Rental growth slows to four-year low but supply pressures keep market tight
UK rental growth has eased to its slowest pace since 2021, but landlords remain in a strong position as low supply and high competition continue...
UK rental growth has eased to its slowest pace since 2021, but landlords remain in a strong position as low supply and high competition continue...
More than one in ten private rented homes in England contain Category 1 hazards that could result in death or serious injury, according to new...
The Mortgage Works (TMW), one of the UK’s largest buy-to-let lenders, has today reduced its affordability stress rate for certain buy-to-let mortgage applications-offering landlords a...
Residential burglary rates across England and Wales have fallen by 8% year-on-year, with Merseyside leading the improvement, according to new analysis of Home Office data...
The UK government is on track to fall drastically short of its pledge to deliver 1.5 million new homes by 2029, according to a new...
UK house prices recorded a modest decline in May 2025, falling by 0.4%, according to the latest Halifax House Price Index. The average property now...
A new survey by legal experts PHR Solicitors has revealed that a large number of UK landlords may be unknowingly putting themselves at legal risk...
A group of landlords has joined forces with letting agency Martin & Co to launch legal action against Leicester City Council, calling its £1,290 per...
A recent High Court ruling in favour of cinema chain Picturehouse has sent ripples through the UK commercial property sector, with landlords now being urged...
Landlords across the UK are warning that the government’s proposed energy efficiency deadlines are not only unworkable, but risk pushing parts of the rental sector...
UK landlords and developers are being handed a clear-cut opportunity: the cost of new-build homes is rapidly outpacing the rise in labour and material expenses,...
London’s rental landscape is seeing a rare moment of opportunity - for both landlords and tenants - as a sharp increase in available stock brings...
The Renters’ Rights Bill has completed its Committee Stage in the House of Lords and is now preparing to enter the Report Stage, marking another...
Rental prices continued their upward trend in May 2025, with the Goodlord Rental Index reporting the fifth consecutive monthly increase across England. Average monthly rents...
UK house prices saw a modest but meaningful lift in May 2025, with annual growth rising to 3.5%-up slightly from 3.4% in April-according to Nationwide....
UK residential property transactions fell off a cliff in April 2025, plunging 64% from March and 28% year-on-year, as the return of pre-pandemic Stamp Duty...
The London Borough of Brent has been formally criticised by the Regulator of Social Housing for “serious failings” in its ability to meet basic health,...
Hundreds of UK landlords who’ve invested in energy efficiency upgrades could be missing out on cheaper green mortgage deals, new research from Paragon Bank has...
The government is preparing to streamline the planning process for small and mid-sized housing schemes in England, in a move designed to help deliver Labour’s...
Landlords across England are being urged to review their paperwork as thousands could face fines of up to £30,000 for missing electrical safety reports. According...
Landlords ended 2025 with rental yields holding firm, as sustained tenant demand and tight supply continued to underpin rental income across much of England and…
Millions of UK leaseholders – including a large cohort of buy-to-let landlords – will see ground rents capped at £250 a year under sweeping reforms…
Rental stock across England rose sharply at the end of 2025, defying predictions of a landlord sell-off ahead of the Renters’ Rights Act. New data…
The government has put private landlords firmly in the frame with the launch of its Warm Homes Plan, signalling tighter expectations around energy efficiency in…
UK rent growth cooled to its lowest level since spring 2022 at the end of last year, while house prices quietly regained momentum. New figures…
Landlords have been given their clearest indication yet of how tenancy agreements must change under the Renters’ Rights Act, following the publication of draft secondary…
A north London landlord and managing agent have been hit with £12,500 in civil penalties after operating an unlicensed House in Multiple Occupation in Tottenham,…
UK landlords are heading towards the introduction of Making Tax Digital with growing unease, as new research suggests confusion remains widespread just months before the…
UK landlords are being warned that already stretched courts may struggle further when the Renters’ Rights Act comes into force later this year. With possession…
A selective licensing scheme due to come into force in parts of Great Yarmouth this April is facing mounting resistance from landlord groups, with warnings…
Buyer demand in the UK housing market has started 2026 more strongly than expected, with early January activity running ahead of seasonal norms. According to…
The UK build-to-rent market is stepping up its professionalism this January as Love to Rent prepares to launch its first “Showcasing Excellence in Build to…
London’s reputation as a dependable engine of property wealth is being quietly dismantled. New data shows a growing share of homes are now selling for…
UK rent growth may be levelling off at a national level, but new data shows landlords in traditionally cheaper towns are seeing some of the…
A tenant has been evicted from a council-managed property in Caerphilly after months of serious anti-social behaviour, underlining how far landlords may need to go…