The introduction of rent controls in the UK could reduce investment in rental property and push landlords to leave the market, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has warned.

Housing experts warn tighter rules could be quietly driving up illegal and unregulated occupancy across England.

Sales agreed are still down by 6% versus last year but the gap is starting to close.

A tenant has been awarded nearly £8,000 in a rent repayment order after taking her landlord to tribunal over an unlicensed HMO in Muswell Hill.

The proportion of private rented homes managed by letting agents has reached its highest level in at least two years, as landlords prepare for further changes to rental regulation.

More than a quarter of HMO landlords expect to spend over £10,000 on property improvements during the next 12 months, according to research from Paragon Bank.

LendInvest stepped in after the developer's previous lender withdrew midway through the project, with the two homes reaching practical completion in August.

Sunderland has been named the UK's highest yielding city for buy to let property, with an average gross rental yield of 9.3%, according to analysis by Landlord Resource.

Company ownership now accounts for 45.1% of UK buy to let ownership, rising to 57.6% among landlords with 20 or more properties, according to Q3 2026 data from Lendlord.

62.7% of landlords intend to maintain their portfolio, but just 3.9% plan to expand, Benham & Reeves reports.