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A new report by Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward (KFH) one of London’s leading lettings and sales agencies, reveals the average London rent reached £2,418 per calendar month (pcm) over Summer 2026 – 76% above the UK average of £1,369pcm. 

In a ruling described as groundbreaking the UK Supreme Court has significantly narrowed the grounds on which landlords can object to leaseholders exercising their statutory right to manage their own properties.

Lomond’s Summer 2026 Quarterly Insights report reveals tenants now spend an average of 32.7% of their yearly income on rent

The latest research from London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has revealed that more than half of landlords (50.6%) still believe residential property remains a good long-term investment despite increased regulation, with almost two-thirds (62.7%) intending to maintain their current portfolio over the next year.

Caring for a relative with dementia, like any complex and distressing illness, can be one of the most heartbreaking and upsetting experiences anyone can face. However, that painful period can be made even worse by the added pressure of selling a home.   

The latest research from UK Property Development (UKPD) has found that just 11% of people who purchased a new-build home in the past two years were able to personalise their property exactly as they wanted before moving in. As a result, almost half (49%) have since paid to make further changes at their own expense, with almost a third (32%) spending more than £5,000 transforming a home that was brand new when they bought it. 

There is a conversation happening in nearly every managing agent's office at the moment, and it usually opens with the same sentence: somebody has seen a demonstration of artificial intelligence (AI) doing something impressive, and wonders whether it could take some of the load.

What changes on 27 August 2026, and what managing agents may want to consider before the first resident request arrives.

“Agents are heads-down, working their asses off to survive the RRA changes, to the detriment of everything else. But in order to get where they’re thriving too, agents must refocus and rebuild to make back the property stock losses they’ve faced.

A Muswell Hill tenant has successfully reclaimed almost £8,000 in rent after taking her landlord to tribunal over an unlicensed House in Multiple Occupation (HMO), in a case that highlights how renters can challenge rogue landlords and win. 

Leyland has stepped up its support for homelessness charity St Mungo’s this summer, providing 510 electrolyte sachets to its Westminster Outreach team following an emergency appeal prompted by sustained periods of extreme heat.

A Grade II-listed church in Shropshire dating from the early 19th century which has planning permission for conversion into eight apartments is for sale in Bond Wolfe’s next auction.