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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.
15th May 2026, 7 hours ago
By coincidence I saw a video from New York, exactly the same issue is happening there with the same flawed logic pushing the rent control argument.
Read More →15th May 2026, 8 hours ago
For the vast majority of decent tenants very little has changed, except that further rent rises are inevitable. If however, you were hoping to become a tenant, perhaps a job offer in another town, you may now find that impossible.
Read More →14th May 2026, 1 day ago
There was the additional bit about not living in the house after getting the right to buy discount as well but nobody mentions that now.
Read More →13th May 2026, 2 days ago
Does anyone know if the double rent for overstaying in a tenancy is still legally allowed?
Read More →Reply to comment left by William Harford at 12/05/2026 - 16:08
Reply to the comment left by William Harford at 12/05/2026 - 16:08Great, thank you, I was definitely confused by the UK.gov website around this.
Read More →12th May 2026, 3 days ago
I have read and re-read everything on the government website about a ground 1 that I want to do at the end of the year, all of which states four months from serving the form, absolutely nothing about being able...
Read More →11th May 2026, 4 days ago
This may be the peak but it will have a long tail as landlords with good tenants will reconsider when those tenants leave. Or possibly there will be a second peak if the looney left insist on EPC levels incompatible...
Read More →9th May 2026, 6 days ago
As far as I can tenant mobility has almost stopped, the average tenancy was around 3 years which allowed landlords to refresh between tenants. Talking with other landlords this has virtually stopped as there are so few properties to move...
Read More →Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 08/05/2026 - 19:55
Reply to the comment left by Peter G at 08/05/2026 - 19:55But you will not want to list a property at the same time as issuing the form, not only are we looking at four months notice but the tenants...
Read More →8th May 2026, 1 week ago
The new form is weird. You tick a box to say why you are evicting then you have to cut and paste the relevent parts of law into an empty text box, this should be automatic based on the reason...
Read More →8th May 2026, 1 week ago
Clear evidenced cases - read we will ignore as many claims as possible and will champion every excuse for not evicting.
Read More →Reply to comment left by David at 07/05/2026 - 15:51
Any eviction causes cost and stress, I do not trust that section 7 eviction would be any less hassle.
Read More →7th May 2026, 1 week ago
Make eviction automatic for those who reach the end of their visa and we will happily accept such people. With the current certainty of difficult and expensive court proceedings facing paid for lawyers why would we take that option?
Read More →Reply to comment left by Monty Bodkin at 06/05/2026 - 11:22
Reply to the comment left by Monty Bodkin at 06/05/2026 - 11:22Mortgage companies are now rated on the EPC of their loans so are looking for more C+ properties. There was a government consultation on this in 2021 so they...
Read More →6th May 2026, 1 week ago
EPCs will indeed drive rents - higher and higher as the hurdles increase (hurdles which ONLY apply to the PRS of course).
Read More →5th May 2026, 1 week ago
The metrics here are still quite crude - no consideration of outside space or parking, transport links, schools, refurbishment etc. I can see this working better in London where there are lots of similar flats but in areas where we...
Read More →5th May 2026, 1 week ago
There is certainly no constrained supply around here, prices locally are falling due to oversupply from individuals and builders.
Read More →5th May 2026, 1 week ago
Just a shame they do not help landlords with problems - all citizens are apparently not equal.
Read More →2nd May 2026, 2 weeks ago
The number of properties listed is a combination of landlords selling up and a lack of stable well paid employment keeping first time buyers from accessing mortgages. I have never seen so much for sale and so little to rent.
Read More →1st May 2026, 2 weeks ago
They are even less aware of the impact on the overall renting landscape, just like those celebrating pet owners today who think it will now be easier to rent!
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