MTD for the Lazy Landlord – The Least Hassle Approach The countdown has begun. On April 6, 2026, the British rental sector faces its biggest administrative shake-up since the introduction of the Right to Rent checks. Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax is no longer a distant threat whispered
What Is the Last Practical Deadline for a UK Landlord to Serve a Section 21 Notice? The Renters’ Rights Act 2025 has become law following Royal Assent in October 2025. Section 21 “no-fault” eviction notices are abolished with effect from 1 May 2026 in England. Landlords can serve Section 21
UK Property Landlord News: Top 5 Strategic Issues Shaping the Market in January 2026 The UK private and commercial property sector is in the midst of seismic regulatory, financial and market shifts. Investors, portfolio landlords, and commercial property holders face unprecedented legal reform, shifting demand metrics, rising costs, and evolving
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
Property118 Tell your Mum your brain needed a wash”: What my first mentor, Bob Patmore, taught me Long before Property118, and before The Money Centre, a former footballer turned financial-services leader taught me how to think bigger, ask better questions…
AI is rapidly becoming part of everyday estate agency, from automating routine tasks to improving marketing, communication and customer service. With significant investment now going into AI-powered property technology, could agencies that are slow to adopt it risk falling behind…
Bayerische Hausbau Real Estate (BHRE) and infinitSpace, a provider of tech-enabled flexible workspaces, have entered a strategic partnership to jointly create high-quality flexible workspaces. For BHRE, the partnership provides an opportunity to further expand its long-term approach to active real…
Property118 Several buy-to-lets to sell: Give us the lot and we’ll work out how to get the most from each Good news for landlords who have decided it’s time to sell several properties: you don’t have to work out the…
Property118 Government launches digital possession service as full rollout looms A pilot of a digital possession service will launch this month for county court possession proceedings in England and Wales. The pilot will initially be limited to social housing landlords…
Property118 House prices see first annual drop since 2023 House prices have fallen year-on-year for the first time since November 2023, according to the latest Lloyds house price index. Average values were 0.4% lower in August than a year earlier,…
Property118 Company ownership reaches 45% of buy to let Nearly half of buy to let ownership is now held through companies, according to new figures from property management and finance platform Lendlord. Its latest data puts company ownership at 45.1%,…
Property118 Buy to let landlord mortgage options broadened Landlords are being offered greater borrowing flexibility after The Mortgage Works widened several of its lending criteria and Pepper Money cut rates across its buy to let range. TMW is raising the…
Zoopla returned to statutory profitability
A national register for short-term and holiday lets in England will become fully operational by March 2027, Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has confirmed. The mandatory online register aims to provide local authorities with comprehensive data on the number and location…
The National Leasehold Campaign has called on the Prime Minister to accelerate the implementation of a promised £250 ground rent cap. The campaign argues it would provide immediate financial relief to leaseholders facing cost-of-living pressures. The post Leasehold campaigners push…
Complaints to the New Homes Ombudsman have increased threefold in the past year, with a higher proportion of cases being decided in favour of homeowners. The service received 1,802 cases in 2024/25, up from 593 the previous year, whilst compensation…
Lloyds House Price Index has been released
Property sector consultancy 2point0 Group has established a new division focused on business sales, mergers and acquisitions within the estate and lettings agency sector. The new arm, branded as Realise, will be led by Joel Osbourne, who brings 25 years…
New housebuilding company formations in Britain have fallen to a four-year low, with 6,815 firms established in the first seven months of 2026. The decline follows the closure of the Help to Buy scheme and sustained high interest rates, while…
Plans to build 5,600 homes on green belt land in Croydon have drawn opposition from the local Conservative MP, who has launched a petition against the development. Chris Philp, MP for Croydon South, is challenging the London Plan's housing target…
Joel Osbourne brings more than 25 years of property industry experience
New mandatory property register gets launch date
Property firm announces the death of its former chief executive and chairman
Two estate agencies appointed to sell £36m London properties linked to Iran’s supreme leader
Property industry appointments
Prime London property sales defy mortgage and market uncertainty
The Green Party adopted a policy last year aimed at reducing private landlordism
The number of new housebuilding businesses entering the market is falling
Majority of new homes are now covered by the Ombudsman
London rental supply squeeze intensifies as tenant competition rises
Property118 Landlord blasts court after possession order delay A landlord has blasted the court system as “a fallacy” after his possession order arrived two weeks after his tenant was ordered to leave. Nottingham landlord Mick Roberts says the entire possession…
The weakness in residential development contributed to another difficult month for the wider construction sector
The deputy leader of the Green Party is reported to own two buy to let properties. Mothin Ali bought a former council house for £165,000 in 2022, and a second for £157,000 in 2025 through his company MA Holdings. Both…
The government says England’s register of Airbnb-style short lets will be fully operational by March of next year. Scotland and Northern Ireland already operate similar schemes, and Wales is implementing a similar system – known there as a visitor accommodation…
He's criticising the unregulated segment of the private rental sector
The government says England’s register of Airbnb-style short lets will be fully operational by March of next year. Scotland and Northern Ireland already operate similar schemes, and Wales is implementing a similar system – known there as a visitor accommodation…
A council has set out how it will use strengthened enforcement powers
The prime London lettings market continues to be driven by a supply shortage that’s pushing up rents. The latest Knight Frank assessment says tight stock levels are pushing the number of tenancies agreed lower and rents higher. The number of…
An interview with the Reapit chief executive
Property118 Guarantor gap limits tenant PRS choices – LRG Tenants who don’t have family or friends willing to act as guarantors could be narrowing their housing choices before the search has really got going, research suggests. More than half of…
Property118 Bailiff failed to attend eviction can they charge me again? Hi Property118 forum, I had a bailiff’s appointment for 9:45 am on 23rd June. I had called the week before to confirm that it was proceeding and was assured…
Property118 Leaseholders call for immediate £250 ground rent cap A leasehold group is urging Prime Minister Andy Burnham to bring forward the £250 ground rent cap. The National Leasehold Campaign (NLC) argues bringing in the cap now would help leaseholders…
Property118 Scotland’s house prices rise 1.8% Average house prices in Scotland rose by £3,471 over the year to June, taking the average from £191,884 to £195,355. The figures from DJ Alexander Scotland show that the 1.8% annual increase was higher…
Property118 Property investors target Build to Rent Around 71% of property investors plan to invest in Build to Rent, despite a sharp fall in new developments starting construction, research reveals. Handelsbanken’s fifth annual Property Investor Report surveyed 200 real estate…
Property118 BTL to support a vulnerable family member obtained by Green Party deputy leader? You may have seen the BBC News about the Green Party Deputy Leader having bought 2 properties via his company as a BTL to support a…
Second phase of rental reform set to dominate landlord forum
Mystery surrounds the buy to let policies
The number of formal complaints made to the New Homes Ombudsman Service (NHOS) has more than tripled in the space of a year. Its latest annual report shows that the number of complaints received increased from 593 in 2024/25 to…
UK insurers are reporting a significant increase in subsidence claims following the hottest summer on record, with Hastings Direct recording a near 140% jump in August claims. The average subsidence claim reached a record £20,000 between April and June, with…
Six months into the US-Iran conflict, the UK property market has demonstrated greater resilience than initially forecast, according to recent market data and economic indicators. GDP growth of 0.4% in the quarter ending June 2026 and sustained buyer demand suggest…
Property118 The September bounce – what it is and why it matters Zoopla says buyer searches are now 7% higher than a year ago, their strongest annual increase for 12 months, with searches increasing across every region and country of…
Paragon Development Finance has provided £11.7 million in development finance to Wharfedale Homes for a 79-unit residential scheme in Gainford, County Durham. The 30-month facility supports a development with an anticipated gross development value of £24.3 million. The post £11.7m…
Welcome to our first Newsround for September where we find no shortage of housing news this week. Landlords’ request for a guarantor increases An interesting report claims that more than half of all landlords are now requesting a guarantor if…
Property118 It’s official: Britain is dismantling its private rented sector Well, who could have predicted that small landlords are leaving the private rented sector? Thirty thousand small landlords in the UK apparently walked away from buy to let in the…