Record investment in single family rental housing
UK housebuilders are accelerating their shift towards single family housing (SFH), recent research has revealed. According to research carried out by property specialist Savills, this rental sector saw record investment levels of £3.17 billion last year. A single-family home is a freestanding residential property, designed to be a single-dwelling unit and built for the specific purpose […]
Fairness, transparency and better outcomes for leaseholders and landlords
New professional standard aims to raise transparency, improve practice and support better outcomes for landlords, leaseholders and managing agents. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has published a new edition of its service charge residential management code. The fourth edition sets out an updated framework for the management of residential property in England where […]
New guidance for student housing market is welcomed
New guidance published by the government today will prevent chaos in the student housing market when the Renters’ Rights Act is implemented from May 1. This is the view of the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA), one of the organisations that has been campaigning hard on the issue. The Renters’ Rights Act introduces a new […]
A more settled and balanced rental market ahead
There are some positive indicators for the future supply of rental homes, including much greater availability of homes as the year progresses. According to property portal Rightmove, the total number of available homes to rent is currently nine per cent higher than last year. However, looking longer term, the number of available rental properties has […]
Build-to-rent sees record investment levels in 2025
UK build-to-rent (BTR) investment volumes reached a record £5.3 billion in 2025, representing an annual increase of six per cent, according to property experts Savills. The final quarter of 2025 alone saw almost £2.7 billion invested in UK BTR, the highest quarterly total on record. To put this in context, the fourth quarter of 2025 […]
Energy efficiency rule changes are welcomed
Landlords are today welcoming changes to proposed energy efficiency rules for the private rented sector, arguing they make improving the rental housing stock more realistic. Ministers have confirmed their intention to ensure all rented homes that are able should achieve an Energy Efficiency Rating of at least C. Following extensive campaigning by the National Residential […]
Rental market experts hit out at Autumn Budget
Key voices from the residential property rental market have responded largely negatively to the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s 2025 Autumn Budget that took place earlier this week. Ben Beadle, chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA), said The Budget will hit low-income renters hardest as they face a combination of rent increases and […]
Rental market stabilises
The total number of homes available to rent continues to edge closer to pre-pandemic levels, however the pace of new rental properties coming onto the market has slowed: The number of available homes to rent is now 9% higher than this time last year. Though this figure is still 23% below this time in 2019, […]
Landlords are remortgaging for property improvement
Industry figures covering the first half of the year reveal a steep annual increase in the amount of extra buy-to-let borrowing used for improving properties. Industry figures on the purpose for new buy-to-let remortgages show that the first half of 2024 saw equity valued at £712 million used for property improvement in 4,632 remortgage cases. […]
Easing of pressures in the rental market
According to the property listings platforms Zoopla and Rightmove, there are now signs of a slight uptick in the supply of rental housing. However, the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) is warning that recovery in the rental market remains fragile, with the demand for rental housing still outstripping supply. Data from the research consultancy Pegasus […]