by peter littlewood | Nov 17, 2025 | featured article, Open News
Summary The Renters’ Rights Act will change laws about renting. The new rules will apply on or after 1 May 2026. This guidance will help private rented sector landlords and letting agents prepare. These rules will apply to Private Registered Providers of social...
by peter littlewood | Nov 17, 2025 | Open News
The UK property market is showing clear signs of a slowdown, with Home.co.uk’s monthly index reporting a sharp decline in asking rents and minimal growth in sales prices, coupled with record high levels of unsold stock. Rental Market: Negative Growth Across the Board...
by peter littlewood | Nov 17, 2025 | Open News
Figures from the Ministry of Justice reveal that the median time for landlords to achieve repossession has risen to $27.4$ weeks, up from $24.4$ weeks just one year ago. The number of properties repossessed by landlords has also increased by $9\%$ in the last 12...
by peter littlewood | Nov 17, 2025 | Open News
The House of Commons Library has released its monthly summary of household debt. It can be seen here, and in summary says: Household Debt Continues to Fall Household debt, when measured against disposable income, continues its downward trend. In Q2 2025, the...
by peter littlewood | Nov 17, 2025 | Open News
Rightmove reports a sharper-than-usual fall in UK asking prices this November, with the national average down 1.8% to £364,833. This is the largest November drop since 2012, compared with a typical decline of 1.1% over the past decade. Prices are now 0.5% lower than a...
