ONS says UK short-term lets recorded 100.9 million guest nights in 2025, up 11.5 percent year on year, with Wales and the North East posting the fastest growth as pressure on long-term rental supply persists.
Skipton Building Society says one in three renters are saving £100 a month or less towards a home deposit, leaving them on a 35-year path to buy against an average first-time buyer deposit of £41,403.
Rent Smart Wales is urging landlords and agents to check whether five-year licences are due for renewal, with online applications opening 84 days before expiry as June compliance deadlines pile up in Wales.
Pegasus Insight says landlords expect to spend an average of £11,713 on each property that still needs to reach EPC C, with the funding gap adding to fresh retrofit and exit pressure across the sector.
YieldMe says landlords sold at least 2,000 student HMO beds across Britain in the past 12 months, with sales strongest in Exeter, Bristol and Bath as higher costs and tighter regulation reshape the sector.
Paragon Bank has expanded its Bank Base Rate tracker buy-to-let range from 23 June with new switch and further advance options, giving existing landlord borrowers another route to refinance or raise funds across SSPs, HMOs and MUBs.
Ultimate Finance has opened its semi-commercial bridging loan to its full UK broker network after a pilot, giving landlords and investors access to funding of up to £4m for mixed-use purchases, refinancing and refurbishment.
LRG says 78 percent of recent renters found fewer homes than expected when searching for a property, even as 9 in 10 landlords say the balance of power has shifted towards tenants under the latest rental rules.
Medway Council has confirmed a £15,000 civil penalty against Homelet PMS Ltd after finding the letting agent handled client money without belonging to an approved…
Barclays says remortgaging is taking a bigger share of mortgage completions while house purchase delays remain widespread, with its latest Property Insights release showing 88…
UniHomes says Liverpool is set to lead the 2026-27 student letting cycle for projected searches per property, with the wider market still short of nearly 600,000 student bed spaces.
GB Bank has added its new core buy-to-let range to Iress’ Xplan Mortgage system, giving brokers a fresh sourcing route just weeks after the lender launched the products.
Awaab’s Law is moving beyond damp and mould, with Inventory Base warning that the next phase of the regime will pull a much wider range…
Landlords are increasingly handing management to agents after the Renters’ Rights Act ended the old assumption that a tenancy can simply be re-let on the…
Propertymark says the Home Office draft Right to Rent code is too complex for routine lettings work, warning that follow-up checks, record-keeping and agent liability still need clearer rules.
