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Government confirms 2027 service charge overhaul for flat landlords

The government says flat landlords, leaseholders and shared owners will start seeing new service charge forms and information rights during 2027, with the first legal…

16/07/2026

Fleet widens joint borrower rules and UK company-group criteria from 15 July

Fleet Mortgages widened joint borrower rules and UK company-group criteria from 15 July, opening more buy-to-let cases involving foreign-national applicants and layered company structures.

16/07/2026

Rightmove: rental supply falls below 2025 level as rents hit record

Rightmove says advertised rents hit new records in London and across Great Britain outside the capital in Q2, while available rental supply fell 1 percent…

16/07/2026

JLL: BTR investment hit £3bn in first half

UK build-to-rent investment reached £3 billion in the first half of 2026, making it the second-strongest start to a year on record, according to new...

14/07/2026

Huw Pill warns rates may need to rise over next year

Bank of England chief economist Huw Pill says UK interest rates may need to rise over the next year, sharpening landlord refinancing risk ahead of…

14/07/2026

Housing benefit now covers just 1.9% of rentals

Only 1.9 percent of private rental listings across Britain are now affordable to households relying on housing benefit, according to new analysis led by Crisis...

14/07/2026

Rightmove says new-build supply hits nine-year low as target gap widens

Rightmove says new housing developments brought to market have fallen to their lowest level since January 2017, widening the gap between supply delivery and the…

14/07/2026

Hyde Park Gate retrial leaves HMO operator with £62,177 bill

A Hyde Park Gate landlord and his property management company were left with a combined £62,176.68 bill after a retrial over an unsafe 22-room HMO,…

14/07/2026

Hamptons says failed sales could keep 100,000 homes out of the rental market

Hamptons says failed sales could keep nearly 100,000 homes out of the rental market for a year under Ground 1A, after 51 percent of rental…

13/07/2026

Propertymark says London rent salary threshold fell 17% in June

Propertymark says the salary needed for an average London rent fell 17 percent year on year to £71,550 in June, even as average rents in…

13/07/2026

ABI warns 1.3m more pensioner households may rent by 2044

ABI-backed research says 1.3 million more pensioner households could be renting by 2044, leaving nearly one in three retired households in the private or social…

13/07/2026

Fleet says London yields rise as North-South gap narrows

Fleet Mortgages says London yields rose to 6.3 percent in Q2 2026 as the North-South gap narrowed, even with the North East still leading England…

13/07/2026

RICS says June tenant demand rose as landlord supply stayed tight

RICS says tenant demand strengthened in June while landlord instructions stayed at -18 percent, adding to the rental supply pressure that is still keeping rent…

09/07/2026

SpareRoom says Q2 room supply fell as six regions hit rent highs

SpareRoom says flatshare room supply fell 3.2 percent in Q2 2026 while room rents hit record highs in six UK regions, sharpening the supply squeeze…

09/07/2026

Lloyds: UK house prices edge up 0.2% in June

The average UK home price rose 0.2 percent in June to £299,330, according to Lloyds’ latest house price index, ending three straight monthly falls and...

08/07/2026

Bank of England says remortgage shock will hit 5m borrowers by 2028

The Bank of England says more than five million UK households are now expected to refinance onto higher mortgage payments by the end of 2028,…

08/07/2026

Reed says 4 in 10 Right to Buy homes are now privately rented

Steve Reed says more than four in 10 former Right to Buy homes are now privately rented, using a Lloyds forum speech to defend Right…

08/07/2026

Ground rent cap exemption test opens for flat landlords

The government has opened an eight-week consultation on whether some leaseholders and freeholders should be carved out of the planned £250 ground rent cap, in...

08/07/2026

Pegasus says landlord portfolios rise to 7.3 as full-time share grows

Pegasus Insight says the average landlord portfolio has risen to 7.3 properties, while 21 percent of landlords now describe themselves as full-time or self-employed in…

08/07/2026

Government weighs new council powers over short-term lets and second homes

Government ministers say councils could get extra powers over short-term lets and second homes, opening another local intervention route for landlords and holiday-let owners.

07/07/2026

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Letting office desk with deposit paperwork

Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation

17/08/2026

Government weighs tougher checks and new rules for property agents

The government says it is weighing tougher property-agent regulation and stronger verification checks around approved schemes, with a new code due later this year and consultation on mandatory qualifications planned for 2027.

Modern rental flat prepared for a pet dog

Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation

17/08/2026

Simply Business says 44% of renters could add pets this year

Simply Business says 44 percent of renters have already got, or plan to get, a pet in 2026 after the 1 May rule change, giving landlords a fresh signal that pet-request volumes may rise later this year.

Buy-to-let Property News, Market

17/08/2026

Government fast-tracks homes near stations in planning rewrite

The government says thousands of homes will be fast-tracked near stations under new planning rules published on 17 August, a move landlords will watch for its effect on future supply and local development density.

British apartment block with two For Sale boards

Buy-to-let Property News, Market

17/08/2026

Hamptons: 56% of landlord offers come in 10% below asking price

Hamptons says 56 percent of landlord offers came in at least 10 percent below asking price in the year to July, showing investors are still pushing hard on price as available stock stays high.

Calculator, keys and energy bars in front of UK rental home

Buy-to-let Property News, Finance

14/08/2026

Coventry cuts green limited company BTL remortgage to 5.10%

Coventry Building Society has cut its green limited company buy-to-let remortgage rate to 5.10 percent, with the change landing in Godiva’s five-year fixed range as lender repricing continues before the autumn remortgage cycle.

Rental living room with boxes and plain papers

Buy-to-let Property News, Market

14/08/2026

Independent Age says older renters face rising poverty and move risk

Independent Age says older renters are facing deeper poverty and growing insecurity, with more than one in five unable to comfortably afford rent and many worried they could be forced to move.

Welsh terraced rentals opposite a civic building

Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation

14/08/2026

Welsh Government confirms rental bill on rent caps and evictions

The Welsh Government has confirmed a new rental bill in its first legislative phase, putting rent measures, eviction reform and tighter private rented sector rules back on the policy timetable in Wales.

British street with several For Sale boards

Buy-to-let Property News, Market

14/08/2026

RICS: buyer demand stays weak as sales stall in July

RICS says buyer demand and agreed sales both stayed weak in July, with the latest survey showing the market missed its usual summer lift and left pricing pressure in place.

Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation

14/08/2026

LegalforLandlords: 28,610 possession claims hit landlords in year to March

LegalforLandlords says 28,610 landlord and lender possession claims were lodged across England and Wales in the year to March 2026, with London accounting for almost 36 percent of the total before post-Section 21 court pressures fully fed through.

UK rental street tied to LHA affordability pressure

Buy-to-let Property News, Market

13/08/2026

Propertymark warns crisis fund cannot close LHA gap

Propertymark says the proposed Crisis and Resilience Fund cannot close the gap left by frozen Local Housing Allowance rates, leaving landlords and low-income tenants exposed ahead of the 2026-27 settlement.

Calculator, mortgage rate sheet and green EPC-style card for a Paragon buy-to-let rate refresh story

Buy-to-let Property News, Finance

13/08/2026

Paragon refreshes buy-to-let range from 3.55%

Paragon has refreshed its buy-to-let range from 3.55 percent, cutting selected fixes and repricing green, HMO and multi-unit options as lender competition stays focused on remortgage and portfolio business.

Calculator and BTL product sheets with UK house model

Buy-to-let Property News, Finance

11/08/2026

Landbay cuts BTL rates by up to 0.35% as pricing starts at 3.44%

Landbay has cut buy-to-let rates by up to 0.35 percent, with pricing now starting at 3.44 percent as the lender adds specialist products and widens access for some HMO, MUFB and near-prime cases.

Judge's gavel, house keys and a gas safety certificate representing a Supreme Court Section 21 appeal

Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation

11/08/2026

Supreme Court to hear Section 21 gas safety appeal

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a Section 21 appeal over gas safety paperwork in a case that could affect possession claims still working…

Landlord compliance desk with rental record files

Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation

11/08/2026

Propertymark warns PRS database could widen landlord admin burden

Propertymark says the planned private rented sector database could widen landlord and agent admin before the late-2026 launch unless ministers narrow the filing and update demands.

Norwich terraced homes in a licensing review area

Buy-to-let Property News, Licensing

11/08/2026

Norwich review backs wider landlord licensing evidence

Norwich City Council’s latest private rented sector review says the evidence backs city-wide licensing for smaller HMOs and selective licensing in four wards, putting landlords on notice before any formal consultation opens.

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