Hillingdon Council has approved a boroughwide additional licensing scheme for Houses in Multiple Occupation, giving the west London authority new powers to scrutinise landlords and...
Market Financial Solutions (MFS), a specialist bridging lender that has funded over £1.2 billion in property loans since 2006, has entered administration following a dispute...
Residential property auctions recorded a 53 percent increase in sales during January 2026 compared with the same month last year, according to data from the...
Landlords could leave the private rented sector if the government fails to provide financial support and practical exemptions to meet EPC C targets by 2030,...
Landlords are spending an average of 31 hours per month managing their rental properties – the equivalent of almost four working days – according to...
Landlords seeking possession orders face wait times of up to 16 weeks at courts in London and Birmingham, while those in other parts of England...
Around 726,000 privately rented homes in England could fail the Decent Homes Standard by the 2035 deadline, according to new analysis – as an independent...
Only 5 percent of renters report having a negative experience with their landlord, according to new research from specialist insurer Hiscox published ahead of the...
UK house prices increased by 2.4 percent in the year to December 2025, bringing the average property value to £270,000, according to the latest official...
Connells Group, the UK’s largest estate agency network, handled 86,000 property exchanges in 2025 – approximately one in ten of all home sales nationally –...
A growing number of wealthy UK investors are putting money into buy-to-let property despite higher stamp duty on second homes, according to analysis from Rathbones....
More landlords in Scotland sold property than bought over the past year, with disposals running at nearly three times the rate of new investment. Research...
UK inflation fell to a 10-month low of 3 percent in January, strengthening expectations that the Bank of England will cut interest rates next month....
Property firms handling Stamp Duty Land Tax submissions will need to register as tax advisers under new HMRC rules coming into force in May 2026....
More than 43,000 homes built in England over the past two years are located in areas at medium or high flood risk, with insurers and...
Landlords are losing more money to void periods as the gap between tenants widens and rents continue to rise. New data shows average void costs...
A Scottish council has launched a partnership scheme offering private landlords guaranteed monthly rent and no void periods in exchange for leasing their properties to...
Landlords are being fined twice for the same offences under what one licensing specialist calls a “double jeopardy” enforcement practice by local authorities, with councils...
The government has failed to issue a response to the pro-landlord petition calling for faster evictions and better protections – despite the petition passing the...
The UK rental market is entering a new phase as demand begins to ease and more tenants transition into homeownership, according to property investment experts....
The government has confirmed that just 51 rogue landlords and letting agents are listed on the official national database eight years after its launch. In…
Landlords are being urged to share emergency locksmith contact details with tenants as industry research reveals a 66 percent surge in so-called ‘bait and switch’…
Buyer enquiries have fallen 13 percent year-on-year as rising mortgage rates and geopolitical uncertainty push more cautious homebuyers to adopt a wait-and-see approach, according to…
Foundation Home Loans has relaunched its buy-to-let and residential mortgage ranges just days after pulling products due to market volatility – signalling some stabilisation in…
Exclusive FOI responses obtained by Landlord Knowledge reveal London boroughs have not finalised their Renters Rights Act enforcement plans – just as Mayor Sadiq Khan announces a £400,000 fund.
A new report backed by more than 50 housing organisations has proposed allowing first-time buyers to convert their student loan debt into a government-held equity…
All new high-rise blocks taller than 18 metres will need at least two evacuation lifts under proposed changes to building regulations, in a move that…
House prices in England are now 7.6 times the median average salary, down from 7.7 times in 2024, according to the latest Office for National…
Two thirds of London renters have never heard of the Renters’ Rights Act or do not understand what it means for them – with just…
Almost half of Britain’s 8.3 million potential first-time buyers earn enough to qualify for a mortgage on a starter home – but just 15 percent…
Shared ownership – now the largest government-supported homeownership scheme for new buyers – is poorly understood by those who use it, with service charges rising…
Several lenders have withdrawn their entire fixed-rate mortgage ranges from the market as the Gulf conflict continues to drive swap rates higher, with over 1,700…
Buy-to-let investment has fundamentally shifted from southern England to the Midlands and North over the decade since the stamp duty surcharge was introduced, with new…
Average mortgage rates have climbed to 5.5 percent, marking the highest level since August 2024 and adding more than £1,000 a year to typical landlord…
London’s rental market is emerging from its winter lull as new data shows improved supply and early signs of tenant activity picking up ahead of…
