From 15 January 2027, every landlord letting a home in Hertfordshire on an assured tenancy must register themselves and the property on the Government's new database, with a deadline of 14 April 2027. Here are the 100 questions landlords are asking us, answered plainly.

For many owners in Hertfordshire’s premium property market, the Budget brings limited direct change to buying and selling. Here is what remains unchanged, what matters for £2 million-plus homes, and the announcements for first-time buyers and landlords.

At the top of the market, asking prices in Tewin and Digswell have run ahead of the evidence.

In Knebworth and Codicote, time on the market has become the hidden cost of selling.

With fixed mortgage rates close to 6 per cent, the monthly payment is now setting the pace of the Stevenage market.

Letchworth's asking prices are coming back to the evidence, while the price buyers pay per square foot has held firm.

Hitchin buyers are still agreeing sales in around three weeks, but mainly on the homes that catch them early.

Nearly half the homes for sale in Welwyn Garden City have already changed their price. Buyers are still buying, but they have stopped paying for optimism.

October 2026

A new national Private Rented Sector Database is being introduced. Here is what landlords will need to do and how Putterills will help.

A move often starts long before a property is officially listed. I

September 2026