The interest-only facility matures in June 2028, and benefits from two one-year extension options. The post Supermarket Income REIT increases loan for Blue Owl JV to £437m appeared first on Property Week.

Calderdale Council is reviewing a new enforcement policy that would allow it to issue civil penalty notices of up to £30,000 to landlords who breach housing regulations. The West Yorkshire authority received over 700 housing-related complaints during 2024-25, with 63% of property inspections resulting in formal action. The post Calderdale Council proposes £30,000 fines for landlords appeared first on PropertyWire.

United Trust Bank has provided a £35 million refinancing facility for a 169-apartment build-to-rent scheme near Heathrow Airport. The three-year loan refinances an existing facility on the £56 million development delivered by Gold Wynn. The post UTB provides £35m refinancing for Heathrow BTR scheme appeared first on PropertyWire.

Wilco Wijnbergen, Co-founder & CTO, infinitSpace, shares his expert insights into how AI is transforming the commercial real estate and workspace markets… Artificial intelligence is beginning to reshape commercial real estate. What has historically been a reactive industry is becoming a predictive one, opening up huge opportunities for growth. Over the past decade, commercial real […] The post From reactive to predictive: AI is becoming landlords’ most valuable asset appeared first on PropertyWire.

The Property Franchise Group has reported a 39% increase in adjusted profit before tax to £31 million and a 25% rise in revenue to £84.3 million for the year ending 31 December 2025. The parent company of Belvoir and Martin & Co saw growth across all three divisions, with franchising accounting for 56% of total revenue. The post Property Franchise Group reports 39% profit increase appeared first on PropertyWire.

Karl McArdle, co-founder of The Property Buying Company, shares what the new rules mean for landlords What is Making Tax Digital for Income Tax? Making Tax Digital for Income Tax is a new way for sole traders and landlords to report their income and expenses to HMRC. It applies to those with an annual income, […] The post Making Tax Digital: How Income Tax Self-Assessment is Changing for Landlords appeared first on PropertyWire.

US listings service Zillow has started listing pre-market homes to the platform with a product called Zillow Preview. Launching next month, this allows brokerages to share listings before they hit the active market. Large-scale brokerages and franchisors on board include Keller Williams, REMAX, HomeServices of America, Side and United Real Estate. These pre-market listings will […] The post Pre-market homes to be listed in US appeared first on PropertyWire.

Brighton and Hove City Council is lobbying the government to become one of the first local authorities in England to trial a national registration and licensing system for short-term rental properties. Current estimates suggest between 2,000 and 6,000 homes in the city are advertised as short-term lets. The post Brighton seeks pilot status for short-let licensing scheme appeared first on PropertyWire.

The price gap between a typical first-time buyer home and a middle-market second-stepper home is the highest it’s ever been, analysis from Rightmove shows. The average asking price for a 0-2 bedroom home was £226,955 in March. The trade up to a middle-market, typical 3-4 bedroom second-stepper home would be a 52% jump to £345,857. Colleen Babcock, Rightmove’s property expert, said: “The […] The post Highest ever price gap between first-time buyers and second-steppers appeared first on PropertyWire.

Mortgage Advice Bureau has reported a 19.6% revenue increase as average two-year fixed mortgage rates climb from 4.83% to 5.28% in two weeks. The rate increases, linked to Middle East tensions, have eliminated all sub-4% mortgage deals from the UK market. The post Mortgage rates climb as sub-4% deals disappear from market appeared first on PropertyWire.