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The Landlord Briefing.
Weekly lettings briefing from Villager Homes, written for landlords across Huntingdonshire.
Issue 18 · September 2026
Edited by Fiona Liddle, Head of Lettings
From the editor
Welcome to The Landlord Briefing. Villager Homes has been managing lettings for landlords across Huntingdonshire for over a decade, and every year the rules get more complicated, the compliance burden gets heavier, and the news that actually affects you gets harder to find amongst the noise.
The Briefing is our answer to that. Every week, our lettings team pulls together the news that genuinely matters for landlords in our patch: Renters' Rights Act developments, rent review windows, planning decisions that affect rental supply, mortgage and tax changes, and the practical detail of what to do about each.
Written by people who actually let property in your villages, not a marketing team or a national content desk. Free to read, free to subscribe. The next issue lands in your inbox next week.
Fiona Liddle
Head of Lettings, Villager Homes · 22a High Street, Brampton
In this issue
Lead story · 29 September 2026
The landlord database opens on 15 December at £65 per property: the fee, the deadline and the paperwork Huntingdonshire landlords need ready
The PRS database opens 15 December 2026 at £65 per property a year, with a 14 November 2027 deadline. What Huntingdonshire landlords must upload.
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Recent briefings
8 September 2026
Rent tribunal referrals have quadrupled since May, and under the Renters' Rights Act a tribunal can only lower a landlord's asking rent, never raise it: what Huntingdonshire landlords need to check before their next Section 13 notice
Rent tribunal referrals have quadrupled since May and tribunals are cutting 73% of challenged rents. What Huntingdonshire landlords need to check first.
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11 August 2026
Buy-to-let remortgaging hits a record high as 57% of landlords refinance in a year, up from 47% last quarter, and what it means for portfolio landlords across Huntingdonshire
57% of buy-to-let landlords refinanced in the past year, a record high. What the remortgaging surge means for Huntingdonshire portfolio landlords.
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4 August 2026
Section 21's final deadline has passed: Landlord Action's July figures show a possession surge, and reveal which Section 8 grounds Huntingdonshire landlords are actually using now
Section 21's 31 July deadline has passed. New figures show a possession surge and which Section 8 grounds Huntingdonshire landlords use now.
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28 July 2026
Making Tax Digital: the first quarterly deadline every Huntingdonshire landlord earning over £50,000 must hit by 7 August
Landlords earning over £50,000 from property face their first Making Tax Digital deadline on 7 August. What Huntingdonshire landlords must do now.
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21 July 2026
Buy-to-let mortgage rates are falling in July 2026, but Huntingdonshire landlords refinancing this year still face a bigger jump than the headlines suggest
Buy-to-let rates are falling, but UK Finance data shows Huntingdonshire landlords remortgaging in 2026 still face higher costs than their expiring deals.
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7 July 2026
English rents jumped 6.5% in June, the sharpest rise of 2026, as landlords front-load increases under the Renters' Rights Act's once-a-year rent review rule: what it means for landlords across Huntingdonshire
English rents rose 6.5% in June, 2026's sharpest jump, as the once-a-year Section 13 rule reshapes rent-setting for Huntingdonshire landlords.
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30 June 2026
The Rented Sector Ombudsman: every Huntingdonshire private landlord must join or face fines up to £40,000
Every private landlord must join the Rented Sector Ombudsman or face fines up to £40,000. What Huntingdonshire landlords need to know about registering.
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23 June 2026
The new Decent Homes Standard for private landlords: what Huntingdonshire landlords must know before 2035
The Decent Homes Standard now covers private rented homes in England. One in five PRS homes currently fails. What Huntingdonshire landlords must do now.
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16 June 2026
Section 21: the 31 July 2026 deadline every Huntingdonshire landlord with a pending possession must act on
Any Section 21 notice served before 1 May 2026 must have court proceedings issued by 31 July 2026 or the no-fault possession route is lost for good.
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9 June 2026
The PRS landlord database: what every Huntingdonshire landlord needs to register before late 2026
Every private landlord in Huntingdonshire must register on the PRS database from late 2026 or risk fines up to £40,000 and loss of possession rights.
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2 June 2026
Rent reviews under the Renters' Rights Act: the Form 4A guide for Huntingdonshire landlords
Contractual rent review clauses became void on 1 May 2026. Only the statutory Form 4A works now. What Huntingdonshire landlords need to know before serving.
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The Landlord Briefing is published by Villager Homes Ltd (company number 08965831), an independent estate and letting agent at 22a High Street, Brampton, Huntingdon, PE28 4TH. We're members of The Property Ombudsman, Client Money Protect and the DPS. The Briefing is editorial commentary, not legal advice; for tenancy-specific issues we always recommend a solicitor.
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