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Latest · 10 August 2026
100 days in - what the Renters' Rights Act has actually meant for landlords
The Renters' Rights Act has been in force for 100 days, and the predicted disaster for landlords hasn't materialised. The abolition of Section 21 and the end of fixed-term tenancies have driven some landlords out, but they're being replaced by professional investors buying through limited companies at record rates. Student lets have been the most visibly affected, asking rents have crept up, but letting agents on the front line say things have largely settled back to normal.
Read article20 July 2026
Andy Burnham is Prime Minister - what does that mean for landlords?
Andy Burnham has spent eight years saying things about property that would make most investors nervous. Now he's Prime Minister. We break down his positions on rent control, stamp duty, regulation and devolution - and what landlords should actually pay attention to.
22 May 2026
Crisis is the new normal!
Brexit, Covid, the mini-Budget, rate chaos, a new government. Every one of them was a perfectly rational excuse not to buy – and every one of them, with hindsight, would have cost you money. So what would actually break the case for property?
15 May 2026
The flipping trap
Flipping is at a 10-year low – and not because flippers got worse. Stamp Duty now swallows 30% of the average flip's profit. The maths explains why a strategy daytime TV still sells is one the market has been quietly punishing for years.
8 May 2026
Exiting landlords are moving to cash. Here's why that's a warning, not a model.
93,000 landlords left the sector last year and more will follow. Most of the proceeds are heading to cash – joining the half-trillion already sitting in Cash ISAs. For accidental landlords that's fine. For anyone deliberately building wealth, it's a slow loss dressed up as caution.
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