Landlords considering lower-cost areas for investment have been given a northern-dominated list of locations where house prices and housing supply are rising. Research by conveyancing firm Muve puts County Durham first among 313 areas, with an average property price of £138,767 and annual growth of 4.7%. New-build activity in the county increased by 39.1% over […]

If you own a rental property in England, a new registration requirement is approaching. The government’s “Register your rental property” service is due to launch on 15 December 2026, with different regions joining in stages and an annual charge of £65 for each property. That sounds straightforward until you start asking the questions that matter […]

Alongside the confirmation of the landlord registration service, the government announced on 9 September 2026 that responsibility for deciding challenges to rent increases in England will transfer from the First-tier Tribunal to HMRC’s Valuation Office. According to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, the aim is for challenges to be determined faster and […]

A landlord who wanted to increase a tenant’s rent instead ended up with a lower figure than the renter was already paying after the case reached the First-tier Tribunal. The London tenant had been paying £2,066 a month when the landlord sought £2,475. The tribunal determined the rent at £1,950 after a replacement section 13 […]

A council is stepping up its hunt for unlicensed HMOs while making clear that compliant landlords are not the target of its enforcement work. It will use council tax records, planning information, complaints and intelligence from partner agencies to identify properties which may be operating without the required licence. The move follows concerns from residents […]

Mortgage brokers are seeing more landlords consider holiday lets as changes affecting traditional buy to let reshape investment decisions. And it is not just newcomers, with the research pointing to experienced and professional landlords among those reassessing their portfolios. Cumberland Building Society’s inaugural Holiday Let Index found that 88% of brokers had seen an increase […]

Rental demand has eased, but affordability constraints and supply issues remain, according to a new report. A report by management platform Hello Neighbour on what drives UK rent prices ten years of evidence, says rents will increasingly depend on what tenants can afford and how often existing rental homes return to the market, rather than […]

The government has hinted at legislation to protect domestic abuse victims from being denied social housing due to rent arrears. Currently, victims of domestic abuse can be disqualified from getting a social home if they are in rent arrears. Under the Social Housing Bill, social housing landlords would also have powers to evict perpetrators rather […]

Rising rents are leaving families struggling to reach a minimum acceptable standard of living when renting privately, claims a new report. Research by the Centre for Research in Social Policy (CRSP) at Loughborough University has found that many households are unable to afford the income needed to achieve a minimum acceptable standard of living in […]

The government claims its proposed EPC reforms will be “sensitive to the characteristics of each property”. In answer to a written parliamentary question, energy minister Martin McCluskey claims the government has designed an “enhanced exemptions regime”. The government has proposed all private rented properties will need to meet EPC C targets by 2030. Landlords are […]

An industry body has warned licensing schemes must be “proportionate” rather than create unnecessary duplication. Propertymark has warned landlords and letting agents of the financial consequences they could face if they fail to licence a property. The warning comes as North East Lincolnshire Council has announced landlords face a £200 charge for missing the selective […]

The Housing Secretary has admitted there is only a “slim chance” the government will meet its target of building 1.5 million homes by the next Parliament. Speaking on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, Angela Rayner blamed “headwinds”, including the war in Iran and rising construction costs, for making it increasingly difficult to deliver the pledge before […]

Private rented sector homes should have regular damp and mould inspections with certificates uploaded to the PRS Database, claims a Labour member. Founder of Fairer Housing CIC and Labour party member Jacky Peacock has called on the government to introduce a legal requirement for landlords to arrange regular inspections of private rented homes for damp […]

Dear tenants, The government has just brought in yet another charge, a £65-a-year fee for each property to be registered on the PRS Database. That means you’ll need a rent increase of around £6 per month just to cover it. All the information needed for the property database, the council already has for selective licensing. […]

The cost of taking on a new rented home rose at its fastest rate for nearly two years in August, with rents across Great Britain rising by 2.4% over 12 months. Hamptons says the average new let rent reached £1,419, as the annual rate of growth increased for a tenth consecutive month. Outside London, rents […]

Article by Vanessa Griffiths, ALEP Member Leaseholders frequently ask whether they should enfranchise now or wait until legislation (both the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 and the soon-to-be-published Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill) are finalised. When I look at the question from the point of view of a leaseholder with a shortening lease, there […]

The government were warned that the Renters’ Rights Act (RRA) would cause damage. We are already seeing the damage, and the remedy in the form of rent caps are destined to fail. The elephant is still in the room. There’s an elephant in the room, But politicians look away, They blame the landlord, write new […]

The majority of property sold in the UK is sold by estate agents using a private treaty sale, but recently a growing number of sellers have been using auctions. Auction House recently reported a 70% year-on-year increase in tenanted properties sold through its weekly online auctions in April, while the wider auction market has also […]

A landlord association has urged the Chancellor to support landlords for the upcoming Autumn Budget. The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has written a budget submission to the government calling for a tax system that supports the private rented sector. The association is also urging the government to unfreeze Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates. Proposed […]

Weak landlord investment will see rents rise by between 4% and 5% by the year-end because the supply of rental homes has fallen for the first time in three years, Zoopla reveals. It says that the number of available homes began dropping in May to reverse a supply recovery which had helped slow rent rises […]

Hi, We have a company-let agreement with a rent-to-rent/guaranteed-rent operator. The contractual term has expired but the operator has not returned vacant possession because some of its sub-occupiers remain. The operator is now saying that because of the Renters’ Rights Act changes that we, as superior landlord, must obtain possession against the operator and occupiers, […]