A Nottingham landlord says “the council’s hands are tied by homeless-inducing rules” because selective licensing fails to protect tenants. Mick Roberts, one of Nottingham’s largest landlords for housing benefit tenants over the past 28 years, is trying to sell 11 of his properties. However, Nottingham City Council is now demanding full selective licensing fees, despite […]

Landlords earning more than £50,000 will have to adopt Making Tax Digital (MTD) for paying their income tax from April 2026. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) says it wants to modernise financial reporting by mandating digital record-keeping and quarterly submissions through compatible software. To help landlords, it has published an updated list of complaint software […]

London has been crowned as the premier destination for residential property investment in the UK, real estate firm Colliers says. It’s the first time that London has been at the top since 2021, when the firm’s Top UK Residential Investment Cities Report was published. Manchester secures second place, lauded as ‘the regional city of choice […]

Contrary to popular belief that the property market stalls during the summer season, an analysis indicates that the warmer months are among the best for home buying and selling. The study from the estate agency Yopa examined four years of historical market data, focusing on monthly averages for mortgage approvals and completed property transactions across […]

England’s rents hit a new high in July with the average monthly rent for new tenancies climbing to £1,496, surpassing the previous record of £1,470 set in July 2024. The data from the Goodlord Rental Index, reflects a staggering 18.3% month-on-month surge from June, driven by seasonal demand. The summer months typically see heightened activity […]

A growing number of renters are turning away from the dream of homeownership, with 28% expressing no interest in buying a property, the highest level this year, according to Barclays Property Insights. It says that financial pressures are taking their toll, as only 17% of renters saved for a house deposit in July, down from […]

I am in the process of downsizing my BTL portfolio (2 long leasehold flats and 1 freehold house), which I own alongside my other half (tenants-in-common 99% in their favour). We also have a house (principal private residence). Somewhat belatedly, I have discovered that I fall foul of the clause that prevents me from classifying […]

I am looking for advice, please. Bear with me – it’s a bit of a saga. I have one property I rent out – a two-bedroom flat in Scotland. In March 2025, the previous tenants, Man A and Woman A, moved out, and their friends Man B and Woman B moved in. A new tenancy […]

When “Martin” (not his real name) came to us, his voice carried the kind of exhaustion we often hear from landlords who have been fighting battles on too many fronts for too long. For decades, Martin had built what most would call a success story. At its peak, his UK rental property business held over […]

New data challenges the media narrative that landlords evict tenants on a whim with the number of Section 21 evictions decreasing from this time last year. According to government figures from Statutory Homelessness in England, the number of households at risk of becoming homeless is not just down to Section 21 evictions, but also a […]

The UK’s housing market is shrugging off the wider economy’s lacklustre performance this year to show its resilience, one expert claims. While GDP, retail sales and employment figures have faltered, the property sector has found firmer footing after a shaky second quarter triggered by a stamp duty deadline in April. Tom Bill, the head of […]

The scale of unlicensed Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) across London, revealed in a BBC investigation, could get worse when the Renters’ Rights Bill becomes law. That’s the view of Sean Hooker, the head of redress at Property Redress, who was responding to the TV programme. Viewers saw tenants facing hazardous and overcrowded living spaces […]

A leading property expert has raised concerns about Chancellor Rachel Reeve’s new lending policies, warning that they could destabilise the UK’s housing market if they aren’t carefully managed. David Alexander, the chief executive of DJ Alexander Ltd, Scotland’s largest lettings and estate agency, welcomed the support for first-time buyers and other borrowers under the ‘Leeds’ […]

Build to Rent (BTR) is emerging as a powerhouse for creating homes in the UK, United States, Australia and New Zealand, findings from Inventory Base reveal. It says that while the UK continues to lead the BTR charge, with 1,824 new homes completed in the first quarter of 2025, boosting the total to 127,156 — […]

Over the last 6 months, the top UK landlords have been quietly exiting the sector. Whilst it was thought that this rate might have slowed down as we start to work our way through the red tape and tax bills, the truth is the number of enquiries here at Landlord Sales Agency continue to flood […]

Hi Everyone, After agreeing with my tenant to evict him using section 8 rent arrears (so he becomes ‘homeless’ and gets help from the council) I have been left with most of his belongings to remove, damage to the house and clean up costs, which far exceed his deposit value. I have issued a notice […]

A fifth of landlords now hold at least one buy to let mortgage within a limited company structure, with the figure climbing to 30% among those managing larger portfolios. That’s according to new findings from Foundation Home Loans with its Landlord Trends research highlighting a big shift towards incorporation, particularly among seasoned investors. Over the […]

A study into the potential impact of the Renters’ Rights Bill suggests England’s letting agents can adapt and even thrive under the new rules. The analysis from property software firm, SME Professional, which looked at what happened to Scotland’s PRS after the Private Housing (Tenancies) Act became law in 2016. It also abolished no-fault evictions, […]

UK property investment drops to a record two-year low as economic uncertainty fuels market uncertainty, according to a new report. Commercial property consultants Lambert Smith Hampton reveal that purpose-built student accommodation helped a rather otherwise slow housing market. The Build to Rent (BTR) sector saw a drop, but single-family rentals (SFR) properties, rented out to […]

The number of rental deposits protected in government-authorised schemes across England and Wales climbed by only 82,000 over the past year, The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) reveals. It says this is the second time in eight years that growth has dipped below 100,000. The figure stands in sharp contrast to 2017, when deposits surged […]

The UK’s property prices grew by 0.6% compared to June, with the average home now costing £272,664 – up from £271,619 in June, Nationwide reveals. The lender adds that annual growth also ticked up, reaching 2.4% compared to 2.1% in June, signalling a steady but cautious market recovery. Affordability has seen a notable improvement, with […]