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.
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.
Nearly one in four landlords say letting agent fees have risen since the Renters’ Rights Act came into force, while one in four also report concerns about possession delays, according to a Goodlord poll.
Lendlord says landlord taxation has overtaken regulation as the main barrier to fresh buy-to-let investment, with 28.3 percent of landlords naming tax as the biggest factor holding them back.
Fleet Mortgages has reintroduced two five-year fixed products for HMO and multi-unit freehold block borrowers from 5.99 percent, with £1,000 cashback available on applications from 20 August.
Propertymark says buyer registrations fell to 55 per branch in June while rental demand held at nine applicants for every available home, leaving investors with softer sales demand but no real easing in lettings pressure.
Bolton Council has opened consultation on a borough-wide HMO licensing scheme with a proposed £1,211 fee, bringing smaller shared homes and some converted flats into a five-year regime if approved.
Savills says first-time buyers received the equivalent of £7.6bn in rent-free family support in 2025, highlighting how deposit barriers are still delaying many exits from the rental market.
Propertymark says 3,198 Welsh landlord penalties in the year to May 2026 were mostly tied to missed registration or licensing steps, exposing a basic but costly Rent Smart Wales compliance gap.
Burnley Council is consulting on plans to extend Article 4 planning controls to six more wards, a move that would bring the whole borough under tighter small-HMO planning rules from September 2027 if approved.