Housing minister Matthew Pennycook says the 2028 retender of tenancy deposit scheme contracts must prove value for landlords as well as tenants, putting timing and cost scrutiny at the centre of the next procurement round.
Propertymark says member branches logged 86 new applicant registrations against just 12.65 available properties in April, keeping landlord supply pressure and tenant competition in clear view.
The Mortgage Works will cut selected buy-to-let and limited company buy-to-let fixed rates from today, with the biggest reduction taking a limited company deal down…
SpareRoom says graduates now need about £39,000 a year to keep an average inner London room within the usual 30 percent affordability rule.
Castle Trust Bank has cut buy-to-let and refurbishment rates, but says the repriced deals are only open to cases that complete by 31 August.
Sefton Council says a landlord-owned company was left with a £6,600 bill after pleading guilty to running an unlicensed rented property.
Westminster says landlords with smaller HMOs must hold or apply for a licence by 31 August after renewing its borough-wide additional licensing scheme.
Rightmove says Manchester asking prices rose 63 percent in a decade, the fastest growth among major British cities, while London posted the weakest 10-year gain at 7 percent.
Hiscox says nearly one in five landlords who rent to friends or family have done so without a formal agreement, warning that informal lets can…
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.
