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Letting agent has been issued with two financial penalties totalling £8,652 following breaches of the Renters’ Rights Act 2025.

Government announces plans to introduce independent regulation, including mandatory licensing and appropriate qualifications, for estate agents, letting agents and property management agents.

Unite Students kept rents broadly flat for the 2026/27 academic year, with bookings reaching 95% of its beds, matching the proportion reported a year earlier.

Government confirmed how PRS landlord database will be introduced across England, including the registration timetable, annual cost and information landlords will need to provide.

Green Party deputy leader owns two buy-to-let properties in Leeds, despite the party adopting policies aimed at the “effective abolition of private landlordism”.

Landlord expenses have risen significantly faster than rental income over the past five years, according to the latest HMRC figures.

Experienced HMO landlords are continuing to invest in their properties, with many planning significant spending on improvements over the next 12 months.

Property tribunals are seeing rising caseloads as rent challenges increase, with further growth expected as tenants exercise new rights under the Renters’ Rights Act.

Cross-party committee of MPs has called for further measures and requirements to be imposed on the private rented sector.

Campaigners and a Labour MP argue that restrictions on private rents could reduce costs for tenants and lower government spending on housing support.