Buy-to-let Property News, Market
MHCLG: councils spend £2.93bn on temporary accommodation
MHCLG data shows English councils spent £2.93bn on temporary accommodation in 2025-26, raising pressure on private-sector supply and local budgets.
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Buy-to-let Property News, Licensing
Telford Council withdraws £1,500-plus HMO licensing plan
Telford and Wrekin Council has withdrawn its smaller-HMO licensing designation after an NRLA challenge, removing proposed fees of more than £1,500 per property.
Buy-to-let Property News, Finance
Rely adds 2.85% fixes as Santander pulls fee-free BTL deals
Rely has added 2.85% buy-to-let fixes with a 3.5% fee, Pepper offers five-year deals from 5.70%, and Santander has pulled fee-free options.
Buy-to-let Property News, Market
NRLA: BTR delivers 61% of homes in eight regeneration areas
NRLA Living and Bidwells say Build to Rent delivered an average 61 percent of new homes across eight regeneration areas in research released on 17 September.
Buy-to-let Property News, Finance
Moda launches fee-free BTL fixes from 4.19%
ModaMortgages has launched fee-free two- and five-year buy-to-let fixes from 4.19 percent, with HMO and MUFB rates from 4.29 percent.
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Lendlord: 79% of sampled landlords use rolling tenancies
Lendlord data from 5,235 landlords finds 79 percent use rolling tenancies only, while a separate survey found about 90 percent had not asked a solicitor to review their latest agreement.
Buy-to-let Property News, Finance
Bank of England holds 3.75% as three MPC members seek rise
Bank of England keeps Bank Rate at 3.75% after a 6-3 vote, while three MPC members backed an increase as energy costs lift the inflation outlook.
Buy-to-let Property News, Licensing
Zurich: cannabis farm claims cost landlords £9.4m
Zurich UK has investigated 17 cannabis farm claims worth £9.4m since January 2022, warning landlords about costly damage and long repairs.
Buy-to-let Property News, Finance
Twenty7tec: BTL purchase searches fall 22% in August
Twenty7tec recorded a 22 percent annual fall in buy-to-let purchase searches in August, while landlord remortgage searches dropped 8 percent.
Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation
Government updates HHSRS guide for England landlords
Government updated its HHSRS landlord guide on 16 September, clarifying the 21-hazard framework used by councils in England.
Buy-to-let Property News, Market
Lloyds Living agrees 182-home rental deal
Lloyds Living has agreed 182 private rental homes across three East Midlands developments, with family houses making up most of the new stock.
Buy-to-let Property News, Market
ONS: Rents rise 3.8% as house prices grow 1.4%
ONS says UK private rents rose 3.8% to £1,400 in August while average house prices rose 1.4% to £273,000 in July.
