Buy-to-let Property News, Market
Right to Buy surge drains 4,000 social homes as rental demand grows
Right to Buy applications surged to a 20-year high in 2024-25, with councils recording a net loss of nearly 4,000 social homes – a trend…
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Buy-to-let Property News, Finance
95% mortgages hit 18-year high as renter exit routes expand
The number of 95 percent loan-to-value mortgages has reached its highest level since March 2008, giving more renters a path to homeownership and potentially affecting…
Buy-to-let Property News, Finance
BTL repossessions drop 14% as mortgage arrears hit two-year low
Buy-to-let mortgage arrears fell 9 percent in the final quarter of 2025, with the number of mortgaged rental properties in arrears dropping to 9,520, according…
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Three in four landlords unprepared as Renters’ Rights Act deadline looms
Three quarters of landlords have made no preparations for the Renters’ Rights Act despite parts of the legislation taking effect on 1 May, new research…
Buy-to-let Property News, Licensing
Great Yarmouth licensing faces judicial review threat
Great Yarmouth’s selective licensing scheme faces a formal legal challenge after landlord representatives issued a pre-action letter warning they will seek judicial review unless the…
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Lords clash as 110,000 residential landlords set to exit market in 2026
Peers have challenged the government over the Renters’ Rights Act after data showed 110,000 landlords are expected to leave the private rented sector this year….
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Burnham calls for CPO powers to seize non-decent rental homes
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has called for councils to be given compulsory purchase order (CPO) powers to acquire private rented homes that fail to…
Buy-to-let Property News, Market
Pennycook: Housing supply push will level house price growth
Housing minister Matthew Pennycook has confirmed that Labour’s plan to build 1.5 million new homes by 2029 will affect property prices, telling MPs the “best…
Buy-to-let Property News, Market
RICS: rents set to rise as landlord supply falls further
Rents are set to rise further as landlord supply continues to decline, according to the latest RICS Residential Market Survey. The January 2026 data shows…
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Possession delays hit 25 weeks as landlord repossessions rise
Landlords in England and Wales now face an average wait of almost 25 weeks to regain possession of their properties, a 9 percent increase over…
Buy-to-let Property News, Market
Glasgow tops UK investment rankings with 9.3% yields
Glasgow has been ranked the top UK city for residential property investment, according to Colliers’ latest annual assessment. The Scottish city posted average rental yields…
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Pennycook warns landlords on blanket guarantor requirements
The government has warned it will monitor landlords who routinely require guarantors from tenants, with Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook signalling that blanket requirements could face…
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