Landlords and property investors considering purchasing at auction are being urged to fully understand the process and arrange finance in advance, according to the National...
The UK second charge mortgage market reached £2.14 billion in new lending during 2025, with more than 41,700 agreements completed, according to data from the...
Landlord possession claims dropped 7.8 percent in 2025 despite the approaching removal of Section 21, with data showing 91,093 claims issued during the year compared...
Reform UK has pledged to scrap the Renters’ Rights Act if it wins the next General Election, in what party deputy leader Richard Tice described...
Landlords letting to students will benefit from revised guidance published by the government that prevents chaos in the student housing market ahead of the Renters’...
Tenants across the UK are now spending an average of 36.3 percent of their income on rent, up from 34.2 percent last year, as rental...
Demand from flatsharers has risen sharply in commuter towns across the UK as renters priced out of major cities seek more affordable options, according to...
Four in ten UK homes are now cheaper to buy with a mortgage than to rent, marking a significant shift in housing affordability that is...
Youth homelessness charities are urging the government to introduce financial penalties for landlords and letting agents who discriminate against young renters. The EveryYouth Network argues...
A Nottingham landlord claims he is facing potential fines of up to £30,000 after the city council ‘washed its hands’ of a vulnerable tenant it...
Buy-to-let landlords are better prepared for Making Tax Digital than many sole traders, with new research showing 80 percent feel ready ahead of the April...
Eleven London councils are making urgent appeals to private landlords for three-bedroom properties, with one management firm reporting “exceptionally high demand” across the capital. Property...
Landlords in Kidderminster face potential new planning restrictions after Wyre Forest District Council launched a public consultation on proposed HMO controls. The six-week consultation, running...
Demand for rent protection insurance has surged by 41 percent as landlords and letting agents prepare for the Renters’ Rights Act to come into force...
Private landlords continued to exit the sector throughout 2025, with record Capital Gains Tax receipts and a surge in limited company formations as the UK’s...
Homebuyers handed £899 million to the Treasury in Stamp Duty Land Tax during January alone, according to HMRC data analysed by Coventry Building Society. The...
A cross-sector coalition has called on the government to develop a national strategy for bringing empty homes back into use, as the number of long-term...
HMRC data reveals landlords and investors paid a record £16.985 billion in Capital Gains Tax in January 2026 – 69 percent higher than the same...
Bristol City Council is asking tenants and landlords to help shape the penalties that will apply to landlords who breach rules under the Renters’ Rights...
Thurrock Council has resumed implementing its selective licensing scheme after a High Court judge refused permission for a landlord-led judicial review. The scheme, which requires...
A quarter of landlords remain unaware of the Renters’ Rights Act just one month before it takes effect, according to new research that highlights a…
Rents across Scotland rose by just 2.4 percent over the past year – below the inflation rate of 3.11 percent – as the rental market…
The number of companies set up to hold buy-to-let portfolios is forecast to grow by 7.6 percent in 2026, bringing the total to more than…
Oxford Council has inspected more than 1,000 rental properties under its city-wide selective licensing scheme, finding that almost one in three had serious safety hazards….
Propertymark has called for coordinated action to tackle the UK’s 359,000 long-term empty homes, warning that financial penalties alone will not solve the problem. A…
Annual house price growth accelerated in March despite geopolitical uncertainty threatening to reverse recent affordability gains, according to the latest data from Nationwide. Prices rose…
Property transactions fell 6 percent year-on-year in February as the housing market absorbs higher stamp duty costs and ongoing uncertainty from the Middle East conflict….
Croydon Council is introducing two private rental licensing schemes simultaneously, with a selective licensing scheme covering 14 of the borough’s 28 wards alongside an additional…
The government has announced a £70 million funding package to address critical shortages of building inspectors and fire engineers. The three-year programme aims to strengthen…
The number of rental homes advertised as pet-friendly in England has fallen by 39 percent since the start of 2026, new analysis shows. The sharp…
Buy-to-let mortgage rates have climbed to their highest levels in up to two years as Middle East tensions continue to roil financial markets, with landlords…
New EPC standards for the rental sector are “unlikely to succeed” unless the government addresses a shortage of qualified assessors, the National Residential Landlords Association…
The Poppy Factory, a charity that supports veterans with health conditions, has drawn criticism from the government after serving Section 21 eviction notices on tenants…
Homeowners aged 60 and over hold more than half of the UK’s net housing wealth, with £3.84 trillion tied up in property belonging to this…
Hodge Bank has increased its maximum loan-to-value ratio for holiday let mortgages from 75 percent to 80 percent, giving landlords greater borrowing power as the…
