The Government says councils will be able to seek empty-home management orders after six months, rather than two years, under reforms announced on 27 September.
Policy Exchange proposes freezing Local Housing Allowance until spending falls in real terms, then resetting it to the 10th percentile of local rents.
Resolution Foundation has proposed replacing Council Tax and Stamp Duty in England with a 0.7 percent annual tax on property value paid by occupiers.
Morningstar DBRS finds 51.8 percent of previously F- or G-rated rental homes improved only to EPC E, highlighting the scale of work still ahead before…
The NRLA has warned that reported Capital Gains Tax rates of up to 46 percent could deter landlord sales ahead of the 28 October Budget,…
Foxtons' August index records 24 London renters per new instruction, its highest competition reading of 2026, after activity spread across July and August.
GB Bank has raised its maximum property lending limit to £25m, with funding available for buy-to-let, commercial and mixed-use projects.
Bristol Magistrates' Court has ordered a landlord to pay more than £58,000 after HMO licensing, repair and management offences.
Landbay has added 11 buy-to-let tracker options and cut selected rates by up to 15 basis points, with a no-ERC 65 percent LTV deal at…
Orkney Islands Council is offering landlords up to £25,000 per empty home, but borrowers must provide affordable private rents and prioritise essential workers for five…
Menzies LLP says a reported £265m Chelsea sale highlights how the SDLT six-dwelling rule can change tax treatment for portfolio purchases.
Propertymark has called for five-year cost reporting on landlord licensing schemes after warning that some fees now exceed £1,000 per property.
Beauchamp Estates found prime central London house rents averaged £4,177 a week in H1 2026, up 67.15 percent on 2025.
HomeLet's latest affordability report finds renters aged 70 and over spend 46.8 percent of gross income on rent, based on millions of references to August…
MHCLG data shows English councils spent £2.93bn on temporary accommodation in 2025-26, raising pressure on private-sector supply and local budgets.
Telford and Wrekin Council has withdrawn its smaller-HMO licensing designation after an NRLA challenge, removing proposed fees of more than £1,500 per property.
Rely has added 2.85% buy-to-let fixes with a 3.5% fee, Pepper offers five-year deals from 5.70%, and Santander has pulled fee-free options.
NRLA Living and Bidwells say Build to Rent delivered an average 61 percent of new homes across eight regeneration areas in research released on 17…
ModaMortgages has launched fee-free two- and five-year buy-to-let fixes from 4.19 percent, with HMO and MUFB rates from 4.29 percent.
Lendlord data from 5,235 landlords finds 79 percent use rolling tenancies only, while a separate survey found about 90 percent had not asked a solicitor…
Foundation has added a 4.99 percent two-year buy-to-let remortgage at 75 percent LTV, with a 4 percent fee and no application fee.
RICS recorded a +23% tenant-demand balance in September as landlord instructions stayed negative and rent expectations eased to +37% for the next three months.
e.surv found 39.5% of London flats held for five to 10 years sold below their previous recorded price in 2025/26, against 3.8% of houses.
SpareRoom’s Q3 index puts average UK room rent at a record £769 a month as flatshare supply falls 4.7 percent year on year.
Kemi Badenoch has pledged to remove inheritance tax from family homes passed to children or grandchildren if elected. The proposal does not change current law or confirm treatment of buy-to-let property.
LendInvest’s 1 October guide lists 75 percent LTV buy-to-let tracker mortgages from 6.25 percent with no ERCs, subject to a 3 percent fee and eligibility.
HMRC says around 1.077 million more sole traders and landlords must use MTD from 6 April 2027 if qualifying gross income exceeds £30,000.
Fleet Mortgages says its average borrower owned 18 investment properties in Q3 2026, up from 12 a year earlier, as England and Wales rental yields reached 7.9 percent.
The NRLA says the £65 annual PRS database charge will cost landlords at least £326.95 million a year when regional registration begins in December.
Knight Frank says prime outer London rents rose 3 percent in the year to September as new listings fell 6.4 percent and tenant competition intensified.
Propertymark calls for local licensing to end as the PRS Database launches on 15 December, citing fees above £1,000 and weak enforcement capacity.
NatWest has lifted selected buy-to-let purchase fixes from 3 October, with a 75 percent LTV two-year product priced at 4.91 percent and carrying a £3,499 fee.
The Green Party proposes a three-year private-rent cap at the lowest of CPI inflation, wage growth or 2 percent, but it is not Government policy.
NRLA says landlords will need to register and pay for each rental separately when the private rented sector database rollout begins in December 2026.
The Upper Tribunal has cancelled Tariq Khuja’s £11,000 HMO penalty, ruling that sole-director status alone did not establish personal liability.
