10+ hour, 55+ min ago  (1147+ words) A call is being made to control rents by a system called "double locking. This means they would be linked to wages and the Consumer Price Index (CPI), applied nationally, and should apply both within and between tenancies." There would…...

16+ hour, 44+ min ago  (382+ words) The latest Nationwide house price index has provided what some regard as a surprise " house price growth picking up. Annual house price growth picked up to 2. 2% in June, from 1. 7% in May. This is despite no change in average prices over…...

16+ hour, 44+ min ago  (289+ words) With the energy price cap increasing by 13% this week, new analysis from Rightmove shows tenants in the least energy-efficient homes could see their annual bills rise by as much as "591. The portal's monthly energy bills tracker highlights the widening gap…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago  (291+ words) Paragon Bank has introduced "1, 000 cashback across 21 products within its buy-to-let mortgage range. The cashback applies across a selection of five-year fixed rate products for single self-contained properties, as well as Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) and multi-unit blocks (MUBs). The…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (411+ words) Activist leaders of the Generation Rent group are backing Labour's move towards a future tenancy deposit protection system based entirely on custodial schemes. Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook has admitted that he's looking at ending the dual-model system which has operated…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (360+ words) A new property portal has been launched and is free to landlords listing their homes for rent." Find My Move, founded by letting agent Mark Vine and housing professional Chris Moss, is designed to give agents and landlords what the…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (156+ words) A council is stamping down on waste and rubbish issues involving four Homes in Multiple Occupation (HMOs). Section 46 Notices require landlords to ensure appropriate arrangements are in place for the storage and disposal of household waste. This may include providing…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (241+ words) A new analysis suggests the Build To Rent (BTR) sector commands a significant rental premium over the wider private rented sector. Analysis by Zero Deposit shows BTR properties achieved an estimated rental premium of 12. 3% in 2025, almost double the 6. 5% premium recorded…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago  (252+ words) The government claims the former Section 21 possession powers resting with landlords "pushed thousands into homelessness. The claim comes in a statement about the repeal of the Vagrancy Act today. This ends nearly two centuries of legislation that has criminalised rough…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (882+ words) Property investors can now generate a line-item refurbishment breakdown in seconds using AI tools. Bridging lenders, however, still underwrite against a formal schedule of works, gross development value and a credible exit " not a rough "30, 000 refurb" guess scribbled before the…...