Government data reveals that average UK private rents increased by 8.1% to £1,326 in the 12 months to February 2025, down from 8.7% in January. Regional differences persist, with London seeing the highest rise (9.9%), while Yorkshire and The Humber recorded the lowest...
Writing in Landlord Today, Sherrelle Collman warns that Scrapping Universal Credit deductions could push more landlords away. The original article can be seen here, and in summary says: The government’s decision to stop automatic Universal Credit deductions for rent...
A coalition of property organisations, including the British Property Federation (BPF), the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA), and Propertymark, warns that the UK's rental housing shortage could undermine government plans to attract top international...
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is to announce raising social housing rents by inflation plus 1% for five to ten years aims to secure predictable, long-term funding for local councils, but it presents both opportunities and challenges. This change, based on a formula that...
The UK government's next Affordable Homes Programme (AHP) is anticipated to be unveiled in spring 2025, following the Spring Spending Review. This delay has left housing providers, especially in the social housing sector, awaiting details on Labour’s revamped grant...
Louisa Sedgwick, Managing Director for Mortgages at Paragon Bank has written an article for LandlordToday, which can be seen here In it, she says that the proposal for minimum Energy Performance Certificates (EPC) for rental properties has resurfaced, with Labour...
The latest data tables on housing supply: indicators of new supply has just been released, and can be seen here.
In an interview in the Standard, Phil Spencer, the well-known property expert, believes London's housing market is stuck in a vicious cycle of unaffordability, bureaucratic red tape, and a lack of movement. He argues that bold, controversial tax changes in the...
Councils in rural and county areas of England, represented by the County Councils Network (CCN), have expressed opposition to Labour’s proposed housing targets, citing concerns over inadequate infrastructure and the undermining of local planning efforts. Rather than...
The latest survey from Nationwide showed that house prices grew at their fastest annual rate in two years in September. Prices rose 3.2% on the year following 2.4% growth in August and marking the fastest pace of growth since November 2022. On the month, prices...
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