UK property investment magazineTuesday, 18 August 2026
Market Snapshot
UK Avg House Price £278,024 ▼ 0.6% MoM2yr Fixed 3.96% ▲ 0.91ppBoE Base Rate 3.75% Avg Rental Yield 6.1% Updated weeklyUK Avg House Price £278,024 ▼ 0.6% MoM2yr Fixed 3.96% ▲ 0.91ppBoE Base Rate 3.75% Avg Rental Yield 6.1% Updated weekly

Anna Ibbotson

Anna is the new girls on the beat

Britain's private rented sector has passed a milestone few would have predicted at the turn of the century.
UK Property Investment News

Limited company landlords boom as registrations climb 1,700 per cent since 2000

Limited company landlords are multiplying, with a record 34,128 firms registered in 2025. See where growth is fastest and what it means for your portfolio.

By Anna Ibbotson · July 21, 2026
Angela Rayner is back as housing secretary, less than a year after the stamp duty row that ended her first spell in the job.
UK Property Investment News

Angela Rayner returns as housing secretary in Burnham’s first cabinet

Angela Rayner is back as housing secretary under PM Andy Burnham. What her return means for landlords, the Renters' Rights Act and buy-to-let investors.

Anna Ibbotson · July 20, 2026
John Healey has been appointed chancellor of the exchequer, and property investors now face a familiar question with an unfamiliar face: what will the new chancellor mean for the property market?
UK Property Investment News

What the new chancellor means for the property market as John Healey takes No 11

John Healey is in at No 11. What the new chancellor means for the property market, from stamp duty review hopes to landlord tax.

Anna Ibbotson · July 20, 2026
Property businesses are planning to expand at a faster rate than they actually grew last year, and the gap between ambition and delivery may come down to one thing: how they use their funding.
Advice

How property firms can turn business funding into growth in 2026

45 per cent of property SMEs plan to expand. See how property business funding, from retrofit loans to flexible credit, can power growth in 2026.

Anna Ibbotson · July 19, 2026
Nine in ten people who bought a leasehold home regret it, according to a new report from Propertymark that delivers an uncomfortable verdict on leasehold property investment: eight years of reform have failed to free flat owners from rising costs, opaque rules and a market where sales routinely collapse.
UK Property Investment News

Leasehold property investment warning as Propertymark declares flats still a life sentence

Propertymark warns leasehold is still a life sentence. What unsellable flats and stalled reform now mean for your leasehold property investment.

Anna Ibbotson · July 19, 2026
Property and construction has become the single largest industry for borrowing on Funding Circle's platform, with lending to the sector up 30 per cent year on year, according to the lender's latest data.
UK Property Investment News

Property development finance surge puts sector top of Funding Circle lending table

Funding Circle data shows property development finance up 30 per cent in a year. See why landlords keep borrowing and where the smart money is heading.

Anna Ibbotson · July 19, 2026
The worst of the housing slowdown may finally be passing. That is the tentative message from the latest RICS UK Residential Market Survey, which shows several key indicators moving in a less negative direction for a second month running, an early signal that the UK housing market outlook is improving for investors.
UK Property Investment News

UK housing market outlook brightens as RICS sees the slowdown starting to fade

RICS data hints the UK housing market outlook is finally turning. See which indicators improved in June and what it means for your next move.

Anna Ibbotson · July 15, 2026
UK room rents have reached record highs in six of the country's regions at the same time as the supply of flatshare rooms has contracted for the first time in three years, according to the latest rental index from SpareRoom.
UK Property Investment News

UK room rents hit record highs as flatshare supply falls for the first time in three years

UK room rents just hit record highs in six regions as flatshare supply falls. See where rents are rising fastest and what it means for landlords.

Anna Ibbotson · July 15, 2026
Institutional money is still chasing London's rental market. Brydell Partners, a London-based real estate investment firm, has acquired 325 rental homes across five schemes in the capital, in one of the more eye-catching examples of London build to rent investment this year.
UK Property Investment News

Brydell Partners seals £85m London build to rent investment with 325-home portfolio

Brydell Partners' £85m London build to rent investment lands 325 homes in three commuter boroughs. What the deal signals for landlords and investors.

Anna Ibbotson · July 15, 2026
The former Spaghetti House in Fitzrovia is on the market at £4m. Why this restaurant property for sale in London is a rare West End opportunity.
Commercial Property Investment News

Spaghetti House landmark seeks £4m buyer in rare Fitzrovia opportunity

The former Spaghetti House in Fitzrovia is on the market at £4m. Why this restaurant property for sale in London is a rare West End opportunity.

Anna Ibbotson · July 15, 2026