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Rightmove adds Section 13 rent review tool for letting agents
Rightmove has added a rent review function to its Tenancy Manager platform, allowing letting agents to create and serve Section 13 rent increase notices directly…
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NRLA flags fresh landlord licensing wave across England this month
A new NRLA licensing bulletin has highlighted a fresh cluster of landlord licensing consultations and scheme changes across England, with councils including Barnet, Greenwich, Preston,…
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Grimsby landlords face £200 late fee as licence deadline nears
Landlords with properties in Grimsby’s East Marsh selective licensing area have until 8 October to apply for a licence or face a £200 late fee,…
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Propertymark warns Scotland housing push still leaves landlords exposed
Propertymark has warned that Scotland’s latest housing programme still leaves major questions for landlords, even as ministers restated a target to deliver 111,000 affordable homes…
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Rotherham opens landlord penalty policy consultation until 8 October
Rotherham Council has opened a consultation on how it would use housing enforcement powers against landlords and letting agents, including the way financial penalties would be set and applied until 8 October.
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Lewisham landlords fined £17,918 after illegal eviction case
A married couple have been ordered to pay £17,918 after a Lewisham Council prosecution over the illegal eviction and harassment of a tenant, with the case also triggering a criminal record and compensation order.
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Nationwide: August house price growth holds at 1.6%
Nationwide says UK house prices rose 0.2 percent in August, leaving annual growth at 1.6 percent as the sales market stayed subdued after July’s softer run.
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Land Registry adds UPRNs to sold-price data from 28 August
HM Land Registry has started publishing UPRNs and INSPIRE IDs alongside Price Paid Data from 28 August, giving landlords and investors a cleaner way to match sold prices to specific properties.
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Haringey tenant wins £7,884 in repeat unlicensed HMO case
A Haringey tenant has been awarded £7,884.84 after a tribunal found their landlord had run an unlicensed HMO, with the case also exposing a second six-month stretch of unlawful management at the same property.
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1st Avenue: HMO planning refusals doubled as Article 4 spread
1st Avenue says HMO planning refusals across 144 English councils rose from 590 in 2021 to 1,203 in 2025 as Article 4 directions spread and approval rates slipped for landlords trying to add shared housing.
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Lendlord says company BTL ownership tops 50% from 11 properties
Lendlord says limited company structures now account for 51 percent of buy-to-let ownership among landlords with 11 to 20 properties, marking a clear crossover point in mid-sized portfolios.
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Savills says DMS homes could open ownership to 530,000 renters
Savills says Discounted Market Sale homes could help restart stalled housing sites and widen the route from renting into ownership, with up to 530,000 households potentially able to buy through the model.
