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726,000 rental homes at risk as watchdog slams Decent Homes impact assessment

726,000 rental homes at risk as watchdog slams Decent Homes impact assessment

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...

20/02/2026
Hiscox survey finds just 5% of renters unhappy with landlords

Hiscox survey finds just 5% of renters unhappy with landlords

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...

20/02/2026
House prices rise 2.4% but London lags behind

House prices rise 2.4% but London lags behind

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...

19/02/2026
UK largest agency handles one in ten home sales as lettings grow

UK largest agency handles one in ten home sales as lettings grow

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 –...

19/02/2026
Wealthy investors return to buy-to-let despite stamp duty rise

Wealthy investors return to buy-to-let despite stamp duty rise

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....

19/02/2026
Scottish landlords sell three times faster than they buy

Scottish landlords sell three times faster than they buy

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...

19/02/2026
Inflation drops to 3% as markets price in March rate cut

Inflation drops to 3% as markets price in March rate cut

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....

19/02/2026
HMRC confirms Stamp Duty Land Tax adviser rules as May deadline approaches

HMRC confirms Stamp Duty Land Tax adviser rules as May deadline approaches

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....

18/02/2026
One in nine new homes built in flood zones despite insurer warnings

One in nine new homes built in flood zones despite insurer warnings

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...

18/02/2026
Buy-to-let void costs jump 14% as empty days drain landlord income

Buy-to-let void costs jump 14% as empty days drain landlord income

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...

18/02/2026
Fife Council offers landlords guaranteed rent in housing crisis deal

Fife Council offers landlords guaranteed rent in housing crisis deal

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...

18/02/2026
Councils face double jeopardy claims over licensing penalties

Councils face double jeopardy claims over licensing penalties

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...

18/02/2026
Government misses deadline to respond to landlord petition

Government misses deadline to respond to landlord petition

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...

18/02/2026
Rental demand cools as cheaper mortgages draw tenants back to buying

Rental demand cools as cheaper mortgages draw tenants back to buying

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....

18/02/2026
Rents fall for first time as southern slowdown takes hold

Rents fall for first time as southern slowdown takes hold

Rents on newly let homes have fallen for the first time, with the South of England driving a broader cooling across the market. Data from...

17/02/2026
Government launches MTD software finder as April deadline nears

Government launches MTD software finder as April deadline nears

The government has launched a new online tool to help landlords find Making Tax Digital-compatible software as the April rollout approaches. Ministers claim they are...

17/02/2026
Propertymark warns RRA will worsen London student housing crisis

Propertymark warns RRA will worsen London student housing crisis

Landlords in London face a growing student housing crisis under the Renters Rights Act, Propertymark has warned. The trade body says the legislation’s restrictions on...

17/02/2026
Professional landlords drive BTL lending despite RRA concerns

Professional landlords drive BTL lending despite RRA concerns

Professional landlords continue to borrow, refinance and restructure their portfolios despite growing concerns over the Renters’ Rights Act, according to new research from Foundation Home...

17/02/2026
Westminster doubles licensing team as enforcement turns proactive

Westminster doubles licensing team as enforcement turns proactive

Westminster Council has recruited 52 new staff to its Private Renters Team as it shifts from reactive enforcement to a proactive approach under its selective...

17/02/2026
Central London property values fall 12% as tax burden bites

Central London property values fall 12% as tax burden bites

Property values in central London’s most expensive boroughs have fallen by 12 percent over the past three years as higher taxation and tougher regulation weigh...

17/02/2026
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