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Tories slam Rayner speaking fee at property industry event

Tories slam Rayner speaking fee at property industry event

Angela Rayner’s scheduled appearance at a major property industry conference has drawn Conservative criticism after reports she will receive a five-figure sum to speak. Hollinrake...

02/03/2026
Landlords can claim £500 grants to install EV chargers

Landlords can claim £500 grants to install EV chargers

Landlords can now claim grants of up to £500 to install electric vehicle chargers at their rental properties, with the National Residential Landlords Association urging...

02/03/2026
Rent growth slows to four-year low as half of councils breach £1,000 mark

Rent growth slows to four-year low as half of councils breach £1,000 mark

Rents for new tenancies are rising at their slowest pace in four years, with annual growth falling to just 1.9 percent, according to the latest...

02/03/2026
Service charges hit £200 a month as flat ownership costs surge

Service charges hit £200 a month as flat ownership costs surge

Flat leaseholders in England and Wales now pay an average service charge of £2,405 a year – £200 a month – for the first time,...

02/03/2026
House prices hold steady as BTL activity edges higher

House prices hold steady as BTL activity edges higher

UK house prices held steady in February with annual growth unchanged at 1.0 percent and a 0.3 percent monthly rise, according to the latest data...

02/03/2026
BPF calls for MDR reinstatement to unlock 25,000 stalled homes

BPF calls for MDR reinstatement to unlock 25,000 stalled homes

The British Property Federation has urged the Chancellor to use the Spring Statement to restore Multiple Dwellings Relief, arguing the tax change would unlock thousands...

02/03/2026
Worcester Council backs call for rent controls despite government refusal

Worcester Council backs call for rent controls despite government refusal

Worcester Council has voted to write to Housing Secretary Steve Reed requesting powers to introduce rent controls in the private sector, amid concerns that nearly...

28/02/2026
Bristol plans 20% higher fines for landlords with vulnerable tenants

Bristol plans 20% higher fines for landlords with vulnerable tenants

Bristol City Council is proposing a two-tier penalty system that would add 20 percent to fines for landlords who breach housing rules when accommodating vulnerable...

28/02/2026
Landlords miss £470m in rent arrears as average debt jumps 30%

Landlords miss £470m in rent arrears as average debt jumps 30%

Private landlords dealt with more than £470 million in rent arrears during 2024/25, a sharp increase from £406 million the previous year, according to new...

28/02/2026
UK rents stall as tenants act more cautiously

UK rents stall as tenants act more cautiously

Average UK rents have remained broadly static in February, with the HomeLet Rental Index recording a slight dip to £1,301 – down 0.1% from January’s...

28/02/2026
Industry urges housing tax reforms ahead of Spring Statement

Industry urges housing tax reforms ahead of Spring Statement

Property industry figures have called for housing tax reforms ahead of Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s Spring Statement on 3 March, with one in three respondents to...

28/02/2026
Court delays hit eight months as possession claims fall

Court delays hit eight months as possession claims fall

Landlords are waiting an average of more than eight months for county courts to process and enforce possession cases, according to the latest Ministry of...

28/02/2026
Property transactions rise 5% as market shows resilience into 2026

Property transactions rise 5% as market shows resilience into 2026

UK residential property transactions rose 5 percent year-on-year in December 2025, with 100,440 completions recorded on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to the latest HMRC...

27/02/2026
Labour MP calls for end to rental sector reform

Labour MP calls for end to rental sector reform

A Labour backbencher has called for the government to stop introducing further changes to the rental sector, arguing that the Renters’ Rights Act has “knocked...

27/02/2026
Angela Rayner to address Propertymark conference on housing reforms

Angela Rayner to address Propertymark conference on housing reforms

Angela Rayner, the former Deputy Prime Minister and Housing Secretary who oversaw the Renters’ Rights Act, will address property professionals at this year’s Propertymark One...

27/02/2026
The Mortgage Works cuts rates for limited company landlords

The Mortgage Works cuts rates for limited company landlords

The Mortgage Works (TMW), the UK’s largest buy-to-let lender, has announced rate cuts of up to 0.20 percentage points on selected products for limited company...

27/02/2026
BoE rate-setter signals three rate cuts in 2026

BoE rate-setter signals three rate cuts in 2026

A member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee expects up to three interest rate cuts this year, citing easing inflation and a weakening...

26/02/2026
Liverpool deploys 120 officers in landlord enforcement drive

Liverpool deploys 120 officers in landlord enforcement drive

Liverpool City Council is recruiting 34 new staff to enforce its selective licensing regime, bringing the total number of officers focused on the private rented...

26/02/2026
Manchester tops first-time buyer hotspots as affordability shapes market

Manchester tops first-time buyer hotspots as affordability shapes market

Manchester has emerged as the UK’s leading first-time buyer destination outside London, with new entrants accounting for more than 70 percent of all mortgaged home...

26/02/2026
John Lewis exits Build to Rent as industry calls for tax relief

John Lewis exits Build to Rent as industry calls for tax relief

John Lewis Partnership has abandoned its £500 million build-to-rent venture, citing construction inflation and higher borrowing costs. The decision to close its rental property division...

26/02/2026
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