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Rental Market Watch: New Lettings Down, Social Rent Levels Rising
Rental Market Watch: New Lettings Down, Social Rent Levels Rising The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has published updated Live Tables on rents, lettings and tenancies, offering insight into the changing dynamics of the social...
Landlord Confusion Over EPC Rules Could Undermine Energy Targets
A new report from The Mortgage Works (TMW) has revealed a significant knowledge gap among landlords about Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) requirements—threatening progress towards energy efficiency in the private rented sector (PRS). According...
Planning and Infrastructure Bill has second reading in the Lords
The preamble to the Guide to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill states its intention: The Planning and Infrastructure Bill is central to the government’s plan to get Britain building again and deliver economic growth. The Bill will speed up and...
Landlords Ignored in London Housing Plan, Warns Industry Body
Propertymark has called on London Mayor Sadiq Khan to recognise the vital role of the private rented sector in solving the capital’s housing crisis. Responding to the Mayor’s consultation on the New London Plan, the industry body criticised the...
Changes to accounts filing – important update from Companies House
We've had this notification from HMRC: From 1 April 2027, all companies will need to file their annual accounts using commercial software. This means we’ll be closing our web and paper-based systems for account filings on that date. Whether you...
New Right to Rent Guidance – Updated June 2025
The updated Right to Rent guidance for landlords (letting agents) has just been published. Not the How to Rent Guide. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/landlords-guide-to-right-to-rent-checks Updates include: A simplification of the...
Renters’ Rights Bill: A Blow to the Very People It Claims to Protect?
Writing an opinion piece in Property118, The Landlord Crusader comments, that as the Renters’ Rights Bill returns to the Lords next week, there’s growing concern it will reshape the rental market to the detriment of tenants it claims to defend. The...
New data on on affordable housing supply
The Government has just published its Live tables on affordable housing supply Housing Headlines: Affordable Home Supply Holds Steady but Starts Plummet New figures from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities reveal that while...
Making People Homeless to House the Homeless?
Lambeth Council Wins Legal Case — But Loses Public Trust More than 160 tenants are facing eviction after Lambeth Council reclassified homes rented via its own company, Homes for Lambeth, as temporary accommodation for homeless households. The...
Rayner’s Workers Bill: Implications for the Property Sector
Angela Rayner’s flagship Employment Rights Bill — now passing through the House of Lords — has sent ripples through Britain’s business community. Touted by the Labour government as a long-overdue boost to workers’ rights, the bill is being...
Prime Central London Market – May 2025 Overview
Under the heading Non-doms’ retreat hits London’s prime housing market the Financial Times is reporting on a cooling of interest from wealthy international buyers. The original article can be seen here, and says that London’s luxury housing market...
The latest on housing supply: indicators of new supply.
The Government has just released its updated Live tables on housing supply: indicators of new supply. They can be seen here, and here are the latest live indicators on housing supply in England, drawn from the government’s “Housing supply:...
Government Delays RTS Meter Switch-Off to Protect Households
Over 314,000 UK households, including many rented homes, were facing the sudden loss of heating and hot water due to a planned 30 June switch-off of the Radio Teleswitch Service (RTS) — but the Government has now intervened to delay the shutdown....
MTD Could Cost Landlords Hundreds – With “No Tangible Benefit,” Experts Say
From April 2026, landlords with gross income over £50,000 will be required to comply with Making Tax Digital (MTD) rules for Income Tax Self Assessment—a deadline moving closer amid growing industry concern about the costs, value, and readiness of...
Live tables on planning application statistics
The Government has just released data on Live tables on planning application statistics. The data can be seen here, and in summary says Planning Applications & Decisions (Quarter to June 2024) Metric Number Change vs Year Ago Applications...
Landlord Legal Action Over ‘Exorbitant’ Licensing Fees
A Labour-led local authority is facing legal action from landlords after introducing what many are calling “punitive” selective licensing fees—raising fresh questions about how councils are using their expanded powers. What’s Happening in...
Permitted Development Rights: The Underrated Housing Tool?
As Labour sets its sights on delivering 1.5 million new homes, experts say that Permitted Development Rights (PDR) could play a key role—but are still underused. Development finance firm Rangewell claims that with the right support and reforms, PDR...
New National Housing Bank to Drive Major Housebuilding Push
The government has announced a new publicly owned National Housing Bank, aiming to turbocharge housebuilding across the UK — with implications for landlords, agents, developers, and investors alike. What’s Being Promised? £16 billion in new...
Making Tax Digital: What Landlords Need to Know – and Why Many Are Struggling to Get Help
From April 2026, landlords earning over £50,000 annually will be required to comply with Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self-Assessment (MTD ITSA). If that includes you or your clients, now is the time to get prepared. What’s Changing? Quarterly...
New EPC Rules to Increase Costs and Tighten Letting Standards from This Week
Landlords in England face higher costs and tighter compliance challenges from Sunday 22 June, as new Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rules take effect. The changes are part of Labour’s Warm Homes Plan, which aims to drive up energy efficiency...
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Potential Increase in Capital Gains Tax (CGT) for Landlords
Research by Quilter suggests that landlords could face significant increases in capital gains tax (CGT) if Chancellor...
New Hardship Tests and Energy Efficiency Requirements for Landlords
The Telegraph has published an article entitled 'Labour plots fresh war on landlords'. It can be seen here...
Section 24 tax changes having bad effect on industry
A Propertymark report sheds light on the significant and far-reaching consequences of the Conservative government’s...
Two-bed terraced houses sell faster than other homes, research finds
Zoopla Research: Two-Bed Terraced Homes Lead Fastest Sales in England and Wales Recent research by Zoopla reveals that...
UK Mortgage Approvals Decline Slightly in June: A Sign of Market Stabilisation
Recent data from the Bank of England reveals a slight decline in mortgage approvals in June, indicating a potential...
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