arguing there is no national backlog and that the Digital Possession Service can manage current demand.
Paragon Bank says two-thirds of HMOs in its latest research already hold EPC ratings of A to C, giving HMO landlords a clearer lead as minimum energy standards stay under review.
Handelsbanken says 59 percent of professional property investors are tightening tenant criteria after the Renters’ Rights Act, while 63 percent have already raised rents in response to higher overall costs.
St Helens Council has opened a six-week borough-wide Article 4 consultation on small HMOs, starting a 12-month path to tighter planning control across the borough if the move goes ahead.
