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2025 could get very ugly for landlords – new warning
A prominent property analyst says next year could get “very ugly” for landlords. Doug Shephard, editor of the Home.co.uk website, warns that a recent Bank of England report suggests personal financial circumstances for renters and lower income households are deteriorating, albeit only slightly, with rent arrears showing an upwards movement.
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2024 property takeaways: lessons for landlord success in 2025
Dec 14, 2024 · If there’s one thing we can be sure of in the UK property market, it’s that things rarely stand still – and 2024 has been no exception, introducing both legislative reforms set to reshape landlord-tenant dynamics and shifting economic …
Renters’ Rights Bill published today - what it means for landlords
The Government has confirmed plans to ban no-fault evictions and in-contract rent increases as it prepares to present the Renters’ Rights Bill to Parliament today.
The impact of the Renters Rights Bill on landlords and tenants
Having passed its second reading in the House of Commons in October, and due to become law by summer 2025, Kate Rigby – Partner in Rosling King’s Dispute Resolution team – analyses what impact the Renters’ Rights Bill will have on the rental market and that of the rights of both tenants and landlords. Summary . The Renters’ Rights Bill (the “Bill”) introduced by the Labour ...
Rental growth slows – but Goodlord warns about dramatic 2025
In contrast, rents in August were tracking 10% higher year-on-year compared to 2023 rents. The average monthly cost of a rental property in England was £1,205 in November 2024, a rise of £38 compared to the £1,167 recorded in 2023.
Big rise in landlords reducing buy to let portfolios
One in five (20 per cent of) landlords plans to reducing their buy to let holdings according to a new survey. The Property Academy Landlord Survey 2023 result contrasts with that of a year ago, when just 13 per cent of landlords were going to reduce BTL holdings.
Landlords’ lot – soaring costs and confusing legislation
A staggering 69% of landlords identified constantly changing and confusing government legislation as their biggest challenge. This marks a notable increase from previous years, reflecting growing frustration within the sector, and lays down the gauntlet for …
Landlord Exodus is Good News, says New Statesman
But along the way the article has substantial criticism of landlords, describing them as “the already wealthy.” It says Gordon Brown, when Prime Minister, removed tax relief on mortgage interest for homeowners but failed to do so for landlords “creating an industry worth tens of billions of pounds per year that was based on tax avoidance and the transfer of money from wages and student ...