Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Rent bidding ban forces landlords to price right first time
Landlords can no longer use an asking rent to test the market and then accept a higher offer, after the Renters’ Rights Act banned rental…
Renters Rights Act
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
GOV.UK: Section 21 court deadline leaves landlords until 31 July
GOV.UK says landlords who served Section 21 notices before 1 May 2026 must start court action by 31 July in many cases or lose the old possession route.
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Hamptons: May rent increases fall 23% after RRA launch
Hamptons says the share of tenants seeing a rent rise fell 23 percent in May, the first full month after the Renters Rights Act switched England to annual Section 13 rent reviews.
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Government sets late-2026 PRS database rollout under Renters’ Rights Act
The government said landlords will start joining the private rented sector database from late 2026, with the ombudsman following after the first regional rollout under the next phase of the Renters’ Rights Act.
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
NRLA and Dogs Trust say landlords have 28 days on pet requests
NRLA and Dogs Trust say landlords now have 28 days to answer tenant pet requests under the Renters’ Rights Act, with written refusals needing a reasonable explanation if owners want to avoid early disputes.
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Rushbrook & Rathbone says tenants doubt landlords’ RRA compliance
Rushbrook & Rathbone says more than two thirds of tenants in managed homes either doubt their landlord or agent is fully compliant with the Renters’ Rights Act or do not know if the rules have been met.
Buy-to-let Property News, Market
LRG: six in ten tenants are renting for longer than planned
LRG says six in ten tenants in England and Wales are renting for longer than planned, adding to signs that affordability pressure and delayed home moves are keeping renters in the sector for longer.
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Mole Valley rewrites landlord enforcement policy after RRA
Mole Valley District Council is set to adopt a new landlord enforcement policy this month to align with the Renters’ Rights Act, showing how councils are rewriting enforcement rules after the 1 May switch.
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Tenant unions launch First-tier Tribunal rent challenge tool after RRA
Tenant unions have launched a First-tier Tribunal rent challenge tool after the Renters’ Rights Act, urging renters to test rises against market levels under the post-1 May system.
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Survey shows landlords tightening tenant checks after RRA
A fresh landlord survey suggests tenant checks are tightening after the Renters’ Rights Act, with more landlords focusing on income, affordability and guarantor strength.
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
PRS Database to power landlord enforcement checks
Ministers have confirmed councils will use the new Private Rented Sector Database to check landlord records and take enforcement action during the Renters’ Rights Act…
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Councils told to take proactive line on RRA enforcement
Ministers have told councils they should take a proactive approach to enforcing the Renters’ Rights Act, sharpening the government’s line on how local authorities are…
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
NRLA takes control of Lettings Industry Council
The NRLA has taken over responsibility for The Lettings Industry Council, giving landlords and agents a single trade forum at a point when the private…
Buy-to-let Property News, Market
London landlords hold supply after RRA, Foxtons says
London landlords added more stock to the rental market in April even as the Renters’ Rights Act came into force, with Foxtons reporting that new…
Buy-to-let Property News, Market
Professional landlords stay in market despite RRA pressure
Professional landlords are still planning to expand despite higher costs and the early impact of the Renters’ Rights Act, according to Handelsbanken’s 2026 Property Investor…
