Buy-to-let market update: February 2026
Welcome to ‘Buy-to-Let Market’, a column aimed at providing you with recent criteria and product updates within the buy-to-let lending markets. The information within this article is correct as at 29/01/2026.
The latest articles relating to the private rented sector
Welcome to ‘Buy-to-Let Market’, a column aimed at providing you with recent criteria and product updates within the buy-to-let lending markets. The information within this article is correct as at 29/01/2026.
Perhaps the single most challenging element of the Renters’ Rights Act for the majority of landlords is the abolition of rent in advance. Rent in advance provided certainty of income for an agreed duration of time, even if the ability to pay became a problem later. So, what’s available to landlords looking for a viable alternative, what questions should you be asking, and what makes a professional rent guarantor a robust option?
Property is the industry's premier magazine for landlords. It is a valuable tool for professional landlords looking for essential information about how to run their private rentals business.
Meet other landlords, hear from our private rented sector experts and get to grips with what's changing at an NRLA event near you.
Listen to Listen Up Landlords for clear analysis of what's changing in the sector