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Why some North West family homes are attracting stronger demand than landlords expect

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24th April 2026, 3 hours ago | 0

Many landlords assume buyers are mainly interested in city-centre flats, trendy postcodes or high-yield investor stock. That can be true in...

Why some London landlords are reassessing lower-yield properties

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24th April 2026, 3 hours ago | 0

For many years, owning rental property in London felt almost self-explanatory due to strong long-term capital growth, global demand, prestige...

Why realistic sellers are outperforming hopeful sellers in 2026

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24th April 2026, 3 hours ago | 0

Many landlords begin the selling process with one number in mind. Usually, it is the highest figure they have seen online,...

Selling with tenants in place may be easier than you think

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24th April 2026, 4 hours ago | 0

One of the most common reasons landlords postpone selling is simple: “I can’t sell yet, the property is tenanted.” That assumption...

Birmingham buyers are still competing for certain rentals

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24th April 2026, 4 hours ago | 0

It is easy to assume that if the wider property market feels mixed, buyers disappear, but that is rarely true. What...

North West and Midlands landlords are trimming their portfolios, here’s why

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24th April 2026, 9 hours ago | 0

For years, many landlords assumed that portfolio success meant one thing: keep buying, keep holding, keep growing. That approach worked...

Selling one poor performer can beat keeping three average ones

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23rd April 2026, 1 day ago | 0

Many landlords assume progress comes from owning more properties. More doors, more rent days, more long-term growth. Sometimes that is true,...

“I should have done this two years ago” – what one landlord said after selling a problem property

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23rd April 2026, 1 day ago | 0

Not long ago, a landlord said something that will resonate with more Property118 readers than many might admit. After completing...

Why some landlords are selling before the next repair bill arrives

Author: Landlord Consultant

23rd April 2026, 1 day ago | 0

Landlords rarely decide to sell because of one dramatic event, they decide after years of smaller ones. For example, they...

North West buyers are still active, but only for the right stock

Author: Landlord Consultant

23rd April 2026, 1 day ago | 0

A common misconception is that if the wider market feels uncertain, buyers disappear altogether, yet that is rarely how property...

Why low debt is not always the low-risk strategy landlords think it is

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23rd April 2026, 1 day ago | 0

Among landlords, few beliefs are more deeply rooted than this: Pay down debt and risk falls. It might sound sensible, and...

£1m of equity and only £35k income? The mismatch many landlords ignore

Author: Landlord Consultant

23rd April 2026, 1 day ago | 0

There is a conversation we have surprisingly often with landlords who appear wealthy on paper but feel underwhelmed in real...

Reaching retirement with properties you no longer want to run?

Author: Landlord Consultant

23rd April 2026, 1 day ago | 0

Many landlords spent decades building portfolios with one clear objective in mind: security. Added to that, they got into Buy-To-Let...

Which property should you sell first?

Author: Landlord Consultant

23rd April 2026, 1 day ago | 0

Many landlords asking whether to sell are starting with the wrong question. They ask: Should I sell anything at all? Often, the...

Tired of managing rentals? Many landlords are simplifying

Author: Landlord Consultant

23rd April 2026, 1 day ago | 0

There comes a point for many landlords when the real issue is no longer yield, capital growth or tax; it...

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26) Why reaching your original goal is not always the end of the journey

Author: Landlord Consultant

24th March 2026, 1 month ago | 0

What do I want this portfolio to do for me now?

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25) Why simplifying a portfolio can sometimes reduce control

Author: Landlord Consultant

24th March 2026, 1 month ago | 0

What might you be giving up in exchange for making things simpler?

Property portfolio risk spreadsheet with rental figures and hidden factors like decisions and responsibility

24) The risks that don’t show up on a spreadsheet

Author: Landlord Consultant

23rd March 2026, 1 month ago | 0

If something needed to change, how easily could your portfolio adapt?

Landlord working in cluttered office managing property portfolio decisions and tenant issues

23) When every decision in your portfolio still depends on you

Author: Landlord Consultant

22nd March 2026, 1 month ago | 0

What would happen if you stepped back from those decisions?

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22) How dependent are you on your property income?

Author: Landlord Consultant

22nd March 2026, 1 month ago | 0

Most landlords have a clear idea of how much income their portfolio produces. They know the monthly rent, the costs, and...

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21) What does your portfolio actually give you today?

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22nd March 2026, 1 month ago | 0

What does your portfolio actually give you today?

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