Ministers have confirmed councils will use the new Private Rented Sector Database to check landlord records and take enforcement action during the Renters’ Rights Act…
Landlords are facing a widening squeeze from compliance, maintenance and financing costs, with a fresh warning that smaller investors are finding it harder to keep…
The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee has urged ministers to toughen the draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill, saying the current package still leaves…
Children are now more likely than working-age adults to live in the private rented sector, with 3.2 million children in privately rented homes and 23…
Ministers have told councils they should take a proactive approach to enforcing the Renters’ Rights Act, sharpening the government’s line on how local authorities are…
Knight Frank has warned that rising gilt yields and a fresh political risk premium could push up mortgage pricing for landlords later this year, adding…
Older private renters on the lowest incomes are now spending 48 percent of their income on housing costs, according to Independent Age, which says the…
Stamp duty tax receipts slipped in the opening month of the new financial year, giving landlords another sign that higher transaction costs are still weighing…
Landlord possession claims fell in the first quarter of 2026, suggesting the courts did not see the surge many expected before Section 21 disappeared. But…
Andy Burnham has renewed calls for tougher action against rogue landlords, saying councils should have a simpler route to take over substandard rental homes where…
FOI findings show councils issued 864 civil penalties worth £4.95m to landlords, while eight authorities still had not provided substantive figures.
The NRLA has taken over responsibility for The Lettings Industry Council, giving landlords and agents a single trade forum at a point when the private…
New home registrations fell 6 percent in the first quarter of 2026, with the rental and affordable pipeline also down, adding another warning for landlords…
UK inflation fell to 2.8 percent in April, its lowest level since March 2025, but landlords looking for a quick drop in borrowing costs still…
Landlords with flats in taller blocks are being pushed back to the front of the building safety debate after the government announced fresh post-Grenfell reforms,…
