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New Lendlord data published this week shows 79% of UK landlords are now running rolling tenancies exclusively, four months on from the Renters' Rights Act abolishing fixed terms.
Read articleOn 9 September 2026 the government confirmed the Private Rented Sector Database launch date: 15 December 2026, starting in the West Midlands. The annual fee came in at £65 per property.
Read articleThree in four lettings professionals report more admin since 1 May 2026. That is the finding from Propoly's September 2026 survey of 300 letting agency staff across England.
Read articleThe Ministry of Justice published Q1 2026 possession statistics in August. The headline median figure was 26.4 weeks from landlord claim to repossession.
Read articleLonRes analysed 200 First-tier Tribunal decisions on rent increases served under Section 13 of the Renters' Rights Act. The headline figure: 73% of those decisions came in below the rent the landlord had proposed.
Read articlePhase 2 of the Renters' Rights Act arrives this autumn and it applies to every private landlord in England. No minimum portfolio size. No geographic carve-out.
Read articleHamptons published its rental market analysis on Monday 13 July. Buried in it is a number that looks like good news for landlords and is not.
Read articleThe Goodlord Rental Index for June 2026, published on 2 July, contains a number most investors have missed because it sits behind a trade press paywall.
Read articleTwo months ago the Renters' Rights Act made blanket 'No DSS' bans illegal. A landlord who adds 'no housing benefit' to a listing now faces a fine of up to £7,000.
Read articleThe Renters' Rights Act has been in force since May 1, 2026.
Read articleAs of this morning, councils in England can fine landlords up to £7,000 for a single Category 1 housing hazard in a privately rented home. No prior improvement notice required.
Read articleThe Renters' Rights Act abolished Section 21 on 1 May 2026.
Read articleThe Private Rented Sector database is coming. Under the Renters' Rights Act 2025, every private landlord in England must register themselves and each rental property before they can legally let it.
Read articleIf your tenant stopped paying rent today, you cannot serve a Ground 8 possession notice for ninety days. Then you wait four weeks for the notice period to run.
Read articleSavills published the numbers this month: 254,000 previously rented homes were listed for sale in Great Britain in the twelve months to March 2026. That works out at 697 properties a day.
Read articleOn 1 May 2026, every assured shorthold tenancy in England converted to a periodic assured tenancy.
Read articleEighteen days. That's how long Section 21 has been dead in the water. And the numbers are already doing the talking, for those of us actually paying attention.
Read articleFifteen days. That's all you've got before 31 May 2026, the deadline for serving the Renters' Rights Act Information Sheet to every existing tenant in England. Miss it and the council can hit you with £7,000 per breach.
Read articleIf you're a UK landlord planning to evict a tenant and sell, you need to read this. Because the rules just changed, and one clause in the new Section 8 regime can lock you out of letting that property for a full year.
Read articleThe Renters' Rights Act is no longer a bill, a consultation, or a Westminster talking point. It is live.
Read articleIf you're a UK landlord and you haven't issued the new Information Sheet to every tenant on your books, you've got 25 days before the fines start. Up to £7,000 per breach, per tenancy.
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