Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Ombudsman says small landlords need help under RRA
The Property Ombudsman’s chief executive Lesley Horton has backed the Renters’ Rights Act but warned that small landlords will need practical support if the new…
Renters Rights Act
Buy-to-let Property News, Finance
Landlord interest bills hit £25,000 a year before RRA
Landlords are carrying average borrowing of £714,000 and paying around £25,000 a year in mortgage interest before tax, repairs and compliance costs are counted, according…
Buy-to-let Property News, Market
Landlord sell-off share falls as RRA deadline arrives
TwentyCi says the share of homes listed for sale that were rented in the previous three years fell from 22.5 percent to 12.4 percent in Q1.
Buy-to-let Property News, Tax
Landlords spared SDLT trap as government promises assured tenancy fix
The government has promised to change stamp duty rules so landlords and tenants are not caught by an unintended tax charge when assured shorthold tenancies…
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Rent increase rules tightened before Renters’ Rights Act switch
Landlords planning rent reviews around the 1 May launch of the Renters’ Rights Act have been given a clearer rulebook after the government confirmed how…
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Foxtons says RRA will boost landlord demand for agents
Foxtons says the Renters’ Rights Act will create growth opportunities for compliant letting agents as landlords face heavier regulatory demands.
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
NRLA says 24% of landlords plan to quit over Renters’ Rights Act
A quarter of landlords say they plan to leave the market because of the Renters’ Rights Act, according to new NRLA research, even as many…
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Landlords face £7,000 fines if RRA information sheet is served wrongly
Landlords and letting agents now have less room for error on one of the Renters’ Rights Act’s first practical deadlines, after the government updated its…
Buy-to-let Property News, Licensing
Superior landlords face HMO fines from 1 May
Superior landlords will be exposed to rent repayment orders and civil penalties for unlicensed HMOs from 1 May, widening enforcement risk beyond the immediate rent…
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Section 21 rush sends landlord possession instructions up 60%
Landlord possession instructions rose 60% year-on-year in March as owners moved to act before Section 21 is abolished on 1 May, according to new figures…
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Propertymark tells landlords to fix paperwork before 1 May
Landlords have less than two weeks to tighten referencing, tenancy paperwork and rent processes before the first phase of the Renters’ Rights Act starts on…
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Shared owners who sublet lose Section 21 under RRA
Shared owners who rent out their homes will lose access to Section 21 from 1 May and will have to use the Renters Rights Act…
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
220,000 households could leave England’s PRS by year end, Pepper warns
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…
Buy-to-let Property News, Market
Landlords lose pricing power as rents stall
The pace of rent growth has slowed sharply, but landlords are not flooding back into the market. Rightmove said the average advertised rent for homes…
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Repair audit trails become critical for landlords before Renters Rights Act
Landlords and agents are being pushed toward formal repair tracking systems before the Renters’ Rights Act takes effect on 1 May, as the compliance risk…
