Category Archives: Landlord News

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””

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!”

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”

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”

If you’re a landlord who’s been in the business for around 10 to 15 years, you’ll know the market isn’t exactly in our favour right now. It’s the stark reality facing many landlords considering selling. The pace of rent rises across the UK slowed in August, with average monthly rents growing by 5.7% to £1,348Continue reading “Drop in house price and rent growth could affect landlord profits as experts warn: it’s time to sell”

The last few days have revealed that whispers from Westminster about the introduction of National Insurance on rental income are gaining momentum. If the measure goes ahead, landlords could see an extra 8% shaved off their rents. For an industry that’s been struggling in the last two years, combined with the fact that we’ve experienced an unprecedented slaughterContinue reading “Landlords face new 8% blow as selling rates rise before the Autumn Budget”

It’s all hands on deck for landlords looking to sell, as September promises to be the “peak month” to sell property. Just one week away, buyers are already pushing to snap up buy-to-let houses and landlord property portfolios in the rush to complete before Christmas and the Budget. But why? Put simply, the Autumn Budget, expectedContinue reading “September is peak time to sell your property: Buyers push to complete by Christmas in sudden house price surge”

In what seems like a change of the tide, the property market has shown signs of swinging in favour of landlords this month. Following what looked like a tricky time for landlords trying to sell their ex-rentals, it seems that buy-to-let properties are back in demand, and they’re selling fast. Last week we shared the newsContinue reading “As sellers’ market picks up, not even fire and structural damage can stop us selling properties in under 2 weeks”

Despite moments of silver lining, I think we all agree it’s a tough market for landlords. With changes to regulations, rent caps, abolishment of Section 21 no-fault evictions, the Renters’ Rights Bill and more, it’s no surprise that so many landlords are still thinking of selling. For a landlord based in Leicester, that’s exactly the decision sheContinue reading “Below market rents, no EPCs, poor conditions and council fines: We Still Sold These Properties in 15 days”

Case study: How we helped a landlord sell her portfolio including a property with vunerable tenant, a HMO with five tenants and 2 mixed commercial/residential units.