If you have ever heard a Colour of the Year announcement and thought ‘not for me’, 2026 could be your time. While bold magenta, earthy brown, fuzzy peach and daring purple have dominated the last few years, Pantone caught everyone off guard with its choice for 2026.

The Renters’ Rights Bill recently attained Royal Assent and became the Renters’ Rights Act. We have since been inundated with queries from both tenants and landlords. To help you navigate the changes ahead, we have provided the answers to the most commonly asked questions.

We can look back at November knowing some things stayed the same. Stamp duty, council tax bands A to E and a trio of taxes – corporation, inheritance and capital gains – were untouched in the Autumn Budget. That doesn’t mean the property market stood still.

The most hyped Budget in history? Perhaps but in spite of the speculation and expectancy, it was actually an Office for Budget Responsibility document leak an hour before the announcement that caused the biggest stir.

Birdnesting isn’t an entirely new concept. You could find this living arrangement on the fringe of mainstream property in the early 2000s. Yet with house prices (and rents, for that matter) staying at the higher end of affordability, birdnesting has ingrained itself deeper into society,

We’re on the cusp of perhaps the most important Budget of the decade and many landlords will be questioning where the Chancellor’s address will leave lettings, especially on the matter of income tax. This tax is applied to profits made by landlords who privately own their buy-to-lets.

Behind many of the smiling faces waving their children off through the school gates is an adult still recovering from the exhausting process that is choosing the best school and securing a place.

October was about laying foundations for future change. In fact, we can’t remember a month so heavy with reform and rumour. Here’s a recap of what happened and how it impacted the market.

Ensuring the renters listed on the tenancy agreement are the only people living in your property is an important part of protecting your asset but it’s the season for stowaways.

Understated, timeless and very much in vogue, the Cotswold interior is what’s grabbing our attention. The area, which sits across Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire, Wiltshire, and Worcestershire, is known for its limestone cottages, rolling hills and celebrity residents. 

Buying and selling property may radically change in the next four years, and you have the opportunity to shape the future. The Government has announced a 12 week consultation on a wide range of proposed reforms, with the general public from across the UK invited to contribute their views.