6+ hour, 34+ min ago  (280+ words) Confidence in the buy-to-let market has actually increased, with the Renters" Rights Act bringing transparency and certainty for both landlords and tenants from this Friday, according to Jodie Spreadbury, senior mortgage and protection broker at The Mortgage Broker. Her comments…...

20+ hour, 46+ min ago  (1446+ words) The cost of maintaining wooden fences, decking and cladding on rental properties typically runs "3001, 000 per year for a standard UK let, climbing past "1, 500 once posts rot, decking joists soften or south-facing cladding loses its finish. That spend forms a significant…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (302+ words) North-east residential lettings agency Xenia Lettings says it has seen a tenfold rise in instructions from property owners since the start of 2026 as private landlords seek expert help to navigate the Renters" Rights Act, the biggest phase of which goes…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago  (910+ words) Making Tax Digital is a government initiative being introduced to make self-assessment income tax reporting and administration simpler and more effective. It doesn't just apply to landlords, so if you have another business or you are an electrician and are…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago  (654+ words) In the run up to commencement day for the Renters" Rights Act, one question has come up repeatedly in conversations with brokers and landlords " will lenders tighten buy-to-let underwriting because the rules of the rental market are changing? It is…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago  (370+ words) Four in five landlords (82%) are concerned'about the impact of the Renters" Rights Act, with one in two (44%) very concerned. Meanwhile, three-quarters (75%) of landlords say regulation has made them'less likely to grow their portfolios, and half (49%) are planning to sell or…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago  (245+ words) Fewer than a quarter of the UK's landlords feel planning reform will positively impact their business. According to polling undertaken by specialist buy-to-let (BTL)lender Landbay, more than three-quarters of property investors (77 per cent) think planning reforms will not affect…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago  (251+ words) More than eight in ten (84%) of landlords are unprepared for the Renters" Rights Act go-live on May 1, with 58% at high risk of non-compliance according to new figures. It comes after nearly 400 landlords rated their readiness on a newly launched compliance…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago  (468+ words) Landlords and investors have been blamed for pushing first-time buyers and local buyers out of the market, according to a new survey. In a poll of 2, 000 adults, commissioned by Alto, six in ten (61%) said they believed that landlords and investors…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago  (444+ words) Landlords who use advisors to file their tax returns must ensure they comply with new mandatory HMRC registration requirements from May " or penalties of up to "10, 000 may be imposed. The new regulations mean that from May, their tax advisors must…...