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The latest proposals backed by Andy Burnham introduce a property tax that targets homeowners directly, rather than tenants. This shift marks a departure from the traditional approach where tenants often bore the brunt of local property levies through rent adjustments. For investo
The Renters’ Rights Act (RRA) was introduced with the intention of improving tenant protections across the UK. However, early data from London suggests the reforms may have triggered some unintended effects on the rental market. According to Knight Frank’s UK research head Tom Bi
The government’s recent defence of Making Tax Digital (MTD) highlights the tension between modernising tax administration and the practical challenges faced by certain groups, especially older landlords. Since April 2026, landlords with rental income above £50,000 must keep digit
The latest RICS UK Residential Market Survey for May reveals a growing imbalance between tenant demand and available rental stock. Tenant demand posted a net balance of +14%, indicating more renters are actively seeking properties, while landlord instructions remain deeply negati
April saw the fastest rise in rents for newly let properties in Great Britain in almost a year, with average rents hitting £1,396. This 1.9% annual increase came just before the Renters’ Rights Act came into force, suggesting landlords adjusted pricing in anticipation of the new
Ten years after the introduction of Section 24, which stripped individual landlords of mortgage interest tax relief, the UK property market still feels the effects. The Axe the Tenant Tax campaign rallied landlords to challenge the legislation, arguing it unfairly favoured corpor
Recent moves by Fleet Mortgages, The Mortgage Works, Accord Mortgages, Coventry for Intermediaries and Atom Bank indicate a notable shift in buy to let lending conditions. These lenders have cut mortgage rates across various product ranges including standard, limited company, HMO
The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has launched NRLA Living, a platform designed specifically for portfolio landlords and Build-to-Rent (BtR) operators. This move reflects the growing complexity and scale of the private rented sector (PRS) in the UK, where larg
The latest RICS UK Residential Survey highlights a clear imbalance in the rental market: tenant demand is climbing while the number of homes available to rent is shrinking. With a net balance of +14% for tenant demand and landlord instructions sitting at a negative -17%, the mark
April’s HomeLet index reveals UK average rents rose to £1,325, a 1.1% increase from March and 2.1% above April 2025. This marks the second consecutive month of rental growth, reinforcing a trend of steady upward pressure on rental costs. Outside Greater London, rents averaged £1,
Halifax’s latest figures reveal that UK house prices fell by 0.1% in April, marking the second consecutive month of decline. The average property value dropped to £299,313, down £296 from March. Annual growth has slowed to just 0.4%, half the rate recorded the previous month. Thi
Data from Savills reveals a notable shift in the UK rental market, with 254,000 formerly let buy-to-let properties listed for sale in the year to March 2026. This equates to nearly 700 homes hitting the market daily, a figure that signals growing unease among landlords. The weigh
