What is currently happening in the UK property market?
27,645 homes sold STC this week – second busiest sales week of 2025!
NEWS ARCHIVES
Derby landlords fined over £10,000 for housing offences
Prosecutions follow licensing failure and safety concerns at two rental properties
Ombudsman urges landlord empathy after tenant wrongly pursued for £10k
Watchdog calls for responsible arrears handling after tenant faced eviction over rent error
Buy-to-let mortgage rates fall as lenders compete for landlord business
Reductions of up to 20 basis points reflect push to attract landlords in a shifting market
Landlord repair bills soar as damage costs double
Study reveals nearly 60% of landlords have faced tenant disputes over repair responsibilities
Sharp divides in Scotland’s housing market as some areas ‘tread water’
‘Remarkable’ price gap between Edinburgh and Inverclyde approaches £200,000, analysis finds
Government seeks to unlock PropTech potential with grant-funded partnership
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s Digital Planning programme gets the UK PropTech Association on board
New retrofit tool targets energy-related savings for landlords
Sensor-based system claims to cut costs by thousands per home while improving energy data accuracy
Cornwall MPs push to close second homes tax loophole
Under current rules, those letting out their property for at least 70 nights a year can register for business rates
Dexters completes third acquisition in a month
EYE understands that the fast-growing estate agency is close to securing further deals in the coming weeks, with negotiations for rival firms believed to be at an advance stage