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Zephyr Homeloans widens landlord options with five-year fixes

Zephyr Homeloans widens landlord options with five-year fixes

Zephyr Homeloans has launched new five-year fixed buy-to-let products with no valuation fee and no application fee, while also widening its lending criteria for more...

12/05/2026
Right to Buy reforms tighten as ministers raise landlord market questions

Right to Buy reforms tighten as ministers raise landlord market questions

Ministers have confirmed a fresh tightening of Right to Buy, with the minimum eligibility period set to rise from three years to 10 and discounts...

11/05/2026
NRLA warns Wales against rent controls after Plaid win

NRLA warns Wales against rent controls after Plaid win

The NRLA has warned Wales’ incoming politicians against pursuing rent controls after Plaid Cymru’s election victory, arguing that any cap would cut supply and push...

11/05/2026
Buy-to-let off-plan demand hits 12-year low

Buy-to-let off-plan demand hits 12-year low

Buy-to-let demand for off-plan homes has fallen to its weakest level in 12 years, according to Hamptons, with the share of new homes sold before...

11/05/2026
Halifax: house prices flat as landlords weigh demand

Halifax: house prices flat as landlords weigh demand

UK house prices were broadly flat in April, with Halifax putting the average property value at £299,313 after a monthly dip of just 0.1 percent...

11/05/2026
Court delays leave landlords waiting 32.5 weeks

Court delays leave landlords waiting 32.5 weeks

Private landlords are still waiting an average 32.5 weeks to regain possession through the courts, prompting fresh warnings that the justice system is not ready...

11/05/2026
County Durham weighs broader landlord licensing from 2027

County Durham weighs broader landlord licensing from 2027

County Durham landlords could face a wider selective licensing net from April 2027 after the council confirmed plans for a fresh scheme covering an estimated...

11/05/2026
April rents split by region as Scotland and London jump

April rents split by region as Scotland and London jump

Average rents moved in different directions across the UK in April, with Scotland, Northern Ireland and London all posting firm monthly rises while Wales and...

11/05/2026
Melton BS enters limited company buy-to-let

Melton BS enters limited company buy-to-let

Melton Building Society will enter the limited company buy-to-let market on 11 May with six products aimed at incorporated landlords, widening the options available to...

08/05/2026
Landlord confidence firms as 84% stay profitable

Landlord confidence firms as 84% stay profitable

Most landlords are still making money from buy-to-let despite heavier regulation, rising costs and softer tenant demand, with new research putting profitability at 84 percent...

08/05/2026
Telford lines up wider HMO licensing from August

Telford lines up wider HMO licensing from August

Telford & Wrekin Council is preparing to decide whether smaller HMOs should be brought into an additional licensing scheme from 20 August, a move that...

08/05/2026
Liverpool weighs city-wide landlord licensing expansion

Liverpool weighs city-wide landlord licensing expansion

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...

08/05/2026
Goodlord: rents fall 0.6% as April market cools

Goodlord: rents fall 0.6% as April market cools

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...

08/05/2026
Landlord yields hit 6.5% but RRA fears drag on confidence

Landlord yields hit 6.5% but RRA fears drag on confidence

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...

08/05/2026
RRA information sheet deadline risks late landlord scramble

RRA information sheet deadline risks late landlord scramble

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...

07/05/2026
Leeds appeal leaves landlord with higher £10,500 fine

Leeds appeal leaves landlord with higher £10,500 fine

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...

07/05/2026
Right to Rent code leaves landlords exposed on two fronts

Right to Rent code leaves landlords exposed on two fronts

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...

07/05/2026
Landlords drive most Stamp Duty receipts in 164 councils

Landlords drive most Stamp Duty receipts in 164 councils

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...

07/05/2026
Tenant swaps raise new paperwork risk for landlords

Tenant swaps raise new paperwork risk for landlords

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...

06/05/2026
Rent growth slows before RRA rent limits bite

Rent growth slows before RRA rent limits bite

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...

06/05/2026
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