Telford & Wrekin Council is preparing to decide whether smaller HMOs should be brought into an additional licensing scheme from 20 August, a move that...
Liverpool City Council has opened a fresh consultation on the future of selective licensing, with landlords now facing the prospect of a scheme that could...
Average rents across England fell by 0.6 percent in April, according to the latest Goodlord Rental Index, giving landlords one of the clearest signs yet...
Most landlords say their portfolios are still profitable and average yields have edged up again, but confidence in the private rented sector has weakened as...
Official take-up of the government’s Renters’ Rights Act information sheet still looks low relative to the size of England’s private rented sector, raising the risk...
A Leeds landlord has been hit with a higher financial penalty after appealing council enforcement action over safety and management failings at a Harehills rental...
The Home Office’s latest Right to Rent consultation has reopened a long-running problem for landlords: how to carry out immigration checks without creating fresh discrimination...
Landlords and second-home buyers now account for most Stamp Duty receipts in more than half of English councils, according to new Paragon Bank analysis of...
Tenant swaps are set to become a more common pressure point for landlords under the Renters’ Rights Act, with deposit protection provider mydeposits warning that...
Rent growth across England slowed in the first quarter of 2026 despite widespread expectations that landlords would push through sharper increases before the Renters’ Rights...
Derby City Council has prosecuted two landlords after they failed to hand over tenancy and rent records during housing standards investigations, in a reminder that...
Buy-to-let landlords are paying a 12 percent premium for homes with an EPC rating of A or B compared with similar D-rated properties, according to...
A new compliance platform is pitching itself at private landlords with a simple message: track the growing list of legal duties for free, then only...
Headline house price data may look steady, but Skipton Building Society says the underlying affordability picture remains far tougher than those numbers suggest. For landlords,...
The cost of bringing Britain’s vacant housing stock back into use has climbed sharply, with new analysis from BuildLoan putting the bill at £34bn –...
Manchester is the best place in England and Wales for buy-to-let investment in 2026, according to a new ranking from ERE Property that scores 310...
Slough Council is moving ahead with plans to bring back selective licensing and borough-wide additional HMO licensing, with a 10-week consultation expected within the next...
Foundation has widened its buy-to-let range with new green, HMO, multi-unit freehold block, holiday let and expat options, giving landlords another sign that specialist lenders...
About 700 former rental homes a day are being listed for sale across Britain, according to new Savills analysis, adding to evidence that landlords are...
UK house price growth picked up again in April, with Nationwide reporting annual growth of 3.0 percent and a monthly rise of 0.4 percent. For...
Ministry of Justice figures show private landlord possession claims rose 11.1 percent in Q1 2026 before Section 21 ended on 1 May.
Telford and Wrekin Council has launched a new tenancy intervention officer role aimed at stepping in before landlord-tenant disputes turn into formal eviction action. The…
HM Land Registry has approved a 12-month trial designed to cut property sale fall-throughs by letting sellers check title data before marketing, a move that matters for landlords weighing exits or portfolio reshuffles.
Rushbrook & Rathbone says more than two thirds of tenants in managed homes either doubt their landlord or agent is fully compliant with the Renters’ Rights Act or do not know if the rules have been met.
Bank of England policymaker Megan Greene has warned that interest rates may need to rise within months, putting fresh focus on the 18 June decision and the risk of higher buy-to-let borrowing costs.
Luton Council has opened borough-wide HMO and selective licensing from 1 June, with reduced fees available until 31 August after its legal challenge ended.
Citizens Advice says 48 percent of renters who used a letting agent faced rule-breaking behaviour, with illegal fees, zero-deposit selling and repair failures among the issues reported.
The New Economics Foundation has renewed calls to bring rental income within National Insurance, reviving a tax proposal that would raise costs for landlords if ministers took it forward.
LRG says six in ten tenants in England and Wales are renting for longer than planned, adding to signs that affordability pressure and delayed home moves are keeping renters in the sector for longer.
Licensing offences now account for more than half of the £24.1 million in fines recorded against landlords and agents on the Mayor of London’s Rogue…
Centre for London says replacing stamp duty and council tax with a proportional property tax could free up 79,000 extra homes a year and raise £912 million for social housebuilding.
Mole Valley District Council is set to adopt a new landlord enforcement policy this month to align with the Renters’ Rights Act, showing how councils are rewriting enforcement rules after the 1 May switch.
Tenant unions have launched a First-tier Tribunal rent challenge tool after the Renters’ Rights Act, urging renters to test rises against market levels under the post-1 May system.
Southend Council has secured a £25,224.39 court bill against a landlord who rented out an unsafe property despite a live Prohibition Order and without the…
Landlords in England and Wales could face civil penalties of up to £40,000 from 23 June when the updated Housing, Health and Safety Rating System…
