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Poor maintenance could cost landlords up to £75,000 per property

Poor maintenance could cost landlords up to £75,000 per property

Landlords who neglect property upkeep risk losing up to £75,000 in value over a typical 10-year ownership period, according to new analysis highlighting the hidden...

Spring Statement offers landlords stability as refinancing pressure may ease

Spring Statement offers landlords stability as refinancing pressure may ease

The Chancellor’s Spring Statement delivered “no surprises” for landlords, with industry figures welcoming fiscal stability that could ease pressure on mortgage costs even as broader...

Frome tops UK house price growth with 59% rise over decade

Frome tops UK house price growth with 59% rise over decade

Somerset market town Frome has seen UK property values rise faster than anywhere else over the past decade, with prices climbing 59% despite Brexit, Covid...

Bethnal Green rents surge 56% in five years to top London growth table

Bethnal Green rents surge 56% in five years to top London growth table

Bethnal Green has seen the steepest five-year rent increase of any inner London postcode, with room rents in E2 climbing 56% since 2020, according to...

Section 8 evictions to cost landlords £3,000 as RRA takes effect

Section 8 evictions to cost landlords £3,000 as RRA takes effect

Landlords face eviction costs of around £3,000 once the Renters’ Rights Act takes effect in May, with Section 8 becoming the primary route for possession...

Mortgage approvals hit two-year low as buyers hold back

Mortgage approvals hit two-year low as buyers hold back

Mortgage approvals for house purchases fell to 59,999 in January, the lowest level in two years, according to Bank of England data released today. The...

Just 2% of rentals affordable at LHA rates as benefit gap widens

Just 2% of rentals affordable at LHA rates as benefit gap widens

Just 2 percent of rental properties in England are available at Local Housing Allowance rates, leaving low-income tenants locked out of the private rental market...

Telford confirms HMO controls despite low consultation response

Telford confirms HMO controls despite low consultation response

Telford & Wrekin Council has confirmed new HMO planning controls will come into force from February 2027, despite receiving fewer than 200 responses to its...

Khan blasts billionaire landlord over mass Section 21 evictions in London

Khan blasts billionaire landlord over mass Section 21 evictions in London

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has called mass eviction notices served by billionaire landlord Asif Aziz’s property company “unacceptable”, demanding an urgent explanation as campaigners suggest...

Landlords get HHSRS inspection tool ahead of RRA enforcement

Landlords get HHSRS inspection tool ahead of RRA enforcement

Landlords and letting agents can now align their property inspections with council enforcement standards using a new template built around the Housing Health and Safety...

Agent complaints surge 47% as Property Redress warns sector unprepared for RRA

Agent complaints surge 47% as Property Redress warns sector unprepared for RRA

Complaints against letting agents and property managers rose 47 percent in 2025, with enquiries jumping to 4,220 from 2,863 the previous year. The Property Redress...

Brighton leads UK rent surge with 15% spike as South Coast outpaces London

Brighton leads UK rent surge with 15% spike as South Coast outpaces London

Brighton recorded the highest rental price increase in the UK last year, with rents surging 15 percent as the South Coast emerged as the country’s...

Mortgage lending hits post-pandemic high as FTB numbers surge 18%

Mortgage lending hits post-pandemic high as FTB numbers surge 18%

Mortgage lending reached its highest level since the pandemic in 2025, with 720,000 house purchase loans granted – up 16.3 percent on the previous year....

Limited company BTL hits record 43% of purchases as SPV trend accelerates

Limited company BTL hits record 43% of purchases as SPV trend accelerates

Limited company landlords accounted for a record 43 percent of buy-to-let house purchases in 2025, up from 35 percent in 2024, according to analysis by...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...
















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