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26/05/2026

"𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘭 𝘵𝘢𝘹".
𝗔𝘀𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗳𝗲: 𝗛𝘆𝗽𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀? 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝘁! 𝗜 𝗮𝗺 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲. 𝗜 𝗮𝗺 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘂𝘀. 𝗞𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗼𝘁𝘀.

➡ The Green Party says it will create a ‘Rogue Landlord Taskforce’ in a council where it’s just taken control.

However, its party leader has been accused of not paying council tax on his principal home – possible for as long as three years.

A statement from the Greens, who won 40 of the 54 seats on Lewisham Council in south London, has pledged the taskforce because “the housing crisis has reached breaking point.”

However, the Greens’ pledge comes at the same time as the revelation that party leader Zack Polanski admits council tax non-payment.

In a statement given to the BBC, a party spokesperson said Polanski had “taken steps to pay any council tax he may be found to owe” and added “Zack apologises sincerely for the unintentional mistake.”

Polanski has been under pressure to explain whether a houseboat, moored at a marina in Hackney, had been his primary residence.

Via Landlord Today.

22/05/2026

"𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘦𝘯𝘫𝘰𝘺 ‘𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘭’ 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘴𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘴 – 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮".
𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗳𝗲 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁: 𝗥𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗣𝗜 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 2% 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗮 𝗯𝗶𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲.

➡ Another think tank is calling for rent controls, based on a claim that many landlords are making what it calls ‘supernormal’ profits.

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) says private rents will remain unaffordable for many until at least the end of this decade.

Therefore it believes capping rents could have a rapid and significant impact.

Specifically JRF claims that were rent increases capped at the Consumer Price Index (CPI) within tenancies, and CPI + 2% between tenancies, from 2025/26, renting households would be an average of almost £1,200 per year better off by 2030/31.

And JRF contends that rent controls need not reduce rental supply or lead to lower investment – as many claim – if landlords are making supernormal profits.

These are defined as profits that exceed the minimum needed for them to keep operating as landlords.

It goes on to claim: “Analysis shows that the sector has generally been characterised by landlords making supernormal rates of return: even in the most recent period, a strong majority have made rates of return on their rental investments that exceed both economy-wide returns from comparable investments and rates of return in the broader real-estate sector.

“We argue that the high level of returns generally available to landlords warrant intervention on rents — both to make rents more affordable for renters, and to curb the excessive returns landlords are currently able to make and the distortive effects they have on the housing market and wider economy — at least while supply catches up.”

Via Landlord Today.

21/05/2026

"𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘐𝘳𝘢𝘯 𝘸𝘢𝘳".
𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗳𝗲 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲-𝗳𝗶𝘅𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻.

➡ The number of mortgage borrowers opting for tracker deals has trebled last month compared to the same time last year – a likely response to the Iran war, according to mortgage and protection network Stonebridge.

Its analysis found that the number of those opting for tracker mortgages increased threefold to 12% in April, up from 4.1% a year earlier.

Rob Clifford, chief executive of Stonebridge, said he believes the fact that borrowers are opting for trackers, rather than the certainty of fixed rates, means that many borrowers are confident that the conflict and subsequent inflation shock will be short-lived.

Clifford said: “It’s a fascinating time to be a mortgage adviser. At times like this, borrower preferences can give you an inside track on what people really think geopolitically.”

Via Introducer Today.

20/05/2026

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19/05/2026

"𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘥 £10𝘣𝘯 𝘢𝘴 ‘𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴’."
𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗳𝗲 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁: 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸. 𝗜𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗱𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸.

➡ Total bridging completions surpassed £10bn in 2025, almost double the 2023 level of £5.76bn, marking a fundamental shift in the property market, according to Jonathan Samuels, CEO of specialist lender Octane Capital.

The company analysed bridging sector completion data across the last three years, including quarterly performance, to assess the changing demand for short-term finance.

Its analysis shows that bridging completions hit £7.34bn in 2024 and £10.03bn last year, despite a modest slowdown in the final quarter with completions totalling just under £2.5bn, a -2.1% reduction on the previous quarter.

Samuels said that a combination of factors, such as stubborn inflation, higher interest rates, shifting expectations around the Bank of England base rate, and ongoing geopolitical instability, have contributed to an uncertainty for borrowers that bridging finance can help solve.

He claimed this was reflected not just in the market’s growth but also in the fact that bridging finance is used in a wider range of scenarios, from managing chain breaks and facilitating time-sensitive purchases to enabling refinancing and funding refurbishment works.

“What we’re seeing isn’t just growth in the bridging sector; it’s a reflection of how the wider property market has evolved,” he said.

“Transactions are taking longer, conditions are shifting more frequently, and borrowers are having to navigate a far more complex environment than they were even a few years ago.”

Via Introducer Today.

18/05/2026

"𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘺𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘴".
𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗳𝗲 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁: 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺 𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝗿. 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗻𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 "𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄", 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗻.

➡ The Conveyancing Task Force (CTF) – which describes itself as “a group of frontline conveyancing professionals working daily within the system” – says buyers and sellers are paying the price of delays, failed sales, spiralling stress and poor communication now becoming routine across England and Wales.

Spokesperson Stephen Larcombe says: “Nobody is arguing against sensible reform.

“But no amount of extra paperwork or digital process will fix a system if professional supervision, continuity and accountability continue to weaken in parts of the conveyancing sector.

“Conveyancing is not an administrative task.

“It is a professional legal service requiring judgment, investigation, accountability and experience.”

The group states that as government and policymakers continue to debate reform of the housing market, it is essential that the voices of those working daily within the system, alongside the lived experiences of consumers, are properly heard.

The CTF warns that larger commercial and institutional interests must not dominate the conversation or shape reforms that overlook operational reality.

Via Estate Agent Today.

15/05/2026

"𝘊𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘜𝘒’𝘴 𝘷𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘤𝘬 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘴 19% 𝘵𝘰 £34𝘣𝘯."
𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗳𝗲 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁: 𝗪𝗲 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝘂𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆, 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗹. 𝗪𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝘂𝗽𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗺𝗽 𝗱𝘂𝘁𝘆. 𝗔𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻.

➡ The figures come as BuildLoan launches a new funding option to help would-be buyers fund renovation projects previously seen as unmortgageable.

According to BuildLoan, the average cost of renovating an average uninhabitable property is around £70,000 but can hit £95,000 for long-term vacant properties. There are around 360,000 long-term vacant properties in the UK, up 15% from 2025, according to BuildLoan’s analysis of ONS data.

However, buyers looking to invest in renovation projects have previously had to rely on bridging loans to finance properties for which a mortgage was untenable. Instead, Buildloan has launched a range of seven renovation products for such properties – closing the gap between residential mortgages, bridging and heavy renovation finance, it says.

Chris Martin, head of product development and lender relationships at BuildLoan, said: “Our analysis suggests the number of long-term vacant properties in the UK has increased since 2025, having already risen steadily for a number of years. That represents a huge, untapped resource for the housing sector – one that could potentially help solve the housing crisis. The problem has always been that there was never a mortgage designed for properties that would be regarded by most lenders as uninhabitable.”

Via PropertyInvestor Today.

14/05/2026

"𝘓𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘮𝘱 𝘋𝘶𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘢𝘹 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘴 £15.2𝘣𝘯."
𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗳𝗲 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁: 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗮 𝘁𝗮𝘅 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝗱, 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿. 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝘅 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝘄𝗮𝗿. 𝗥𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝘅 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱𝘀 (𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝘁!), 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗺𝗽 𝗱𝘂𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝗱, 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗺𝗽 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝘅, 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀. 𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝘀𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘆.

➡ Out-of-date thresholds are dragging more buyers into the Stamp Duty tax net, says Coventry Building Society’s Jonathan Stinton.

Homebuyers paid £15.2billion in Stamp Duty in 2025 to 2026, up £1.3billion – or 9.2% – on the previous year, as more buyers were drawn into the tax following last year’s threshold changes.

Coventry Building Society, which analysed HMRC data, says the increase is the result of the nil-rate threshold reverting from £250,000 to £125,000 in April and pushing up costs for buyers.

Jonathan Stinton says “Stamp Duty is a big chunk of money on top of an already expensive process. With house prices rising so sharply over the past decade, out-of-date thresholds are pulling far more buyers into the tax net.

“Homes that once sat comfortably below the starting point are now being caught simply because prices have moved on.”

The lender says the shift has made it harder for buyers to manage upfront costs.

Via The Negotiator Magazine.

13/05/2026

"𝘡𝘰𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘢 𝘏𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘹 𝘈𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘭 2026."
𝗔𝘀𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗳𝗲: 𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝗰𝗸-𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹. 𝗜𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗜 𝗮𝗺 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝗻𝗲.

➡ The data shows a surprisingly resilient market this month, marked by rising mortgage rates and dipping consumer confidence.

Enquiries have rebounded as mortgage rates ease, pulling serious buyers back to the market.

However, with 5% more homes listed for sale compared to last year, the balance of power remains with buyers. They have choice and are highly sensitive to pricing, bypassing properties priced without reflecting on current market realities.

“Homes are taking just 1 day longer to sell than last year. It is a clear sign that people who need to move are getting on with it.
Buyer demand has rebounded after Easter but local market conditions vary across the country meaning different strategies are needed whether buying or selling.”

Via Zoopla. https://shorturl.at/JWQf1

12/05/2026

"𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘰𝘰 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘵 – 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮."
𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗳𝗲 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱. 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗻. 𝗪𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗸𝗶𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗶𝗻.

➡ Some landlords staged a knee-jerk reaction to the Renters Rights Act, leading to a surge in rental stock coming to the sales market.

That’s the view of Philippa Martinez, regional sales manager for Auction House Kent.
“There was a bit of a knee-jerk reaction, which led to an influx of landlords looking to sell up quickly.

“Some were afraid that they would end up stuck or unable to take their properties back into possession.

“Professional landlords who run their rentals as a business have been less affected as they were probably already playing by these new rules.

“Now, there is an attitude of waiting to see what happens. Some landlords may see that the new conditions were not as frightening as they first appeared. I believe this will tighten up the market giving the landlords that remain the chance to thrive.”

Generally, Auction House says that across the country last month it saw a 70% increase in tenants properties going under the hammer than in the same month last year.

The shift has created a two-speed market, says Auction House.

Via Estate Agent Today.

11/05/2026

"𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴."
𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗳𝗲 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁: 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗸𝗲𝘆. 𝗔𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁.

➡ A prominent buying agent operating in prime central London is warning the glut of landlord sellers not to be over-ambitious with asking prices.

Jo Eccles – managing director of buying agency Eccord – says she’s seen many landlords evicting tenants and trying to sell in the run up to the Renters Rights Act, which came into effect over the weekend.

She comments: “A large number [of landlords] served notice to tenants in the run up to the changes, deciding to try to sell their property before they became locked into longer, rolling tenancies. Concerns over losing flexibility to sell the property has proved to be the tipping point for many landlords.

“… Our advice to landlords who remain firmly anchored to a higher price is to be mindful of the cost of extended void periods and the negative impact this will have on their net yield.”

Via Estate Agent Today.

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