Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Government opens Awaab’s Law consultation for PRS
MHCLG’s consultation on extending Awaab’s Law to private landlords closes on 18 December 2026 and will shape new repair deadlines.
Latest UK Landlord News
Buy-to-let Property News, Finance
Foundation adds 4.99% BTL remortgage at 75% LTV
Foundation has added a 4.99 percent two-year buy-to-let remortgage at 75 percent LTV, with a 4 percent fee and no application fee.
Buy-to-let Property News, Market
RICS: tenant demand hits +23% as landlord supply stays tight
RICS recorded a +23% tenant-demand balance in September as landlord instructions stayed negative and rent expectations eased to +37% for the next three months.
Buy-to-let Property News, Market
e.surv: 39.5% of London flats resold at a loss
e.surv found 39.5% of London flats held for five to 10 years sold below their previous recorded price in 2025/26, against 3.8% of houses.
Buy-to-let Property News, Market
SpareRoom: UK room rents hit record £769 as supply falls
SpareRoom’s Q3 index puts average UK room rent at a record £769 a month as flatshare supply falls 4.7 percent year on year.
Buy-to-let Property News, Tax
Badenoch pledges inheritance tax exemption for family homes
Kemi Badenoch has pledged to remove inheritance tax from family homes passed to children or grandchildren if elected. The proposal does not change current law or confirm treatment of buy-to-let property.
Buy-to-let Property News, Finance
LendInvest lists 75% BTL trackers from 6.25% with no ERCs
LendInvest’s 1 October guide lists 75 percent LTV buy-to-let tracker mortgages from 6.25 percent with no ERCs, subject to a 3 percent fee and eligibility.
Buy-to-let Property News, Tax
HMRC: 1.1m more landlords and traders join MTD in 2027
HMRC says around 1.077 million more sole traders and landlords must use MTD from 6 April 2027 if qualifying gross income exceeds £30,000.
Buy-to-let Property News, Market
Fleet: landlord portfolios rise to 18 as yields hit 7.9%
Fleet Mortgages says its average borrower owned 18 investment properties in Q3 2026, up from 12 a year earlier, as England and Wales rental yields reached 7.9 percent.
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
NRLA puts landlord database bill at £327m a year
The NRLA says the £65 annual PRS database charge will cost landlords at least £326.95 million a year when regional registration begins in December.
Buy-to-let Property News, Market
Knight Frank: prime outer London rents rise 3%
Knight Frank says prime outer London rents rose 3 percent in the year to September as new listings fell 6.4 percent and tenant competition intensified.
Buy-to-let Property News, Licensing
Propertymark urges end to local licensing after PRS launch
Propertymark calls for local licensing to end as the PRS Database launches on 15 December, citing fees above £1,000 and weak enforcement capacity.
