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Rental market strains deepen under new compliance rules as Section 21's end reshapes landlord supply
The phasing out of Section 21 evictions and tightening landlord compliance requirements are reshaping supply, pricing and portfolio strategy across the UK...
Read articleBTR approvals accelerate as rental living investment climbs across the UK
Council approvals for Build to Rent schemes have driven tens of thousands of new units through planning in recent years, with the regions now outpacing...
Read articleEngland's planning applications surge as approvals and completions stay stuck near record lows
Planning Portal data shows residential applications outside London jumped 60% in 2025, yet BBC and MHCLG figures confirm approvals and completions remain...
Read articleBTR flagship schemes win consent as councils back larger rental blocks
Recent planning approvals across London boroughs and regional cities show councils increasingly backing large-scale build-to-rent schemes, with average...
Read articleNew build supply falls even as planning reform accelerates approvals
Planning reform was meant to unblock housing delivery, yet REalyse data shows residential units granted approval have fallen for three consecutive years and...
Read articleHousebuilding applications hit a five-year high — but can approvals keep pace?
Planning Portal data shows residential applications climbing to their highest volume in five years, reviving hopes of a housebuilding rebound. But REalyse...
Read articleHousing targets vs. water constraints: what the delivery gap means for UK developers and investors
Government housebuilding ambitions are running into a wall of water scarcity, grid capacity limits and utility connection delays across large parts of...
Read articleBuild-to-rent momentum builds as planning approvals accelerate under Labour's pro-growth agenda
New planning decisions and faster approval timelines are unlocking a fresh wave of institutional rental supply across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern...
Read articlePlanning applications hit a four-year high — but England's approval pipeline is still shrinking
Planning Portal data shows residential applications climbing to their strongest level in four years, fuelling talk of a development revival. But REalyse...
Read articleUK rental fraud tightens tenant checks as fake identities cost landlords billions
Sophisticated, AI-assisted fake tenant identities are driving losses across the UK private rented sector toward an estimated £4.1 billion a year, prompting...
Read articleWater scarcity is becoming a hidden brake on the UK's housing pipeline
Planning applications are rising across the South East and East of England, two regions the Environment Agency has flagged as seriously water-stressed. As...
Read articleEngland's housebuilding applications hit a five-year high: is planning reform finally working?
Planning applications for 412,130 proposed new homes in England have pushed volumes to their highest level in five years. REalyse data shows the surge is...
Read articleWhy build-to-rent and student schemes keep winning planning consent in London
London's build-to-rent and purpose-built student accommodation schemes are securing planning approval at consistently higher rates than general...
Read articleWater scarcity becomes a new housing delivery risk for UK developers
Rising planning approvals in southern England mask a growing bottleneck: water companies increasingly can't guarantee supply for the homes already in the...
Read articleEngland's housebuilding applications hit a five-year high — but is delivery keeping pace?
Planning applications for new homes in England have surged to their strongest level in years, driven by Labour's grey belt reforms and streamlined NPPF...
Read articleRents under pressure as Renters' Rights reform reshapes landlord strategy in the UK's high-demand cities
The Renters' Rights Act 2025 is now live across England, and its early effects are visible in landlord behaviour, letting timelines and rental supply in...
Read articleWatkin Jones' £120m Stratford scheme signals student housing capital is coming back to East London
Watkin Jones' joint venture with Housing Growth Partnership to deliver a 397-bed scheme in Stratford points to renewed institutional appetite for UK...
Read articleEngland housebuilding applications hit a five-year high — but planning bottlenecks are still starving the pipeline
Housebuilders and councils are processing residential planning applications faster than at any point in the last five years, fuelling talk that Labour's...
Read articleRental reform pressure ripples through student and private lets across the UK
As the Renters' Rights Act reshapes tenancy rules across England, REalyse data shows landlords and operators adjusting pricing, stock strategy and letting...
Read articleBTR and student housing schemes keep landing planning approvals across London
Despite higher financing costs and a slower sales market, build-to-rent and purpose-built student accommodation are still winning planning consent across...
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