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SpareRoom urges £11,000 Rent a Room allowance to lift supply

SpareRoom is urging the Chancellor to raise the Rent a Room allowance to £11,000 a year, saying a bigger tax-free threshold could bring more lodger…

02/09/2026

HBF: nine in 10 councils lack enough planners

HBF and Paragon Bank say councils across England and Wales are short of an estimated 2,660 planners, with staffing now 20 percent below need and…

01/09/2026

Nationwide: August house prices edge up 0.2%

Nationwide says UK house prices rose 0.2 percent in August, leaving annual growth at 1.6 percent as the lender's latest index pointed to a subdued…

01/09/2026

Paragon: 28% of HMO landlords plan £10k-plus upgrades

Paragon Bank says 28 percent of HMO landlords plan to spend more than £10,000 on improvements over the next 12 months, with compliance, energy work…

01/09/2026

HMRC says July property transactions fell after June uptick

HMRC says the provisional seasonally adjusted count of UK residential property transactions fell to 96,710 in July, down 2 percent on June and 1 percent…

28/08/2026

Hamptons says rent tribunals rose after RRA rule change

Hamptons says First-tier Tribunal rent rulings rose to 143 in July after the Renters' Rights Act changed the balance of risk for tenants, while average…

28/08/2026

Lomond says tenants spend 32.7% of income on rent

Lomond says tenants now spend 32.7 percent of income on rent, with the average UK monthly rent at £1,369 and average time to let stretched…

28/08/2026

HMRC: capital gains tax liabilities hit £24.2bn record

HMRC says capital gains tax liabilities hit a record £24.2 billion in 2024-25 after taxable gains rose to £127.3 billion, sharpening the tax backdrop for…

28/08/2026

HMRC to sign up overdue landlords to MTD from September

HMRC will begin signing up landlords and sole traders to Making Tax Digital from September if they should already be in the system, putting fresh…

27/08/2026

NRLA says agents now handle 66% of private rentals

NRLA-backed research says letting agents are now involved in 66 percent of private rented homes in England and Wales, giving the sector its highest agent-use…

27/08/2026

Government allocates first £10bn of affordable homes fund

The government has allocated the first nearly £10 billion from its £39 billion Social and Affordable Homes Programme, backing more than 70,000 homes across England.

27/08/2026

Propertymark says March 2027 energy rules will reshape new rentals

Propertymark says new energy standards taking effect from 24 March 2027 will change the design, heating systems and running costs of homes entering the rental…

27/08/2026

IFS warns rent controls would cut rental supply

IFS says rent controls would likely shrink the number of homes available to let and could push more landlords to sell, after fresh analysis examined…

27/08/2026

Zoopla: buyer searches rise 7% as price growth slows to 0.9%

Zoopla says buyer searches are now 7 percent higher than a year ago, but UK house price growth has slowed to 0.9 percent as mortgage…

27/08/2026

Bristol rents hit £1,883 after 7.4% annual rise

Bristol's average monthly private rent reached £1,883 in June 2026, up 7.4 percent year on year, according to a new city report combining official rent…

27/08/2026

Lendlord says company BTL ownership passes 50% in larger portfolios

Lendlord says limited company structures now account for more than half of buy-to-let ownership among landlords with 11 to 20 properties, marking a clearer shift…

27/08/2026

Propertymark says 3,198 Welsh penalties stemmed from licence gaps

Propertymark says almost all 3,198 fixed penalty notices issued by Rent Smart Wales in the year to May 2026 were linked to landlords who failed…

26/08/2026

Government opens mayoral planning powers for 150-home schemes

The government has opened consultation on new mayoral planning powers for schemes of more than 150 homes, marking the first step toward a bigger metro…

25/08/2026

Cumberland launches holiday let index after tax relief cut

The Cumberland Building Society has launched its first Holiday Let Index after the tax relief cut for furnished holiday lets, using new broker and landlord…

25/08/2026

HMRC says most mansion tax bands will not need home visits

HMRC says most High Value Council Tax Surcharge decisions will be made without home visits, clarifying how the new mansion tax regime is expected to…

25/08/2026

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Digital court filing scene for possession case

Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation

04/09/2026

Digital possession service to exclude most landlords at launch

Propertymark says the new Digital Possession Service is due to begin later this month, but the first phase will cover only social landlords in four court areas – leaving most private landlords on the existing court route for now.

Mortgage paperwork and calculator in UK finance setting

Buy-to-let Property News, Finance

04/09/2026

Huw Pill warns higher rates may still be needed after energy shock

Bank of England chief economist Huw Pill has renewed his call for Bank Rate to rise to 4 percent, a warning that could feed through into buy-to-let pricing if lenders harden fixed-rate expectations.

UK auction room with lowered bidding paddles

Buy-to-let Property News, Market

04/09/2026

EIG: residential auction sales fall 10.1% in July

Essential Information Group says residential auction sales fell 10.1 percent year on year in July 2026 as the national success rate slipped to 64.7 percent, pointing to a choosier market for landlords buying or selling stock.

Rent review papers beside a modest British rental home

Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation

03/09/2026

NRLA warns landlords as rent appeals hit record high

NRLA says record rent tribunal volumes are raising the bar for landlords, with achieved rents and property condition now carrying more weight under the post-Renters’ Rights Act system.

Inspector checks damp in a modern UK rental flat

Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation

03/09/2026

CIH and CIOB launch damp and mould guidance for landlords

CIH and CIOB have issued new damp and mould guidance, sharpening pressure on landlords to prevent repeat problems and keep clearer evidence as housing-condition scrutiny rises.

UK flat balcony with plug-in solar panel kit

Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation

03/09/2026

Riskstop warns landlords over plug-in solar safety checks

Riskstop says plug-in solar panels became legal in Great Britain on 27 August, leaving landlords to weigh consent, electrical safety and insurance checks before tenants install them.

UK lettings paperwork trays with keys on a desk

Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation

03/09/2026

The Letting Partnership says £750m sits in unclaimed deposits

The Letting Partnership says up to £750 million could be sitting in unclaimed tenancy deposits, sharpening attention on how dormant balances are tracked, reconciled and closed out after a tenancy ends.

Rental flat entrance with compliance paperwork nearby

Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation

02/09/2026

Renters Reform Coalition urges rent and eviction data in PRS database

Renters Reform Coalition has urged ministers to expand the PRS Database so it records rent levels, eviction data and stronger public access, warning the scheme could otherwise become a basic landlord register rather than a meaningful enforcement tool.

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