Institutional investors have deployed almost £40 billion into the UK’s build to rent market over the past decade, with £30 billion – around 75 percent...
Demand for London’s most expensive rental properties jumped 8 percent over the past year as wealthy individuals chose to rent rather than buy following tax...
OSB Group delivered a 19 percent increase in mortgage originations to £4.7bn in 2025, with strong growth in bridging and commercial lending as the specialist...
UK house prices reached a new record high in February as annual growth hit 1.3 percent – the strongest level in four months – according...
Propertymark has warned that the new Decent Homes Standard will only succeed if letting agents are properly trained and regulated, calling for stronger enforcement and...
Nationwide Building Society is doubling the number of mortgage customers who can access interest-free loans for energy efficiency improvements, expanding the scheme from 5,000 to...
Foxtons has grown its lettings portfolio to more than 32,000 tenancies – an increase of over 50 percent since 2021 – as the London-focused agent...
Local authorities collected just a quarter of the civil penalties they imposed on private landlords over the past two years, new data reveals. The figures...
Landlords who hold properties through limited companies are significantly more likely to increase rents than those who own in their personal names, according to new...
Nearly two thirds of older private tenants would be worried about a rent increase if their landlord carried out energy efficiency improvements, according to research...
Gloucester Council has launched two consultations targeting landlords of houses in multiple occupation, proposing city-wide additional licensing for all HMOs and new planning controls in...
Buy-to-let landlords face a setback in their refinancing plans as lenders pause or reconsider rate reductions following a spike in swap rates driven by escalating...
More than four in ten homes purchased in England and Wales last year were valued above the inheritance tax threshold – up from just 13...
Lomond has expanded its North West presence with the acquisition of Liverpool-based lettings and estate agency Homesure, adding more than 1,700 managed properties to the...
Property accounting platform Hammock and Intuit QuickBooks have launched an integrated solution aimed at landlords facing quarterly reporting requirements under Making Tax Digital for Income...
Mortgage broker fees have surged by more than 24 percent in the past year, with landlords refinancing buy-to-let properties now paying an average of £623...
Landlords across England and Wales face a combined £26 billion bill to meet the government’s 2030 EPC deadline, with upgrade costs in some rural areas...
Northern Ireland’s communities minister has launched a consultation on plans to strengthen the country’s Landlord Registration Scheme, requiring additional property standards information and expanding data-sharing...
The government has formally rejected landlord calls for expedited eviction procedures, a tenant eviction database, and higher deposit caps – more than two weeks after...
The average value of rental arrears fell 8% last year but more tenants are falling into difficulty, highlighting the ongoing financial pressures facing both landlords...
Welsh landlords face another election fight over rent controls, supply and tax after Propertymark compared the housing offers from the main Senedd parties before the…
Supported housing providers in England are set to face a national licensing regime, new standards and tighter housing benefit rules after ministers confirmed tougher oversight…
Scottish landlords face sharply different policy paths after Propertymark compared the housing plans of every major party ahead of the 7 May Holyrood election, with…
CHL Mortgages and Gatehouse Bank have both cut buy-to-let pricing, giving landlords a fresh sign that lenders are still competing for refinance business even with…
The government has promised to change stamp duty rules so landlords and tenants are not caught by an unintended tax charge when assured shorthold tenancies…
Landlords planning rent reviews around the 1 May launch of the Renters’ Rights Act have been given a clearer rulebook after the government confirmed how…
Inheritance tax receipts reached a record £8.5 billion in the 2025-26 tax year, giving landlords another reminder that property wealth is staying firmly in HMRC’s…
ONS says annual UK rent growth slowed to 3.4 percent in March while house price inflation edged up to 1.2 percent in February.
HM Land Registry completed 122,810 transactions for value in March 2026, up from 101,604 in February.
Foxtons says the Renters’ Rights Act will create growth opportunities for compliant letting agents as landlords face heavier regulatory demands.
Landlords who advertise rooms or tenancies with ethnic or religious preferences risk legal scrutiny under the Equality Act 2010, after a national newspaper found London…
A quarter of landlords say they plan to leave the market because of the Renters’ Rights Act, according to new NRLA research, even as many…
Landlords and letting agents now have less room for error on one of the Renters’ Rights Act’s first practical deadlines, after the government updated its…
Superior landlords will be exposed to rent repayment orders and civil penalties for unlicensed HMOs from 1 May, widening enforcement risk beyond the immediate rent…
Limited company landlords remain upbeat about the year ahead even as mortgage costs, running costs and regulation continue to rise, according to new research from…
