Housing secretary will hold new town developers to affordable targets but says there will be ‘some flex’ Housing secretary Steve Reed has insisted he will hold developers to the government’s target of 40% affordable housing in its flagship new...

The government has published its guidance for residential landlords online. Renting out your property: guidance for landlords and letting agents - Guidance - GOV.UK Matthew Dean 26th January 2026.

Miliband hits landlords with £10bn net zero upgrade tax Government analysis warns Energy Secretary’s new rules could drive up rents and cause shortage of homes Ed Miliband has launched a £10bn war on landlords that risks driving up rents,...

Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook has rejected claims that more regulation will drive small landlords out of the market. During a debate in Parliament, Conservative MP Edward Leigh warned that imposing more regulations on small landlords would...

Are you fully prepared for the 31 January Self-Assessment Deadline? It’s that time of year again, the tax deadline looms, the end of the month is neigh! For most landlords, the Self-Assessment deadline is the tax equivalent of a roof repair: you...

Why do some buy-to-let landlords thrive while others want to sell-up? Some landlords say buy-to-let is dead, while others see an expansionary buying opportunity. One landlord I spoke to recently thinks it is bonanza time. For a couple of years now,...

Great Yarmouth landlords have won the backing of their local MP in a campaign to pause the council’s upcoming selective scheme. Eastern Landlords Association (ELA) is considering taking legal action in a bid to pause the scheme, which is due to...

Rogue landlords face jail as sentencing review widens housing offences UK landlords are being warned that custodial sentences and community orders are now firmly on the table for serious housing offences, following a new consultation launched this...

Letting agents’ trade body Propertymark has thrown its weight behind additional funding to help those facing eviction. But it wants the government to speed up the process. The government has announced a multi-million-pound funding package to expand...

Self Assessment deadline for landlords is three weeks away HMRC Deputy Director for Self Assessment, Jashoda Pindoria, writes: Whether you’re a new business owner, have invested in a rental property, started a side hustle or sold assets between 6...

HSBC UK has reduced its buy-to-let (BTL) affordability stress rates for domestic customers. The move is a bid to give landlords greater borrowing flexibility, particularly for remortgaging and raising additional funds. Under new stress rates,...

2026: The Private Rented Sector's 'big bang' It is clear that for many landlords, 2026 isn't just another year on the calendar; it is the "Big Bang" implementation of the most significant changes to the Private Rented Sector (PRS) in 40 years. The...

Landlords forced to file tax 'updates' 10 times under new HMRC digital self-assessment rollout Nearly a million landlords and freelancers will have to report their taxes quarterly, rather than every year, from April under HMRC’s “Making Tax...

First stage of Renters Rights Act now implemented The first phase of the Renters Rights Act (RRA) kicked in on the 27th December 2025. Although many of the biggest changes created by the RRA – including the removal of Section 21 powers – do not...

Claims 'financial ignorance' stops Young Renters from buying. A controversial survey suggests many young people say financial ignorance – not deposits or rents – stop them from buying. Around half of UK adults want to improve their financial...

Landlords paying £millions for Council Licensing It is a complex time to be a landlord or a letting agent. As we enter 2026, the regulatory landscape is shifting from a series of local administrative hurdles into a high-stakes, national compliance...

The government has confirmed that local selective licensing schemes will remain in place even after the launch of the Private Rented Sector Database under the Renters’ Rights Act, scheduled for 2027. While some observers warned that the mandatory...

I draw your attention to an excellent article in Property118 regarding the potential problems of unpaid rent under the Renters’ Rights Act, especially for students. The whole article can be seen here, and in summary explains that the new rules...

UK house price growth slowed sharply at the end of 2025, with annual growth easing to 0.6% in December, down from 1.8% in November, according to Nationwide. Prices also fell 0.4% month-on-month on a seasonally adjusted basis, marking the weakest...

Costly Landlord Mistakes Revealed It is fascinating (and a bit sobering) to see how the "hidden" costs of property management are catching up with even experienced investors. A survey, commissioned by Together and conducted by Censuswide,...