Safeguard Europe launches a free Got Damp and Mould portal with treatment guides and flowcharts as its research finds 73 percent of households see mould return after surface-only cleaning.
Housing minister Matthew Pennycook has confirmed HMRC could access landlord data from the new PRS Database, with data-sharing rules to be set in future legislation after the rollout begins in December.
August Landlord Survey 2026 finds 69% of landlords are likely to self-manage all properties within two years, with compliance and legal complexity the top reason for changing management at 27%, as MTD quarterly updates add hours of admin.
Bridging Trends reports contributors lent £181.8m in Q3 2026, up 5% on Q2, with investment purchases at 23% of deals as landlords use bridging to buy.
Housing minister Matthew Pennycook says the government is weighing HMRC and council access to PRS database records, with data-sharing rules set in later legislation.
The NRLA has urged landlords to lobby MPs over the extra 2 percent Budget tax on rental income from April 2027, after legal advice found almost no chance of a court challenge.
Telford and Wrekin Council reports 700 rental inspections, 240 improvement notices and £126,000 in fines and repayments, as it prepares an Article 4 Direction requiring permission for new HMOs.
The UK Radon Association has named Barry, Brighton and Hove, Coventry, Leeds and Lincoln as areas where updated mapping shows higher radon risk, with more than one in three homes affected in parts of Lincoln.
Lloyds reports UK house prices fell 0.6% in October to £296,285, down 1.2% on the year in the sharpest annual drop since October 2023, as high mortgage rates squeeze buyer demand.
The Energy Independence Bill, introduced to Parliament on 4 November, hands councils powers to fine landlords up to £30,000 for energy efficiency breaches, scraps gas standing charges and sets up a Warm Homes Agency ahead of the October 2030 EPC C deadline.
The Scottish Association of Landlords says renters face an average £40-a-month hike if ministers pass on the Chancellor’s 4% rental income surcharge, with 710,094 Scots affected unless the Scottish Budget rules it out.
Witan Solicitors reveals London councils logged 291 Renters Rights Act complaints from 1 May to 31 August 2026 but issued six fines worth £60,120, including a £40,000 Barking and Dagenham penalty for unlawful eviction.
