Buy-to-let Property News, Tax
Hamptons: BTL company formations fall 8% by August
Hamptons finds 41,483 buy-to-let companies were formed in the first eight months of 2026, down 8 percent year on year.
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Buy-to-let Property News, Market
Karis: cyber attacks on property firms rise 17%
Karis Insurance says ICO figures show cyber attacks on UK property services firms rose 17% to 208 in 2025, increasing the risk around client data.
Buy-to-let Property News, Market
Propertymark: London rent salary threshold reaches £74,010
Propertymark’s revised August 2026 tracker puts London’s rental salary threshold at £74,010, despite a 0.7 percent monthly fall in average rent.
Buy-to-let Property News, Market
ABI: subsidence claims reach £20,000 after hot weather
The ABI says the average UK subsidence claim reached £20,000 in April to June, after insurers reported more cases during the hot, dry weather.
Buy-to-let Property News, Market
ONS: private new housebuilding falls 4.9% in July
ONS data shows private housing new work fell 4.9 percent in July 2026, even as total construction output edged up 0.1 percent.
Buy-to-let Property News, Market
HomeLet: UK new-tenancy rents hit £1,382 in August
HomeLet’s August 2026 Rental Index puts the average UK new-tenancy rent at £1,382 a month, up 0.9 percent in a month and 4.1 percent annually.
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
MoJ: 4,613 property tribunal receipts in Q2, up 56%
MoJ figures show 4,613 residential property tribunal receipts in April-June, up 56 percent year on year, but do not isolate rent challenges.
Buy-to-let Property News, Tax
NRLA calls for CGT on real landlord gains before Budget
NRLA calls for CGT on real landlord gains before next month’s Budget, arguing that four-fifths of landlord CGT paid since 2015 reflects inflation.
Buy-to-let Property News, Market
Glenigan: residential starts plunge 36% as costs bite
Glenigan reports residential starts fell 36 percent year on year to August as weak sales and higher build costs stalled site viability.
Buy-to-let Property News, Market
Pegasus: arrears fall to record low but portfolios split
Pegasus Insight reports record-low landlord arrears, but 66 percent of large portfolios still reported missed rent in the past year.
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
NRLA warns PRS register could duplicate local licensing
The NRLA warns England’s new PRS register could duplicate local licensing as the £65-per-property West Midlands rollout approaches.
Buy-to-let Property News, Market
Benham and Reeves: rents accelerate in five regions after May
Benham and Reeves finds rents accelerated in five English regions after May, while England’s overall rental growth held at 0.6 percent.
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Government moves rent-rise challenges to Valuation Office
The UK Government will move initial decisions on England rent-increase challenges to HMRC’s Valuation Office under a future Renters’ Rights Act reform.
Buy-to-let Property News, Market
RICS: rent expectations rise to 3% as landlord supply falls
RICS reports landlords expect UK rents to rise about 3% over the next year after its August survey recorded tenant demand up and rental supply down.
Buy-to-let Property News, Finance
Bank of England: buy-to-let share falls to 8% in Q2
Bank of England data shows buy-to-let made up 8.0 percent of Q2 mortgage advances, its lowest share since 2024 Q3.
