Property leaders back ambitious charter to fast-track home sales to 28 days

A good relationship between tenants and their landlord or letting agent is the biggest factor influencing whether tenants remain in a property long term, according to new research from LRG. The estate agency group’s Winter 2025/26 Lettings Report found that 68% of renters cited these relationships as the single most important factor in deciding whether…

Younger landlords are sweeping the buy-to-let market with a big rise in the number of purchases by under-50s, says Hamptons. “This signals a generational shift in landlord demographics,” the firm claims. So far this year, 75% of shareholders in new property investment companies were 50 or younger, up from 68% a decade ago, new Hamptons…

Goodlord has quietly removed ‘confusing’ information about the new mandatory tenant information sheet from its website. The error was spotted by letting agent Paul Lee, of London-based Paul Lee & Company. It comes ahead of the 31st May deadline for the Government’s new Information Sheet to be given by landlords and their agents to tenants….

This summary and advice has been offered by The Home Buying & Selling Council. The PM Law Group, which handled conveyancing for home buyers and sellers, was closed suddenly on Monday 2 February 2026, with no warning to staff or clients. For all those affected by the closure, this will be very stressful. However, it’s…

New Housing Secretary Steve Reed must outline when reform to leasehold and freehold laws will be introduced. That’s the demand from the trade body that represents professionals working with leasehold and freehold contracts. Complete overhaul In March, the Government published a Commonhold White Paper promising to completely overhaul the leasehold system, including a ban on…

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