Latest News
Citizens Advice urges LHA unfreeze as 1m face rent shortfalls
Citizens Advice says 58% of private renting households on housing support face a rent shortfall and wants the Autumn Budget to unfreeze Local Housing Allowance.
LANDLORD & PROPERTY INVESTMENT NEWS
Latest News
Hamptons: new-let rents rise 2.7% in tenth monthly acceleration
Hamptons says newly agreed UK rents rose 2.7% in the year to September to £1,433 a month, the fastest pace since November 2024.
Latest News
East Staffordshire approves five-year licensing for 1,100 homes
East Staffordshire Borough Council has approved a five-year selective licensing scheme covering 16 Burton upon Trent streets and around 1,100 rented homes from 1 January 2027.
Latest News
Rightmove reveals stock hits decade high as prices stall
Rightmove’s October index shows homes for sale at their highest since 2014, with average asking prices at £371,015, down 0.1% on the year, as sellers in the North East and Scotland cut prices.
Latest News
Savills reveals prime rents up 2.9% as supply tightens
Savills reports prime London rents up 1.9% in central postcodes and 2.9% in outer prime areas, with the strongest quarterly growth in two years as landlord caution thins stock below the £100,000 RRA threshold.
Latest News
Dwelly finds rental listings down 12% as supply shrinks
Dwelly analysis shows rental availability across England fell 12.1% in the third quarter of 2026, with Bristol down 23.9% and tenant competition set to intensify where stock keeps shrinking.
Latest News
Flood Re pilots EPC-style certificates for flood-risk homes
Flood Re will pilot Flood Performance Certificates in England later this year, giving homes a standardised flood risk rating that could shape insurance, mortgage lending and property values.
Latest News
Gulf investors shun London for Liverpool and Manchester
AlRayan Bank finds Gulf investors plan an average of £78.3m each for UK property over five years, with Liverpool, Birmingham and Manchester overtaking London in their investment plans.
Latest News
Rushbrook: HMO conversions cost landlords £82,000 on average
Rushbrook research puts the average cost of converting a property into an HMO at £82,084 across England, rising to £92,796 in London, before landlords factor in the £449,798 average purchase price.
Latest News
Lendlord unveils landlord database registration tool
Lendlord has launched a property registration tool to help landlords prepare for the rental property database, which rolls out regionally from 15 December 2026 starting in the West Midlands.
Latest News
Reports: Healey not expected to order major CGT rise in Budget
Chancellor John Healey is not expected to raise Capital Gains Tax significantly in the Budget in two weeks, reports say, easing immediate sale fears for landlords after calls to align CGT with income tax rates.
Latest News
HomeLet: UK rents hit fresh record at £1,387 as London climbs
HomeLet Rental Index puts average UK rent at £1,387 in September, a fresh record, with London up 1.5% to £2,272 while eight of 12 regions fell on the month.
