The SRA received 4,038 competence-related reports in 2025, up 48% from 2,720 in 2024. Its annual assessment found solicitors pursue technical training but show limited evidence of ethics-focused CPD.
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A landlord insurance broker has published data showing 36.2% of 72,930 rental listings across major UK cities included a garden, with availability ranging from 25.7% in Leeds to 55.5% in Edinburgh. CI
Leasing Scheme Wales, which guaranteed landlords up to 20 years of income at Local Housing Allowance rates in exchange for leasing properties to local authorities, closed to new properties in December
PBI’s first New-Build Affordability Index compares 305 local authorities using official prices, earnings and sales evidence, with confidence thresholds to prevent thin markets driving the headlines.
Real estate companies accounted for 16.9% of UK members’ voluntary liquidation resolutions in the five working days before the November 2025 Budget, compared with a usual share of 10.3%. The timing is striking, but the data cannot establish why individual shareholders acted.
Guarantor usage in accepted rental applications more than doubled from 9% to 18.4% between January 2025 and July 2026, according to HomeLet data. The shift coincides with Renters' Rights Act provision
Allowable property expenses claimed by UK unincorporated landlords reached £34.75 billion in 2024/25, an 11% year-on-year increase, while declared rental income remained virtually flat at £58.99 billi
Spicerhaart has invested £1.7 million over five years co-developing a bespoke property management platform with Australian provider Rex, rejecting off-the-shelf solutions in favour of a system built a
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