Property value change for landlords with sitting tenants?

I know tenanted properties sell for less. I’ve sold 27 so far since May 2025. And 85% of em tenanted. And approx 20k below value each one. Some a lot less with the damage the tenant has done over the years

Reply to the comment left by Mick Roberts at 31/01/2026 – 07:14
Mick
When tribunals begin assessing rents under the new regs. I suspect they will try to keep rents low.

If that happens we will be loosing a lot more than £20K on each tenanted property if we can sell them.

To be fair to everyone the market should be the regulator of rents.

The result of a clueless government!

Reply to the comment left by Mick Roberts at 31/01/2026 – 07:14
who has been buying your old houses Mick? Other landlords? Single sales or a job lot?

I can’t see how FTB’s would be interested/banks would lend in this situation.

Reply to the comment left by Reluctant Landlord at 02/02/2026 – 09:47
About 85% Landlord colleagues & Landlord investors through Estate Agents.

Some Landlord mates have said they having 10 & only had 3. Some say having 4 & only had 2. It’s big cost now with the Stamp Duty.

Some tenants I’ve had to give notice that just wouldn’t pay ball that were paying £300 below market rent & wun’t agree to getting a bit closer maybe £150 below market rent so new Landlord would buy with them in, so they had to go + the horrible bastxxds.

Yes no FTB’s with tenants in.

I actually bought a property with a sitting tenant (yes I had only just started in BTL and was as green as a cucumber) – and that was 2001 !! .. and the tenant is still there .. every time I see him he reminds me he must have paid for the house twice over, I have to correct him and remind him it must be three times over.

Reply to the comment left by Mick Roberts at 02/02/2026 – 10:25
surely you got more then if you got rid of nightmare tenant before selling then? incoming LL would know the market rate would be higher than you were letting for?

Reply to the comment left by GlanACC at 02/02/2026 – 12:35
Yes,
I’ve bought many with tenants already in, we took more of a risk then, now the paperwork has to be super tight excluding those less perfect tenants.

Yes, when my tenants tell me they must have paid off my mortgage by now or We’ve paid for your house, I say you didn’t & haven’t. Cause u never paid the deposit (house purchase deposit) up front which in today’s money is about £45,000. When u pay that up front, you’ve paid for the house.

If I’ve understood you right,
Yes one house I was prepared to sell with her in for 110k, she wasn’t playing ball, had to evict, spent £2700, got £140k for it.
Sold several 20k cheaper with tenant in & they’ve left 1 month into new Landlord. I’ve said Why din’t you work with me on that, I could have got 20-30k more empty & I’d gave u 2 to 5k for viewings & hassle & helping u to move etc. Proper disrespectful some of em, & have no idea how much u reducing to keep them safe.

Yes incoming Landlords all know the market rent. I had one Landlord tell my tenant you paying £895.
I said he’s not-He was paying £795.
He said he is.
I said he’s not.
He said what you gonna’ do then?
I said You not having it & I’ll keep getting £795. I told the agents Don’t let him look at any more of mine please.