Topic

Private renting

4 stories from Property Pulse UK

Terraced homes in Blaenau Gwent, where Citizens Advice reports widespread housing benefit shortfalls.

Housing benefit shortfalls leave almost one million renting households facing a gap

Housing benefit shortfalls affect 58% of supported private renting households across Great Britain, according to Citizens Advice, which wants ministers to reconnect allowances with local rents.

19 October 2026

Terraced rental homes illustrating the NRLA's capital gains tax reform proposal for long-term landlords.

Leasehold & law

Capital gains tax reform: NRLA seeks inflation relief for long-term landlords

Capital gains tax reform proposed by the NRLA would recognise inflation and long-term letting, but the call does not establish a new entitlement for landlords.

17 October 2026

Red-brick terraced homes in Birmingham illustrate the market behind average rents outside London.

Buying & selling

Average rents outside London pass £1,400 as affordability pressures persist

Average rents outside London reached £1,418 a month in Rightmove’s latest figures, while the capital recorded a sharper squeeze on available rental homes.

15 October 2026

Mould around a rented bedroom window illustrates the housing hazards addressed by Awaab’s Law.

Leasehold & law

Awaab’s Law: private rental repair deadlines put to consultation

Awaab’s Law could bring repair deadlines to private rentals in England, but ministers have yet to settle the timescales, coverage or start date.

15 October 2026