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RICS: tenant demand hits +23% as landlord supply stays tight
RICS recorded a +23% tenant-demand balance in September as landlord instructions stayed negative and rent expectations eased to +37% for the next three months. The post RICS: tenant demand hits +23% as...
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e.surv: 39.5% of London flats resold at a loss
e.surv found 39.5% of London flats held for five to 10 years sold below their previous recorded price in 2025/26, against 3.8% of houses. The post e.surv: 39.5% of London flats resold at a loss...
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SpareRoom: UK room rents hit record £769 as supply falls
SpareRoom's Q3 index puts average UK room rent at a record £769 a month as flatshare supply falls 4.7 percent year on year. The post SpareRoom: UK room rents hit record £769 as supply falls appeared...
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Badenoch pledges inheritance tax exemption for family homes
Kemi Badenoch has pledged to remove inheritance tax from family homes passed to children or grandchildren if elected. The proposal does not change current law or confirm treatment of buy-to-let...
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LendInvest lists 75% BTL trackers from 6.25% with no ERCs
LendInvest's 1 October guide lists 75 percent LTV buy-to-let tracker mortgages from 6.25 percent with no ERCs, subject to a 3 percent fee and eligibility. The post LendInvest lists 75% BTL trackers...
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Section 24 for Landlords: Mortgage Interest Tax Relief Explained
Section 24 explained: how the residential finance-cost restriction affects landlords, mortgage interest, the 20% tax reduction and records. The post Section 24 for Landlords: Mortgage Interest Tax...
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HMRC: 1.1m more landlords and traders join MTD in 2027
HMRC says around 1.077 million more sole traders and landlords must use MTD from 6 April 2027 if qualifying gross income exceeds £30,000. The post HMRC: 1.1m more landlords and traders join MTD in 2027...
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Fleet: landlord portfolios rise to 18 as yields hit 7.9%
Fleet Mortgages says its average borrower owned 18 investment properties in Q3 2026, up from 12 a year earlier, as England and Wales rental yields reached 7.9 percent. The post Fleet: landlord...
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NRLA puts landlord database bill at £327m a year
The NRLA says the £65 annual PRS database charge will cost landlords at least £326.95 million a year when regional registration begins in December. The post NRLA puts landlord database bill at £327m a...
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Knight Frank: prime outer London rents rise 3%
Knight Frank says prime outer London rents rose 3 percent in the year to September as new listings fell 6.4 percent and tenant competition intensified. The post Knight Frank: prime outer London rents...
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Propertymark urges end to local licensing after PRS launch
Propertymark calls for local licensing to end as the PRS Database launches on 15 December, citing fees above £1,000 and weak enforcement capacity. The post Propertymark urges end to local licensing...
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NatWest lifts selected BTL purchase fixes to 4.91%
NatWest has lifted selected buy-to-let purchase fixes from 3 October, with a 75 percent LTV two-year product priced at 4.91 percent and carrying a £3,499 fee. The post NatWest lifts selected BTL...
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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. The post Green Party proposes three-year private rent...
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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. The post NRLA: landlord database will not allow...
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Upper Tribunal cancels £11,000 HMO penalty against company director
The Upper Tribunal has cancelled Tariq Khuja's £11,000 HMO penalty, ruling that sole-director status alone did not establish personal liability. The post Upper Tribunal cancels £11,000 HMO penalty...
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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. The post Chesterfield...
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Barclays: landlords put energy upgrade cost at £9,000
Barclays says mainly landlord real-estate customers put the typical cost of meeting proposed energy-efficiency standards at about £9,000 per property. The post Barclays: landlords put energy upgrade...
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Nationwide: UK house price growth halves to 0.8%
Nationwide's 1 October index puts UK annual house-price growth at 0.8 percent in September, down from 1.6 percent in August, with prices 0.2 percent lower month on month. The post Nationwide: UK house...
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HMRC: August property deals fall to 95,220
HMRC's 30 September release puts UK residential property transactions at 95,220 in August, down 1.5 percent on July in the seasonally adjusted series. The post HMRC: August property deals fall to...
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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. The post DPS finds most landlords plan...
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