Rightmove says average tenant enquiries fell to nine per rental listing in the first half of 2026, down from 16 a year earlier as supply improved and the market moved further away from the frenzied conditions seen in 2024.
Scottish housebuilding completions fell 10 percent in 2025-26 and new starts dropped to their lowest level since 2012-13, according to fresh Scottish Government figures that…
Children are now more likely than working-age adults to live in the private rented sector, with 3.2 million children in privately rented homes and 23…
An estimated 220,000 households could leave England’s private rented sector by the end of 2026, with Pepper Money saying smaller landlords are twice as likely…
More than a quarter of properties sold by landlords last year included sitting tenants, according to new research that shows the private rented sector continues…
The number of households with children owning a property with a mortgage has dropped 20 percent in the last 20 years, with more families now…
OSB Group study finds 62% of landlords now optimistic about operating in the sector, up from 47% last year, as fewer question their future.
Landlords can now volunteer to test the government’s new private rented sector database before it becomes mandatory under the Renters’ Rights Act later this year.
Government plans for England’s new Private Rented Sector (PRS) Database are still missing key details, particularly the ‘required information’ landlords will have to submit before…
The long-debated Renters’ Rights Act has officially received Royal Assent from King Charles this afternoon, ushering in one of the largest shake-ups to England’s private…
Landlords are being driven out of the private rented sector by relentless rules and taxes, leaving fewer homes and higher rents despite a modest easing…
Landlords are being warned to get ahead of sweeping legal changes coming to the private rented sector, as the Renters’ Rights Bill edges closer to…
The UK housing market showed signs of stabilisation in June 2025, but underneath the surface, warning lights are flashing for the private rented sector. According…
Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has come under fire for “ramming through” Labour’s controversial Renters’ Rights Bill with what critics are calling “bully-boy tactics”-sparking outrage…
The UK’s Build-to-Rent (BTR) sector has seen explosive growth over the past five years, with investors now pouring record levels of capital into purpose-built rental…
