Housing minister Matthew Pennycook has ruled out any immediate abolition of leasehold, saying an overnight switch for millions of homes would be legally and practically…
The Renters’ Rights Act is now live in England, marking the start of a stricter compliance era for landlords and letting agents as Section 21…
Landlords in England have been given their first look at the new forms they will need under the Renters’ Rights Act, with the government publishing…
The Bank of England has held Bank Rate at 3.75 percent, leaving landlords stuck between welcome short-term stability and a longer wait for any meaningful…
HMRC says UK residential property transactions reached their highest monthly level in a year in March, but the headline rebound came against a badly distorted…
Suffolk Building Society is bringing back a five-year fixed buy-to-let mortgage at up to 80 percent loan to value, alongside a light refurb version and…
Medway Council is moving closer to making its HMO Article 4 Direction permanent across seven wards, despite attracting only four consultation responses during the formal…
Charnwood Council has amended conditions in its selective licensing scheme after landlords challenged whether parts of the licence went beyond the council’s legal powers. Need…
Molo has cut buy-to-let pricing across its UK resident, non-UK resident and expat ranges, giving landlords another sign that specialist lenders are still competing for…
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…
