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Propertymark calls for benefits increase to aid private tenants Propertymark has urged the government to raise housing support to better match private rental costs, highlighting the widening gap between Local Housing Allowance and actual rents

BTL lender cuts mortgage rates for landlords across product ranges Molo, a specialist mortgage lender for UK and overseas landlords, has reduced its buy-to-let mortgage rates by 12 basis points on both Standard and Specialist

More tenants use AI to create complex complaint letters Letting agents report a rise in tenants using artificial intelligence to generate detailed and sometimes unfounded complaints, increasing the workload for agencies and raising questions about

Unfreezing Local Housing Allowance would not increase rents New analysis by the National Residential Landlords Association suggests that raising Local Housing Allowance rates would not cause private rented sector rents to rise. This comes as

Bath council proposes 50% fine increase for non-responsive landlords Bath & North East Somerset council is consulting on a new enforcement policy that could add 50% to fines for landlords who fail to respond to

Buy to let repossessions fall despite hundreds taken in Q2 2026 Some 630 buy to let mortgaged properties were repossessed in the second quarter of 2026, a 22% decrease from the previous quarter and 20%

My Property Box completes 17th lettings portfolio acquisition My Property Box has acquired the residential lettings portfolio of Horizon Sales & Lettings, adding around 200 managed properties to its portfolio. This marks the group’s 17th

RICS warns rent rises to continue as rental stock declines The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) reports ongoing rental stock shortages in the UK, with landlord numbers falling and rents expected to rise further

Landlords face rising costs from vacant commercial properties A recent survey reveals UK commercial landlords are losing nearly £50,000 annually on average due to issues linked to vacant units, including security incidents, deterioration and increased

Landlord possession claims reach nearly 29,000 in England and Wales Almost 29,000 possession claims were issued by landlords across England and Wales in the year to Q1 2026, with London accounting for the highest number