Unincorporated landlords declared £34.75bn in allowable expenses against £58.99bn rental income in 2024/25, with costs consuming 58.9% of income versus 47.8% five years earlier. Expenses rose 56% over
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UK house prices rose 1.6% year-on-year to August 2026, reaching £275,465, but fell month-on-month by £1,116. Portfolio landlords face conflicting signals as the autumn Budget looms with no clarity on
Three specialist buy-to-let lenders have reduced fixed rates in October 2026, with headline two-year pricing now below 3.5% and portfolio landlord exposure limits rising sharply. Paragon Bank, United
A landlord insurance broker has published data showing 36.2% of 72,930 rental listings across major UK cities included a garden, with availability ranging from 25.7% in Leeds to 55.5% in Edinburgh. CI
Leasing Scheme Wales, which guaranteed landlords up to 20 years of income at Local Housing Allowance rates in exchange for leasing properties to local authorities, closed to new properties in December
PBI’s first New-Build Affordability Index compares 305 local authorities using official prices, earnings and sales evidence, with confidence thresholds to prevent thin markets driving the headlines.
Real estate companies accounted for 16.9% of UK members’ voluntary liquidation resolutions in the five working days before the November 2025 Budget, compared with a usual share of 10.3%. The timing is striking, but the data cannot establish why individual shareholders acted.
Guarantor usage in accepted rental applications more than doubled from 9% to 18.4% between January 2025 and July 2026, according to HomeLet data. The shift coincides with Renters' Rights Act provision
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