Property Market News Archives

For sale sign outside a UK home illustrating falling house prices and increased seller competition

Landlords push for bigger property discounts

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th August 2026, 5 days ago | 0

Buy to let investors are making more aggressive offers as the housing market slows, with landlords accounting for 14.1% of...

Build-to-rent starts fall 79% as construction activity slows on UK residential developments.

Build-to-rent starts plunge 79%

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th August 2026, 1 week ago | 4

Starts on new build-to-rent homes fell 79% in the year to June 2026, according to a Savills analysis for Real...

Landlord walking away from rental properties beside a for sale sign marked “Not Selling”

Housing market remains weak as landlords leave and buyer demand falls

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th August 2026, 1 week ago | 17

The rental market remains constrained by a lack of supply as some landlords choose to leave the sector. The latest...

Laptop showing a search for buy-to-let mortgages as landlord search activity slips in July

Buy to let mortgage searches ease in July

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th August 2026, 1 week ago | 0

Buy to let mortgage searches slipped in July as landlords continued to weigh borrowing costs, taxation and regulation before committing...

Housing crisis concept showing homes trapped in a large pit beside stalled new-build developments.

Housing crisis deepens as new build developments drop

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th July 2026, 1 month ago | 0

Despite the government’s pledge to deliver 1.5 million homes, the number of new-build housing developments coming to market is at...

Prospective tenants view rental homes as fewer landlords enter the private rented sector amid rising demand.

PRS sees housing supply squeeze as tenant demand rises – RICS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th July 2026, 1 month ago | 1

There’s more evidence of fewer landlords offering homes in the PRS with a drop in landlord instructions, despite tenant demand...

Clock with house-shaped hands and pound symbols illustrating gradual UK house price growth amid market uncertainty.

UK house prices edge up as market remains subdued

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd July 2026, 2 months ago | 0

House prices are ticking up slowly as political uncertainty continues to cause a slowdown, according to the Nationwide house price...

Koala holding a housing market sign highlighting falling buyer demand amid higher mortgage rates.

Housing market slows as buyer demand falls

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th June 2026, 2 months ago | 0

Sales have fallen and mortgage rates have risen as political uncertainty continues to weigh on the housing market, according to...

Illustration of proposed property sales packs and digital reforms aimed at speeding up home purchases in England.

Government unveils far-reaching home buying and selling reforms

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th June 2026, 2 months ago | 5

Home buyers could save four weeks and first-time buyers an average of £650 under government plans to overhaul England’s property...

Illustration showing UK house prices rising faster than flat prices, widening the value gap between property types.

House and flat price gap hits 30-year high

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th June 2026, 2 months ago | 0

Houses now cost 1.7 times more than flats across the UK, as weaker flat price growth and leasehold costs widen...

UK house prices rise across most regions while London property values decline by 3.6% in April

House prices rise 1.7% as London values fall

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th May 2026, 3 months ago | 2

House prices are rising in most parts of Britain, but the latest figures show London moving in the opposite direction....

Property investor reviewing UK housing portfolio and homes for sale amid changing landlord regulations

Professional landlords still eyeing portfolio growth

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th May 2026, 3 months ago | 1

Landlords with larger portfolios are still looking to buy despite the Renters’ Rights Act, higher costs and uncertainty over the...

Collapsing house sale symbolising failed UK property transactions and wasted moving costs

Collapsed house moves cost the UK £2bn

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st May 2026, 3 months ago | 0

Landlords watching the sales market face another warning sign, with failed house moves now estimated to be costing the UK...

Queue of prospective tenants outside homes for rent in a UK residential street amid housing shortages

Tenant demand is rising as home supply falls – RICS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th May 2026, 3 months ago | 5

Tenant demand continues to rise while the supply of available homes for rent remains is falling, the latest RICS UK...

Wooden house keyring beside a key and stopwatch showing 104 days to exchange on UK home sales

Home sales now take 104 days to exchange

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th May 2026, 3 months ago | 0

Home sales are taking more than 100 days to reach exchange for the first April on record, with leasehold deals...

Sign showing declining commercial property demand with downward arrow outside modern office buildings

Commercial property demand falls as rate rises loom

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th May 2026, 4 months ago | 0

Commercial property demand slipped across most sectors in the first quarter, with both leasing and investment activity down year on...

Estate agency window with property listings and upward arrow reflecting rising homes for sale in England

England’s property listings rise 6.3%

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st May 2026, 4 months ago | 1

An estimated 471,619 properties were listed for sale across England in March, based on residential listings data, new figures reveal....

Young professional viewing two UK houses with sold and to rent signs, illustrating Gen Z property investment trends

Gen Z rents, but buys to let

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th April 2026, 4 months ago | 2

Nearly 400,000 company directors aged under 28 are now running UK-registered businesses, with property investment forming part of a model...