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.
Renters Rights Act
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.
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Renters Reform Coalition urges rent and eviction data in PRS database
Renters Reform Coalition has urged ministers to expand the PRS Database so it records rent levels, eviction data and stronger public access, warning the scheme could otherwise become a basic landlord register rather than a meaningful enforcement tool.
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Hamptons says rent tribunals rose after RRA rule change
Hamptons says First-tier Tribunal rent rulings rose to 143 in July after the Renters’ Rights Act changed the balance of risk for tenants, while average decision times fell to 82 days.
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
NRLA says agents now handle 66% of private rentals
NRLA-backed research says letting agents are now involved in 66 percent of private rented homes in England and Wales, giving the sector its highest agent-use share in at least two years.
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Housing Hand: guarantor demands rise after RRA ban
Housing Hand says guarantor demands are rising after the Renters Rights Act blocked large rent-in-advance payments, creating a new friction point for landlords and tenants.
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
MoJ: landlord possession claims rise 6% after RRA launch
Landlord possession claims rose 6 percent in the first quarter to include the new Renters Rights Act, while completed repossessions still dipped, according to fresh Ministry of Justice data.
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Government adds 1,000 court roles for landlord possession cases
The government says it is adding 1,000 judges and tribunal members this year for landlord possession cases after the Renters Rights Act switch, with the first digital possession rollout due by the end of 2026.
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Simply Business says 44% of renters could add pets this year
Simply Business says 44 percent of renters have already got, or plan to get, a pet in 2026 after the 1 May rule change, giving landlords a fresh signal that pet-request volumes may rise later this year.
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Propertymark warns PRS database could widen landlord admin burden
Propertymark says the planned private rented sector database could widen landlord and agent admin before the late-2026 launch unless ministers narrow the filing and update demands.
Buy-to-let Property News, Market
Hello Neighbour: London asking rents rise 8.7% as July demand drops
Hello Neighbour says London asking rents rose 8.7 percent year on year in July even as tenant enquiries per property fell by a third, pointing to a slower but still inflationary lettings market.
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Propertymark says PRS database IDs must appear in rental ads
Propertymark says rental listings will need valid PRS database identifiers before they can be marketed once the scheme goes live, adding a fresh compliance step for landlords and agents.
