If you were looking for a sign on whether or not to stay in the property business, recent news has provided a clear and present message on the state of landlords and how they’ll be treated going forward. This week the Renters’ Rights Bill received Royal Assent, bringing about the biggest changes to the sector thatContinue reading “Cut your losses says landlord: Why the Royal Assent of the Renters’ Rights Bill is causing landlords to sell”
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“10 Months and Counting”: Real Landlords Share Their Eviction Nightmares
Across the UK, landlords are sharing shocking accounts of just how long it now takes to remove a non-paying tenant — and how much it costs. As a companion to our post ‘Landlords Warned: Real-Life Eviction Timelines Show Why Waiting for the Courts Can Be a 10-Month Nightmare‘, we look at 6 more cases fromContinue reading ““10 Months and Counting”: Real Landlords Share Their Eviction Nightmares”
Landlords Warned: Real-Life Eviction Timelines Show Why Waiting for the Courts Can Be a 10-Month Nightmare
With the new Renters’ Rights laws due to take effect in May 2026, landlords who are considering eviction need to tread carefully. Between now and then, court backlogs, stricter evidence requirements, and tenants’ growing awareness of their rights mean that gaining possession is already far from straightforward — and it’s only getting harder. After theContinue reading “Landlords Warned: Real-Life Eviction Timelines Show Why Waiting for the Courts Can Be a 10-Month Nightmare”
Compliance checklist for landlords in England & Wales
UK Landlords need to do to be compliant with UK laws because it is a legal obligation that protects them from severe consequences like hefty fines, legal fees, criminal prosecution (including imprisonment), and losing their right to let property. Compliance also ensures the safety and well-being of tenants, safeguards the landlord’s investment property, and fosters positive landlord-tenant relationships. Bookmark this pageContinue reading “Compliance checklist for landlords in England & Wales”
Why ‘Accidental Landlords’ Are Facing a Turning Point
Figures vary but recent studies suggests accidental landlords account for 35 – 60% of all landlords in the UK and includes people who have inherited a family home and people who bought a property to live in themselves, but ended up renting it out rather than selling it when relationships, work or affordability meant itContinue reading “Why ‘Accidental Landlords’ Are Facing a Turning Point”
A New Era for Renting Is Dawning. Are You Prepared?
The Past | The Present | The Future of the PRS The Renters’ Rights Bill received its Royal Assent on 27/10/2025 and is now law. While the full implementation of all changes has not yet been confirmed, key changes such as ending “no-fault” evictions and restricting rent increases to once a year with two months’Continue reading “A New Era for Renting Is Dawning. Are You Prepared?”
Landlords rush to sell as LRU lobby government: “It’s time to put people’s lives before landlords’ portfolios”
It seems it’s one thing after another for landlords, as they rush to take action ahead of the new Renters’ Rights Bill – one of the biggest overhauls of the private rental sector. The bill, which is due to become law, will ban Section 21 “no-fault” evictions, allow tenants to challenge what they might see asContinue reading “Landlords rush to sell as LRU lobby government: “It’s time to put people’s lives before landlords’ portfolios””
Rents might increase, but 1 in 3 landlords say: we’re out!
It’s been a tense few weeks as landlords were hit with mounting financial and regulatory pressures. As the countdown continues to the Renters’ Rights Bill, another blow seemed to hit when the Green Party passed a motion at its conference calling for “the effective abolition of private landlordism.” Whilst initially widely mocked, it wasn’t long beforeContinue reading “Rents might increase, but 1 in 3 landlords say: we’re out!”
Greens talk to “Abolish landlords” leaves more looking for the Exit – We can help find the door
This week, the Green Party backed a plan to see the end of private letting. A motion passed at its party conference at the weekend called for the party “to seek the effective abolition of private landlordism”. Whilst this is laughable, many landlords aren’t seeing the joke, because the Green Party, despite not being in power,Continue reading “Greens talk to “Abolish landlords” leaves more looking for the Exit – We can help find the door”
How to turn non-profitable headache portfolios into high profit machines
As a private landlord of over 20 years, plus the founder of Landlord Sales Agency, which has helped over 4,000 people needing assistance with their properties over the last 15 years, I’ve seen it all. In the last five years, I’ve had the opportunity to try every single strategy to squeeze the most out of myContinue reading “How to turn non-profitable headache portfolios into high profit machines”