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Putting the hype of the holiday season to one side, the end of the year always brings interior excitement. It’s in mid-winter that the design powerhouses announce their colours of the year. 

.Making Tax Digital for landlords is being phased in from April 2026. This guide explains who MTD for Income Tax applies to, key deadlines, and what landlords need to do to prepare

Rightmove’s December 2025 House Price Index shows a larger-than-usual seasonal price dip, driven by Budget uncertainty and a quieter second half of the year. However, improving mortgage affordability, resilient sales activity, and early signs of a post-Christmas rebound point to a more stable and active housing market as we move into 2026.

The Renters’ Rights Bill has finally become an Act, gaining Royal Assent six years after the then Prime Minister, Theresa May, promised to ban Section 21 evictions. While the long and winding road to rental reform is almost over, the private rental sector didn’t change overnight.

The penultimate month of 2025 was another jam-packed with property news. As well as the Autumn Budget, which we have reported about separately, there was house price news, rental insights and confidence-building announcements from the mortgage market. Here’s our November buying, selling and renting summary.

November 2025 data shows firm asking prices, softer sold values, rising rental supply and a steady, sustainable Wellingborough property market heading into 2026.

All eyes were on Downing Street on 26th November 2025, when Rachel Reeves held the famous red briefcase aloft, this year’s Autumn Budget notes contained within. The following address to the House of Commons was hotly anticipated – the expectancy blamed for a pause in the buying and selling market.

Birdnesting has been back in the press this year, thanks to an unlikely source. When the then Deputy Leader of the Labour party was caught not paying enough stamp duty, it was her birdnesting status that caught her out.

The Renters’ Rights Act 2025 is now law and will bring the biggest changes to the private rented sector in over 30 years. Section 21 is being abolished, fixed-term tenancies are ending, rent increases will be restricted, and new rules on advertising, compliance, pets, and enforcement are on the way. This article breaks down the key dates, what’s changing, and what landlords need to do to prepare.

Private landlords are alive and well – and they are younger than you think. In 2024, analysis completed by the national accountancy group, UHY Hacker Young, found more than 3,000 landlords in the UK were aged 21 or younger. Collectively, they earned more than £66 million from their rental income.

In the UK, the school admission process involves a parent or caregiver having a permanent, valid address and many families will pre-empt this requirement by moving to improve their chances of getting a place at their favoured school.

October’s Wellingborough data shows stable prices (£273k avg ask), 12% ask-sold gap, rising stock, and easing rents as the market balances into winter.