Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Green Party proposes three-year private rent cap
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.
Renters Rights Act
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
NRLA: landlord database will not allow bulk registration
NRLA says landlords will need to register and pay for each rental separately when the private rented sector database rollout begins in December 2026.
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Chesterfield fines agent £8,652 over fixed-term tenancy
Chesterfield Borough Council issued £8,652 in penalties after finding a letting agent used a six-month fixed-term tenancy and told tenants to leave after they raised concerns.
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
DPS finds most landlords plan to hold rents after RRA
The Deposit Protection Service says its May survey found most landlords planned to keep rents unchanged for six months after the 1 May Renters’ Rights Act start.
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Leaders: CCJs near 1m as landlords prioritise referencing
Leaders’ Summer Lettings Report finds 45.2 percent of surveyed landlords put more weight on tenant referencing as Registry Trust records 996,261 consumer CCJs in 2025.
Buy-to-let Property News, Market
Foxtons: London rental competition hits 2026 high
Foxtons’ August index records 24 London renters per new instruction, its highest competition reading of 2026, after activity spread across July and August.
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Lendlord: 79% of sampled landlords use rolling tenancies
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 to review their latest agreement.
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
EIG: tenanted auction sales hit 10.2% in H1
EIG reports tenanted homes made up 10.2 percent of H1 auction sales, down from 13.3 percent in H1 2024 and close to 2025’s 9.9 percent.
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, 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, Regulation
Government sets £65 landlord register fee from 15 December
The Government will launch a £65-a-year landlord registration service in the West Midlands on 15 December 2026, with English regional deadlines through November 2027.
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Rightmove adds Section 13 rent-review tool for agents
Rightmove has added a Section 13 rent-review tool to Tenancy Manager, allowing letting agents to create notices from tenancy records after the Renters’ Rights Act changed England’s rent-rise rules.
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
NRLA warns landlords as rent appeals hit record high
NRLA says record rent tribunal volumes are raising the bar for landlords, with achieved rents and property condition now carrying more weight under the post-Renters’ Rights Act system.
