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Buy-to-let company formations on course for first fall since 2008
Hamptons data shows buy-to-let company formations sliding in 2026 as the incorporation rush runs out of road, leaving landlords and the Treasury facing a changed calculation.
Landlord taxation bites as just 4 per cent plan to grow portfolios
A survey of English landlords finds landlord taxation has overtaken the Renters' Rights Act as the biggest brake on investment, with most holding and one in seven leaving.
Landlords overlook older renters as bungalow supply dries up
Nearly a fifth of over-65s now rent privately, and investors who adapt properties for older renters could cut voids, fees and repair bills, according to a property trader.
Gen Z renters put a £40 a month premium on living near a gym
Gym access shapes where young adults choose to live, and almost a third of Gen Z renters would pay £480 a year more for it, a demand signal…
Reform social housing policy ties tenancies to tidy gardens
The Reform social housing policy pairs garden inspections and nationality tests with a borrowing plan one of Britain's biggest housing associations warns could tip providers into default
Affordable homes programme funding splits as Burnham drops council homes-only pledge
Affordable homes programme funding will follow the inherited mixed tenure model, not the council homes-only plan Andy Burnham once demanded
Landlord taxation, not regulation, is the biggest brake on buy-to-let investment
Landlord taxation is the single biggest barrier stopping investors from buying more rental property, new research from Benham and Reeves suggests, with just 3.9 per cent of landlords…
Landlord rent arrears record low points to a healthier buy-to-let sector
Landlord rent arrears have hit a record low just as profitability and yields climb, and the numbers make an awkward fit with the sector's gloomier narrative.
Landlords secure double-digit buy-to-let discounts as asking prices suffer worst August since 2018
Buy-to-let discounts are widening fast. Landlords secured an average 11.3 per cent off the asking price last month, according to Hamptons, as Rightmove reported the steepest August fall…
New homes pipeline shrivels as planning permissions hit 20-year low
Planning permissions have sunk to a 20-year low for private housing sites, leaving Labour's pledge to build 1.5 million homes looking more remote than at any point since…