A Harrow Council tenant has received £115,000 in compensation after the local authority unlawfully ended his secure tenancy and re-let his home. The tenant, Mr Nagar, returned in December 2023 to find his property had been let to someone else...

New analysis suggests thousands of second home owners already paying double council tax could also be swept into Rachel Reeves’s proposed mansion tax. Hamptons estimates around 4,300 second homes currently charged the second home premium are likely...

Wealden District Council's Majors Planning Committee has unanimously approved the reserved matters application for a 58-house development in Framfield. The scheme, proposed by Hawridge Strategic Land, will be built on a greenfield site behind Old...

The ONS has just published its 'Private rent and house prices, UK: November 2025 which in summary says: Private rents: Average UK private rents rose 5.0% in the year to October 2025, reaching £1,360 per month. This marks a slowdown from 5.5% in...

London house prices fell for the second month in a row in September, dropping £7,000 to £556,000, as buyers hold back amid fears that the upcoming Budget could introduce a “mansion tax”. It remains the only UK region with an annual price decline,...

A new survey of 1,000 landlords shows that 88% have renovated at least one rental property in the past five years — and the financial gains can be significant. According to analysis by The Mortgage Works (Nationwide), adding an extension or loft...

Lloyds Banking Group has confirmed its strong commitment to the residential rental market with a major expansion of its Build-to-Rent (BTR) portfolio. Through a recently announced deal with a prominent house builder, the Group has dramatically...

The government is set to change planning rules so that housing developments within a 15-minute walk of well-connected train or tram stations will be approved by default. This applies even to some green belt land, widening the potential for...

Savers will benefit from a significant increase in deposit protection next month. From 1 December, the amount of money safeguarded if a UK bank or building society fails will rise from £85,000 to £120,000 — a 41% increase and higher than expected,...

The Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 came into force on October 30, 2025, amending the 1988 regulations. Landlords and letting agents should be aware of these administrative changes: Key Changes for Landlords...

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...

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 $9\%$...

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...

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...

Last night (13/11/25) the Government published its long awaited timeline for the Renters' Rights Act (RRA).  It can be seen here, and in summary says: Key Changes for Landlords From 1 May 2026: Abolition of Section 21 (No-Fault Evictions) Landlords...

Writing in Landlord Today, Clive Scrivener, a partner at Scrivener Tibbatts and a member of ALEP (Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners) warns that the government’s ambitious move to phase out new leasehold flats in favour of...

The Renters’ Rights Act is “not a victory for tenants but economic vandalism that will hurt the very people it’s trying to protect,” according to a leading think-tank. The warning comes from Reem Ibrahim of the Foundation for Economic Education...

Housing Secretary Steve Reed has criticised the Green Party for its call to abolish private landlords, questioning how homes would be provided under such a proposal. Speaking to the New Statesman, Mr Reed said he had not previously heard of the...

Homelessness charity Crisis has made the "unthinkable" decision to become a landlord for the first time in its 60-year history. This unprecedented move is a direct response to the critical lack of accessible social homes for the people it supports....