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Landlord since 1996 with a maximum of four properties now down to just one which we intend to use as our retirement home.
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Landlord since 1996 with a maximum of four properties now down to just one which we intend to use as our retirement home.
20th July 2026, 5 hours ago
Are we any clearer about what personal information about landlords will become accessible by the public (read scammers and abusers).
Read More →17th July 2026, 3 days ago
The composition is also changing, few of the BTR sector are building family homes mostly concentrating on flats and blocks of 2 bed homes. Just counting numbers hides this issue.
Read More →16th July 2026, 4 days ago
Hmm across the last decade, that would be Section 24 , licencing etc the RRA will be another hit on top.
Read More →15th July 2026, 5 days ago
How about 'Welsh politicians seek to further reduce landlords rights' when phrased that way the consequences should be more obvious.
Read More →14th July 2026, 6 days ago
I think it will be survival of politicians friends - we are already seeing 'incentives' for the commercial players and just like PBSO I think more 'considerations' will follow.
Read More →13th July 2026, 7 days ago
With the demise of final salary pensions it is highly unlikely that ordinary workers will be able to afford typical rents - a time bomb that every political party is trying to avoid.
Read More →13th July 2026, 1 week ago
Landlords can buy the properties back - but there is no incentive to do so as the leaseholders are currently liable for remediation costs, as such they would only buy at a fraction of what should be the market value...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Peter Merrick at 11/07/2026 - 04:19
Reply to the comment left by Peter Merrick at 11/07/2026 - 04:19The government seems to be about to dramatically reduce PIP, tenants relying on PIP payments for anything other than medical need are in for a nasty surprise.
Read More →10th July 2026, 1 week ago
Fascinating insight - thank you for compiling this. One comment is that with a typical portfolio of five properties this feedback is coming from a group who are well informed. I suspect the general outlook of landlords in the country...
Read More →Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 09/07/2026 - 12:28
Reply to the comment left by Paul Essex at 09/07/2026 - 12:28It seems the article was about people on benefits rather than everyone getting free or reduced fees
Read More →9th July 2026, 2 weeks ago
I am sure I read recently that the 47 pound fee was being eliminated - it was deemed excessive!
Read More →8th July 2026, 2 weeks ago
And if they were unfrozen, how long for? The government seems to have little idea how unattractive the housing of benefit claimants has become in the new renting regime.
Read More →8th July 2026, 2 weeks ago
The flaw in the logic is that actually buying new houses is expensive AND you still have to house the people you resent paying the rent for whilst building them - and with government/ local authority processes and timescales we...
Read More →7th July 2026, 2 weeks ago
I am still trying to find out how to get a job where I can get paid for stating the obvious - I think it's all done with secret handshakes.
Read More →7th July 2026, 2 weeks ago
Equally we are required to to get multiple quotes to repair damage - this takes time, often much longer than the time allowed.
Read More →7th July 2026, 2 weeks ago
Next week - tenants will be able to claim if landlords have not heat proofed their homes, probably the next cladding scandal.
Read More →7th July 2026, 2 weeks ago
'Unhelpful nonsense' - is not really the headline grabbing counter response landlords need to combat the avalanche of wildly inaccurate sensationalist statements issued by charities and think tanks almost daily.
Read More →6th July 2026, 2 weeks ago
I can confirm that the government is causing anxiety amongst landlords.
Read More →3rd July 2026, 2 weeks ago
Will they be doing comedy like this at the Edinburgh Festival?
Read More →3rd July 2026, 2 weeks ago
I don't think this government knows the meaning of incentive.
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