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Moneyfacts: BTL five-year fixes top 6% as rates climb
Moneyfacts data puts average two-year fixed residential rates at 5.97 percent, near 6 percent for the first time since December 2023, while buy-to-let five-year fixes average 6.01 percent across 5,192...
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HomeLet: UK rents hit £1,387 record as London jumps 1.5%
HomeLet's September Rental Index puts average UK rent at £1,387, up 0.4 percent on August and 3.3 percent on the year, with London up 1.5 percent to £2,272 while eight of 12 regions fell month on...
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COHO finds 1 in 5 HMO tenants felt unsafe sharing
COHO's State of Shared Living 2026 finds 21 percent of 5,145 HMO tenants felt unsafe because of a housemate, with 42 percent moving in with no information on who they would live with. The post COHO...
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Stoke-on-Trent confirms city-wide HMO controls from 23 October
Stoke-on-Trent City Council's Cabinet has approved a city-wide Article 4 Direction removing permitted development rights for small HMOs, with controls taking immediate effect from 23 October 2026. The...
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Propertymark: viewings halve as 86% of sellers accept below asking
Propertymark's August housing report shows average viewings per property down to 1.7 from nearly four two years ago, with 86% of agents reporting sales below asking price as buyers and sellers drift...
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Cushman & Wakefield: student demand splits as five cities cut rents
Cushman & Wakefield's 2026 student accommodation report shows 518,300 UCAS acceptances, up 1.1%, but rents fell in five cities as international visas dropped 22% and demand concentrates in fewer...
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Chestertons: quarter of London landlords re-let after exit bid
Chestertons says one in four London landlords who listed homes for sale after the Renters Rights Act have re-let them, five months after the reforms took effect, as stronger rental growth changes exit...
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Yopa: mansion tax U-turn spares 1 in 10 London homes
Yopa finds keeping the £2 million mansion tax threshold spares 10,244 English homes from the surcharge, with 9.4 percent of London listings caught at £1.5 million against 5.8 percent now. The post...
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Propertymark: rental registrations jump to 121 per branch
Propertymark's August Housing Insight Report finds new rental registrations jumped to 121 per member branch as tenant demand outstrips supply, with void periods averaging almost four weeks. The post...
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Half of landlords in MTD do not know they are in it, survey finds
August's Landlord Survey 2026 finds only 48 percent of landlords earning £50,000 or more believe they are in Making Tax Digital, although the duty began in April 2026. The post Half of landlords in MTD...
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Durham fines landlord £26,000 over repair failures
Durham County Council has fined a landlord £26,000 over repair and licensing failures at an Annfield Plain rental home, with £28,500 payable in total. The post Durham fines landlord £26,000 over repair...
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Paragon: BTL yields hit 15-year high at 7.22%
Paragon Bank reports average buy-to-let yields reached 7.22 percent in Q3 2026, the highest since early 2011, with the East Midlands at 8.1 percent and HMOs at 8.8 percent. The post Paragon: BTL yields...
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Propertymark: September rents fall in 10 of 11 regions
Propertymark reports September rents fell in 10 of 11 UK regions, with Scotland down 3.4 percent to £1,134, though the annual salary needed to rent still rose in several areas. The post Propertymark:...
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Government opens Awaab’s Law consultation for PRS
MHCLG's consultation on extending Awaab's Law to private landlords closes on 18 December 2026 and will shape new repair deadlines. The post Government opens Awaab’s Law consultation for PRS appeared...
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Foundation adds 4.99% BTL remortgage at 75% LTV
Foundation has added a 4.99 percent two-year buy-to-let remortgage at 75 percent LTV, with a 4 percent fee and no application fee. The post Foundation adds 4.99% BTL remortgage at 75% LTV appeared...
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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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