Allowable property expenses claimed by UK unincorporated landlords reached £34.75 billion in 2024/25, an 11% year-on-year increase, while declared rental income remained virtually flat at £58.99 billi
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HMRC recorded 96,710 residential property transactions in July 2026, down 2% month-on-month and 1% year-on-year on a seasonally adjusted basis. Despite a 7% increase in buyer searches reported by Zoop
Modern method of auction sales grew nearly 15% year-on-year but now generate over four times their proportional share of complaints to The Property Ombudsman. Estate agents can earn upwards of £3,779
Convey Law has reported an 80% client take-up rate for its charity lotto model, in which conveyancing clients pay £10 to enter a monthly £500 prize draw. The firm raised £40,000 for Alzheimer's Resear
TM Group has acquired Searches UK, the conveyancing search provider owned by NAHL Group, in a deal worth over £1.2 million. The business generated £3.3 million in revenue for the year ending 31 Decemb
The Law Society has warned the Ministry of Justice against extending fast-track judicial review rules from major infrastructure to housing consents, citing insufficient evidence from only one applicat
HMRC began automatically enrolling landlords into Making Tax Digital for Income Tax from September 2026, using Self Assessment data up to 20 months old. Landlords above the £50,000 threshold in 2024–2
The Renters' Rights Act has fundamentally altered student lettings, capping upfront rent at one month and ending fixed-term tenancies. International students without UK guarantors now struggle to secu
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