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Keystone cuts buy-to-let rates by 0.15 points
Keystone Property Finance has cut fixed buy-to-let rates by 0.15 percentage points across its range, with standard deals now starting from 3.44 percent at 70…
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Buy-to-let Property News, Licensing
Nottingham licensing report claims £4.62 return per £1
Nottingham City Council says its landlord licensing schemes generated £114.9 million in social value from a £24.9 million investment between 2020 and 2024, a new…
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
PRS Database to power landlord enforcement checks
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…
Buy-to-let Property News, Finance
Hidden landlord costs pile up as smaller investors feel squeeze
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…
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
MPs push faster leasehold reform as flat landlord costs stay in focus
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…
Buy-to-let Property News, Market
Children now more likely than adults to live in private rentals
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…
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Councils told to take proactive line on RRA enforcement
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…
Buy-to-let Property News, Finance
Knight Frank warns bond clash could raise landlord mortgage costs
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…
Buy-to-let Property News, Market
Older renters spend 48% of income on rent, charity warns
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…
Buy-to-let Property News, Tax
Stamp duty take slips 6% as HMRC April receipts soften
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…
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Landlord possession claims fall but court delays worsen
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…
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Burnham wants three-strikes powers over rogue landlords
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…
Buy-to-let Property News, Licensing
Exclusive: FOI reveals £5.2m in landlord fines as six councils fail to disclose totals
FOI findings show councils issued 864 civil penalties worth £4.95m to landlords, while eight authorities still had not provided substantive figures.
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
NRLA takes control of Lettings Industry Council
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…
Buy-to-let Property News, Market
New home registrations fall 6% as rental pipeline slips
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…
