Nearly two-thirds of letting agents are not clearly displaying their Client Money Protection certification online despite it being a legal requirement, according to new research....
Cabinet ministers are examining proposals to equalise Capital Gains Tax with income tax rates, a move that could significantly increase tax bills for landlords selling...
Landlords listing rental properties in London during summer months receive twice as many tenant enquiries as those listing earlier in the year, according to new...
The government has admitted it does not know how many landlords have left the rental sector since 2020, raising questions about how ministers can assess...
Families can get on the housing ladder for as little as £325 a month in parts of the North East, with Shildon in County Durham...
Tenants will be able to challenge proposed rent increases at tribunal for just £47, the government has confirmed – one of the lowest fees across...
UK housebuilders are rapidly shifting towards institutional rental sales, with investment in Single Family Housing reaching a record £3.17 billion in 2025, according to new...
Graduates with student loans save nearly £2,000 less per year towards house deposits than debt-free savers, with 41 percent saying repayments are preventing them from...
Homebuyers paid £995 million in stamp duty in February, an 11 percent rise on January’s intake, according to HMRC figures released this week – though...
A third of landlords ending tenancies in one Essex agency are selling their properties rather than reletting, as Propertymark regional executives report growing market polarisation...
The Financial Conduct Authority has opened an enforcement investigation into Market Financial Solutions, the bridging lender that collapsed last month leaving hundreds of property investors...
Inverclyde in Scotland has been named the UK’s most affordable area for homebuyers, according to Nationwide Building Society’s latest affordability analysis. The lender found around...
The government has published an official information sheet on the Renters’ Rights Act that landlords must provide to all tenants by 31 May 2026 –...
Rental property supply increased 12 percent in January while tenant arrears fell to their lowest level in recent months, according to new data from Propertymark...
The proportion of landlords owning just one or two properties fell from 57 percent to 50 percent in a single year, according to new data...
Greenwich Council has launched a coordinated enforcement operation in Plumstead, targeting more than 120 properties suspected of housing breaches and unlicensed HMOs. Officers from Environmental...
HM Revenue and Customs has confirmed that 118,000 landlords across England will be required to submit quarterly income updates from next month under the Making...
The Senedd has passed legislation requiring all holiday let and tourist accommodation providers in Wales to register with a national licensing scheme, prompting warnings from...
Generation Rent has launched a campaign calling for limits on rent increases following energy efficiency improvements, arguing that landlords should not be allowed to pass...
Green Party leader Zack Polanski has called for national rent controls and the abolition of Right to Buy, claiming landlords are profiting while “ripping the...
Propertymark has warned that any move by Rachel Reeves to impose extra rent controls in England would push up costs, reduce supply and make it…
Nearly four in ten tenants say they do not understand what the Renters’ Rights Act means in practice, despite most being aware that the new…
Harrow landlords face a fresh licensing compliance timetable after two new selective licensing schemes were confirmed to start on 6 July 2026, adding to the…
Workers on zero-hours style contracts risk being shut out of parts of the rental market as landlords lean more heavily on rent guarantee cover ahead…
Knight Frank has cut its UK house price growth forecast for 2026 to 1.5 percent, but says rents will keep rising as tighter possession rules…
A Staffordshire landlord has been given a 24-week suspended prison sentence after magistrates heard she spent months bombarding a tenant with calls, texts and voice…
The Property Ombudsman’s chief executive Lesley Horton has backed the Renters’ Rights Act but warned that small landlords will need practical support if the new…
Landlords are carrying average borrowing of £714,000 and paying around £25,000 a year in mortgage interest before tax, repairs and compliance costs are counted, according…
Referrals to the Valuation Office Agency rose 23.5 percent in a year, pointing to tougher HMRC scrutiny of residential property values in inheritance tax returns.
Fleet, Darlington and Aldermore have all repriced buy-to-let products, giving landlords more choice at a time when refinancing pressure is still building.
TwentyCi says the share of homes listed for sale that were rented in the previous three years fell from 22.5 percent to 12.4 percent in Q1.
Welsh landlords face another election fight over rent controls, supply and tax after Propertymark compared the housing offers from the main Senedd parties before the…
Supported housing providers in England are set to face a national licensing regime, new standards and tighter housing benefit rules after ministers confirmed tougher oversight…
Scottish landlords face sharply different policy paths after Propertymark compared the housing plans of every major party ahead of the 7 May Holyrood election, with…
CHL Mortgages and Gatehouse Bank have both cut buy-to-let pricing, giving landlords a fresh sign that lenders are still competing for refinance business even with…
