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Introduction The Building Safety Regulator’s (BSR) new 2026–27 strategic plan marks a decisive shift toward faster intervention, tougher oversight, and a fully risk‑driven regulatory model. For property owners and managers, the message is unambiguous: your building could be called in at short notice, and you will be expected to demonstrate full compliance immediately. Preparing now is no longer optional, it is essential. The 2026/27 Strategic Plan The BSR’s 2026–27 strategic plan sets out a sharper, more

Alto has confirmed a series of product updates designed to help UK estate and letting agents prepare for the Renters’ Rights Act, with the first major changes set to come into force on 1 May 2026.

Making Tax Digital (MTD) is a government initiative being introduced to make self-assessment income tax reporting and administration simpler and more effective. It doesn’t just apply to landlords, so if you have another business or you are an electrician and are classed as a sole trader, it is likely to apply to you too.

Coadjute, the leading PropTech company backed by Lloyds Banking Group, NatWest, and Nationwide and championed by Phil Spencer, today announced the deployment of Clara, the UK’s first digital human designed to support estate agents and their buyers and sellers with essential anti-money laundering (AML) checks. 

Developers will now have more control over the financial and strategic consequences of “rights to light” cases, according to national law firm Clarke Willmott.

A York business which provides round-the-clock management of shared residential developments across North Yorkshire has added further experience to its team to ensure it can continue meeting the demand for its specialist services.

Commercial property transactions can falter for many reasons, but one of the most common is the discovery of unexpected issues during a purchaser’s due diligence process. Technical surveys undertaken late in negotiations can reveal building defects, compliance gaps or significant lifecycle costs that were previously unknown to both parties. When this occurs, transactions may slow, prices may be renegotiated, and in some cases deals collapse entirely.

Introduction Property owners and managers often treat structural safety and fire safety as separate worlds. Structural risk is seen as predictable and slow‑burning; fire risk as sudden and catastrophic. But the uncomfortable truth is that both disciplines suffer from the same systemic weaknesses;  weaknesses that allowed the Grenfell disaster to happen even though the underlying issues were well known. John Carpenter,  a structural engineer with over 40 years’ experience, recently resigned from the Instit

Pinnacle Group has been appointed to manage more than 160 homes in and around the iconic Oxo Tower on London’s South Bank, working in partnership with Coin Street Housing Secondary Housing Co-operative, which will become South Bank Community Housing Co-operative.

A landmark block of flats overlooking Walsall town centre is set to go under the hammer in Bond Wolfe’s next auction – the 50th to be held by the Birmingham-based business.

The latest research by The Letting Partnership has found that tenant demand across England remained strong during the first quarter of 2026, with 27.4% of all rental listings already securing a tenant, meaning that the country’s hottest rental markets are also becoming the areas where the greatest volume of landlord and tenant funds are flowing through letting agent client accounts. 

The latest research by Yopa has revealed that first-time buyer demand has strengthened during the first quarter of 2026, despite the supply of homes offering the benefit of a buying scheme remaining limited.