UK Landlord Update: 10th December 2025 – Renters’ Rights Act Impact, Market Cooling & Landlord Exodus If you’re a landlord or property investor in the UK — residential or commercial — you know it’s been a chaotic few years. More regulation, tax hikes, tenant pressure, and political interference than we
UK Budget 2025: Complete Analysis for Landlords – Property Income Tax Rise, Limited Company Strategy & Renters’ Rights Act Implementation On 26 November 2025, Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered her second Budget, introducing significant fiscal changes that will reshape the economics of property investment for UK landlords. The headline measure –
UK Landlord News This Week: 6 Critical Stories Every Property Investor Must Know (November 10-17, 2025) The past seven days have delivered a cascade of consequential developments for UK property landlords, from the government’s formal implementation timeline for sweeping rental reforms to accelerating portfolio liquidation across the sector. This weekly
The Renters’ Rights Act 2025: Essential Guide for UK Landlords – What’s Changing and How to Prepare The Renters’ Rights Act 2025 received Royal Assent on 27 October 2025, marking the most significant transformation of the UK private rental sector in nearly 40 years. This landmark legislation represents a fundamental
How UK Landlords Can Protect Themselves from the HMRC Tax Crackdown in 2025 The message from HMRC couldn’t be clearer: UK landlords are now under the most intense tax scrutiny in the sector’s history. With a record £107 million recovered from landlord investigations in 2024/25 and over 4,000 compliance letters
UK Landlord News – Top 5 Issues for Residential & Commercial Investors 22nd October 2025 Welcome to this week’s briefing for landlords and property investors – both residential and commercial. The UK market is undergoing rapid change, and for those holding or acquiring rental assets, the shifts matter. Here are
This Week’s Critical UK Property News: Essential Updates for Landlords and Investors Week of 7-13 October 2025 The UK property investment landscape continues to evolve at breakneck speed, with this past week bringing crucial developments that will reshape how landlords operate for years to come. From imminent legislative changes to
How UK Landlords Can Hit EPC C in Older Properties — For the Lowest Cost Possible If you’re a landlord with older properties, the idea of achieving an EPC rating of C can feel like an expensive uphill struggle. Yet with the right strategy and prioritisation, it’s entirely possible to
The Week in UK Property: 5 Critical Trends Every Landlord Must Watch 6th October 2025 As the regulatory, tax, and market environment around UK property tightens, the past week has delivered several headline-grabbing developments that may reshape landlord strategy for the rest of 2025 and beyond. For both residential and
The proportion of properties purchased by landlords fell in 2025, reflecting how it’s becoming more of a difficult sector for investors, Hamptons analysis shows. Just 10.9% of properties in Great Britain were bought by landlords, down from 12.0% in 2024…
The Renters’ Rights Act will bring drastic change to the sector on May 1st and beyond. On that date landlords will have to cope with the abolition of Section 21 ‘no fault’ evictions, as well as the introduction of periodic…
For many property investors, January is when the consequences of the previous tax year arrive all at once: deadlines, catch-up bookkeeping, and a tax bill that feels like it came out of nowhere. But that stress isn’t inevitable. With a…
There are now over 400,000 limited companies, which makes companies holding buy-to-let property the most common business at Companies House, Hamptons research shows. The number of buy-to-let companies has risen from just 92,975 in February 2016 to 401,744 in February…
Tom Bill, head of UK residential research at Knight Frank Country house price index slides further in Q4 2025 but decline narrows as sentiment turns more positive. The mood in the UK property market has improved over the last two…
Choice for homebuyers is at its highest for this time of year since 2014
Early-year demand strengthens, with many agents reporting that they are busier than usual
Early home-mover data suggests pent-up demand is starting to be released
The average number of sales agreed per branch also saw a slight dip, latest data shows
Landlord activity continues to slide
Rightmove’s first snapshot of market activity at the start of 2026 shows a marked increase in activity from the quieter December period into January
Demand in country market improves after the Budget
Is the UK agency sector moving increasingly towards the self-employed broker model?
A number of landlords may seek to reassess their position in the coming months
Supply-demand imbalance keeps rental values competitive
An unidentified “very problematic landlord” is likely to be banned.
Two sets of figures released this morning by Hamptons raise a red flag about buy to let.
Buy to let activity continued to slide in 2025, with just 10.9% of properties in Britain bought by landlords.
Some 52% of agents plan to adopt AI tools this year.
criminal gangs may be behind substantial council and private rental fraud.
Changes in migration numbers may lay behind an easing of the lettings market
Property118 January house prices jump 2.8% as buyer confidence returns The average asking price of newly listed homes jumped to £368,031 in January, marking a 2.8% rise from December and the biggest January increase ever recorded. According to Rightmove, the…
Property118 Coventry launches EPC buy to let deals as TMW cuts rates Coventry for Intermediaries has rolled out a new range of buy to let products aimed at landlords investing in energy-efficient homes, offering lower pricing for properties with stronger…
Property118 Rental yields rise again across England and Wales Rental yields across England and Wales improved in the final quarter of 2025, extending gains seen earlier in the year, data shows. Fleet Mortgages says its research shows that the strength…
Property118 Falling rents set a new record as landlord investment drops Rents across Great Britain ended 2025 lower than where they began for the first time on record, as softer demand, easing pressures in London and falling investor activity reshaped…
Property118 Scotland tops Zoopla’s 2026 house price forecast Zoopla is forecasting that the average UK house price will rise by 1.5% in 2026. It points to Scotland and Northern England for offering the strongest growth prospects fuelled by affordability and…
There are lower rates for properties with valid EPC ratings of A to C.
A top broadcaster and journalist is to make her second appearance at a key Propertymark event.
Property118 Product Transfers vs Remortgages – Which Is Better for Landlords? When a buy-to-let mortgage deal comes to an end, landlords face a key decision: should they do a product transfer with their current lender, or a full remortgage to…
The average price of homes newly listed on the market for sale has increased by 2.8% in just one month.
Some 45% of landlords own just one rental property
Another week and another Newsround, the team has been busy this week but let’s see what has caught their eye in the housing news. Damp & Mould causes mental stress to tenants A new survey out this week claims that…
Property118 Selling properties in Liverpool, Nottingham or Manchester could get you higher prices than other landlords As we hit the middle point of January, data has started to come in about where landlords are selling, and which ones are getting…
Property118 Landlords: Should I stay or should I sell? The Clash song ‘Should I stay or should I go’ should become the anthem for landlords everywhere because the chasm between Britain’s private landlords and the Westminster bubble has never been…
Property118 Council underestimates the scale of selective licensing and hires extra staff A council has admitted it underestimated how many privately rented homes would need a licence under its new selective licensing scheme, forcing it to recruit two more staff…
Some 52% of agents plan to adopt and use AI for listings, leads and marketing, while two-thirds turn to automation to manage regulation, the Alto Agency Trends Report has revealed. Two-thirds (66%) also expect to use compliance and anti-money laundering…
November 2025 represented a 19-month low in terms of construction output, reflecting the debilitating effects of the Budget uncertainty ahead. Construction output fell by 1.1% in the three months to November, while private commercial work dropped by 4.5% over the…
Holidaymakers are flocking to Scotland’s highlands and islands for holiday let bookings in 2026 so far, analysis from Sykes Holiday Cottages has revealed. Based on forward bookings data for 2026, the region has climbed from 10th place last year to…
The estate agency chain expects improving sentiment and strong pipelines to support a recovery in 2026
Rob Perrins' comments are backed by Knight Frank data showing a rise in market activity following November’s Budget
Property listings hit an eight-year high, with a third of homes relisted after Q4 slowdown
Estate agency sees its share price fall significantly after reporting little change in profitability as market conditions remain mixed
Home REIT sold investment in its leasing of thousands of homes across the UK, raising more than £850m in its first three years of trading
Snippets of industry news: Leadership update at Savills; Nicolai Dane joins Knight Frank as a partner; Lichfields appoints new senior director
More than half of estate agents plan to adopt AI to tackle rising compliance costs
Widespread asking-price reductions and ample housing stock suggest underlying buyer intent
Savills will move 170 staff from Unex House on Hills Road to a trio of locations across Cambridge
The former ITV economics editor will return to speak at the Propertymark One Conference on 12th June at Excel London
An agent has been instructed to raise rents by 1.5% above inflation to fund compliance with the Renters Rights Act.
The Serious Fraud Office has staged raids and made arrests