Prime Minister Andy Burnham has claimed a “common-sense change” will leave those in supported housing and temporary accommodation “better off”. New rules coming into force this week mean more than 325,000 residents in supported housing and temporary accommodation will no longer face a drop in income when they increase their working hours. Under the previous […]

Despite ongoing market uncertainty, house prices held steady in September. According to the Lloyds House Price Index, prices recorded no monthly growth (0.0%), following a 0.3% decline in August. The average property price now stands at £298,441, up slightly from £298,395 in August. Housing market has been fairly subdued Andrew Asaam, mortgages director at Lloyds, […]

Six months after Making Tax Digital came into effect, landlords are already feeling the impact of the extra administration. Research from Tide suggests landlords could spend an average of six full days dealing with Making Tax Digital administration during the scheme’s first year. Making Tax Digital for Income Tax became compulsory in April 2026 for […]

There’s no shortage of discussion about how we solve the UK’s rental supply crisis. We need more homes, landlords need to keep investing, and renters need access to properties they can actually afford. At the same time, one of the most important sources of rental accommodation is facing increasing restrictions. Houses of multiple occupation (HMOs) […]

Landlords in Scotland could face higher inheritance tax bills if the government changes the rules in its forthcoming Budget. The warning comes from leading property expert David Alexander, who says speculation about possible changes is likely to concern property owners. He is the chief executive of estate and lettings agency DJ Alexander, and he argues […]

With more than 200,000 Londoners homeless and living in temporary accommodation, London Councils’ is urging the government to boost the number of council homes. Research by London Councils’ reveals 50,000 potential new council homes that could be built in the capital if sufficient funding support is available. The news comes as a government minister claims […]

Councils across England are cracking down on criminal landlords, with penalties running into thousands of pounds. Hackney Council has pledged to impose “the biggest fines and strongest possible penalties” on the worst private landlords in the borough. Meanwhile, Barnet Council has launched a series of targeted evening enforcement operations aimed at catching landlords who fail […]

Discretionary landlord licensing schemes should be scrapped once England’s national landlord database is fully operational, ministers have been urged. In some areas, selective licensing alone costs more than £1,000 per property, with additional licensing fees higher still. Now Propertymark has published a position paper on schemes across England and Wales examines their cost, effectiveness and […]

Police interceptors wouldn’t fine me £7,000 for no MOT, so why would the government fine me for having an MOT? Driving without a valid MOT can result in a standard £100 fixed penalty, although the fine can be up to £1,000. By comparison, certain PRS database breaches can result in penalties of up to £7,000. […]

Landlords in Scotland face new deadlines for tackling damp and mould and higher potential payments for wrongful termination under new rules. Propertymark is urging landlords and letting agents to review their procedures as the reforms also change who can inherit a tenancy. For wrongful termination, the potential award rises from up to six months’ rent […]

Landlords with gross income above £30,000 have six months to prepare for Making Tax Digital for income tax before it becomes compulsory for them on 6 April 2027. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is urging the next group to sign up early, with around 1,077,000 additional landlords and sole traders expected to join. The threshold […]

Landlords can now prepare rent increase notices using a free tool that draws on tenancy information they already hold. Property management platform Lendlord has launched the Form 4A tool for assured periodic tenancies in England, where the section 13 process has been required for every rent increase since 1 May. Informal emails, WhatsApp messages and […]

Landlords are facing financial difficulties in meeting EPC targets, with the typical cost of achieving compliance estimated at around £9,000 per property, according to Barclays. Barclays’ closing the energy efficiency gap report reveals that, while landlords are taking action to improve EPC ratings, they are facing financial barriers to making the necessary improvements. The news […]

Article by Adam Hills, client services director, LRG Living Markets A landlord asks for an update on a repair. The property manager asks the contractor, who is waiting for access from the tenant. Meanwhile, the accounts team has received an invoice but cannot tell whether the work is complete. Each person may have done their […]

The Shadow Housing Secretary has suggested that a Conservative government would scrap the Renters’ Rights Act. Speaking at a fringe event at the Conservative Party conference, Katie Lam said the legislation “had to go”. Labour has slammed the Conservatives over the comments, accusing them of putting the “interests of unscrupulous landlords first”. Tories put the […]

A landlord charging England’s average rent could receive £2,186 less over three years under the Green Party’s proposed cap, if annual increases were restricted to 2% instead of continuing at 4%. However, Property118’s analysis shows that the gap could reach £4,315 per property if rents were frozen for all three years, compared with annual increases […]

A busy landlord in Kent had already accepted two offers through other estate agents. Both sales fell through when the buyers could not secure mortgages. Months of waiting had brought her no closer to selling. Pulled in several directions, she did not have the time or energy to untangle the problems herself. She needed more […]

Renters facing eviction will get earlier access to free legal advice through a £16m government fund covering England and Wales. Help will also be available for benefit disputes, problem debt and family breakdown, with support offered online as well as in person. The government’s Legal Support Grant will fund 48 frontline organisations to assist thousands […]

Five students rent a house together. Four are happy, the rent is being paid and they want to stay. The fifth decides to leave and gives notice. Under a joint periodic tenancy, that notice can end the tenancy for all five. That isn’t a new principle of landlord and tenant law. One joint tenant has […]

Tenants face an extra £888 a year in rent after Britain’s monthly average rose by 4.9% in September compared with a year earlier. However, the East of England bucked the increase, with rents falling slightly over the same period. Goodlord’s latest index puts the average monthly rent at £1,581, up from £1,507 in September 2025. […]

An inheritance boom could create a new generation of landlords as wealth passes between generations, according to one firm. John Minnis estate agents say that for homeowners receiving a substantial sum, buying a property to let could become one of their options. It points to Resolution Foundation research which shows that around 670,000 adults received […]