London landlords added more stock to the rental market in April even as the Renters’ Rights Act came into force, with Foxtons reporting that new...
Professional landlords are still planning to expand despite higher costs and the early impact of the Renters’ Rights Act, according to Handelsbanken’s 2026 Property Investor...
The Build to Rent Alliance has launched a new code of practice for England and Wales, setting out a voluntary framework designed to push standards,...
Goodlord has chosen Reposit as its exclusive integrated deposit replacement partner, in a move the companies say will give landlords access to higher tenancy security...
Landlords face a tougher enforcement climate after the Renters’ Rights Act, with council policies allowing formal action to move faster where officers believe there are...
Landlords accounted for 13.3 percent of all home purchases across Great Britain between January and April, the highest share since 2016, as more rental properties...
Buy-to-let investors are looking at a more uneven housing market after Rightmove said asking prices rose 1.2 percent in May while the North-South divide widened...
The National Residential Landlords Association has launched a new service for portfolio landlords and build-to-rent operators, marking a clearer push into the larger-scale end of...
Welsh landlords have less than four weeks to update standard occupation contracts or risk penalties under new anti-discrimination rules taking effect from 1 June 2026....
Half of private renters who made a complaint were unhappy with the outcome before the Renters’ Rights Act took effect, according to the latest English...
Grainger said the Renters’ Rights Act is accelerating a structural shift in the rental market, with smaller private landlords leaving and larger professional operators taking...
Landlords using guaranteed-rent or management deals cannot assume a fixed monthly payment will make them legally responsible for an unlicensed HMO, after an Upper Tribunal...
More than half of larger portfolio landlords expect to remortgage within the next 12 months, pointing to a busy refinance market even as many investors...
Liverpool City Council is offering grants of £5,000 to £20,000 to bring long-term empty homes back into use, with successful owners required to let at...
Private renters could pay about £1,200 less a year by 2030 if ministers combined rent caps with landlord tax reform, according to new analysis from...
Home sales are now taking 104 days to reach exchange in Great Britain, according to Connells Group, with leasehold deals proving the main drag on...
Most private renters have at least heard of the Renters’ Rights Act, but a large minority still do not understand some of the rules now...
Buy-to-let mortgage arrears fell to 8,960 in the first quarter of 2026, down 6 percent on the previous quarter and 24 percent lower than a...
Landlords with flats in cladded blocks face a tighter valuation framework from November after RICS published updated guidance on when valuers should ask for an...
Reading landlords with smaller HMOs have just over two weeks to apply for a new licence or risk a £250 surcharge, with the council also...
Foundation Home Loans has relaunched Property Plus for harder-to-finance buy-to-let cases, including flats above commercial premises, with rates from 6.39 percent up to 75 percent LTV.
Void periods now cost landlords in England an average of £1,135 between tenancies, up 12.9 percent year on year, according to new figures from property…
Landlords with older electric heating systems are being warned that EPC reform could expose weak points that current ratings do not always punish as heavily,…
The Committee on Fuel Poverty has told ministers to ringfence Warm Homes funding for landlords, warning that the private rented sector will need targeted support…
Landlords can no longer use an asking rent to test the market and then accept a higher offer, after the Renters’ Rights Act banned rental…
GOV.UK says landlords who served Section 21 notices before 1 May 2026 must start court action by 31 July in many cases or lose the old possession route.
Hamptons says the share of tenants seeing a rent rise fell 23 percent in May, the first full month after the Renters Rights Act switched England to annual Section 13 rent reviews.
Rightmove says the average asking price of a newly listed home fell by 0.6 percent in June to £376,191, the biggest drop for the month…
Castle Trust Bank has dropped the need for a physical valuation on some standard buy-to-let cases, allowing automated valuation models to be used on eligible…
Tower Hamlets Council has secured three-year banning orders against a property management company and its two directors after a Poplar flat was run as an unlicensed HMO with overcrowding and fire safety failings.
Zoopla said rents in lower-cost areas rose fastest in May 2026 as supply stayed tight, with annual growth hitting 5% where monthly rents are below £750.
RICS said rents are set to keep rising in May 2026 as landlord instructions fell again and tenant demand stayed positive, reinforcing the supply squeeze facing the rental market.
Pegasus Insight said average landlord income reached £89,000 in the first quarter of 2026, up £14,000 on the previous quarter, as longer tenancies and firmer tenant satisfaction helped lift returns.
MPs have told ministers to launch a consultation on alternatives to stamp duty by the end of 2026, arguing that the tax is slowing transactions, hurting affordability and discouraging investment in empty homes.
The government said landlords will start joining the private rented sector database from late 2026, with the ombudsman following after the first regional rollout under the next phase of the Renters’ Rights Act.
