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The government’s Renters’ Right Act 2026 is being positioned as one of the biggest changes in legislation for the private rental sector in decades. With the abolition of Section 21 “no fault” evictions, stronger tenant protections and increased accountability for landlords, the reforms are designed to help to rebalance power in the rental market and improve housing standards across the UK. 

New analysis by Zero Deposit reveals that the proportion of local authority districts in which the average tenant is likely to need a rent guarantor to secure pass tenancy affordability checks could increase from one-in-five to almost one-in-two following the introduction of the Renters’ Rights Act which limits the financial protections landlords have at their disposal. 

Artificial intelligence has quickly become the defining technology of the moment. New tools are emerging at remarkable speed, reshaping how work is done across industries. In software development, for example, AI coding assistants are enabling engineers to produce output at dramatically higher rates than before. Similar productivity gains are now appearing across finance, healthcare, customer service and operations.

ALEP (the Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners) has welcomed the House of Commons Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee’s report on the draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill but warned that the success of reform will depend on clear communication, practical detail and a realistic timetable for implementation. 

Back in October 2025, the High Court firmly dismissed major UK freeholders’ arguments that certain reforms in the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 breached their property rights under Article 1 Protocol 1 (A1P1) ECHR in Arc Time Freehold Income Authorised Fund & others v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government [2025] EWHC 2751 (Admin).

askporter, the AI-powered communications and operations platform for the property sector, has launched a first-of-its-kind partnership with Checkatrade to make repairs and maintenance simpler and more efficient for landlords and property managers. 

A mechanical and engineering construction company based in Manchester has been fined after a joiner suffered life-changing injuries when he fell through a skylight opening while carrying out work on a domestic property in Altrincham.

The expectations placed on residential block management continue to evolve. Residents increasingly expect higher standards, faster responses, greater transparency and consistently well-maintained environments. At the same time, managing agents and Resident Management Companies (RMCs) operate under growing regulatory pressures, tighter budgets and rising operational demands.Against this backdrop, the importance of dependable facilities support has never been greater.Successful residential developments are

The Property People have shared a new white paper exploring the growing pressures facing front-line residential property professionals and the increasingly critical role managing agents play within the wider housing system.

New data from the English Housing Survey reveals the vast majority (93%) of leaseholders in flats are satisfied with their tenure. This is the first time the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has conducted research on this scale into leaseholder satisfaction, building on its qualitative 2023 leaseholder perspectives report which showed most leaseholders were either positive or neutral towards the tenure. 

Landlords have little more than a working week to ensure they have distributed a vital legal document to all their tenants, the head of lettings management at Worcestershire estate agents Nicol & Co. has warned.