Landlord Insights

Market trends, strategy and analysis for UK self-managing landlords navigating the post-RRA rental market.

CompliancepricingGas Safety

Why We Don't Paywall Compliance Reminders

We show your certificate expiry dates for free. Charging to warn you about them would be a trap, not a paywall. Where we draw the line, and the limit.

5 min read13 Aug 2026
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ScreeningTenant ReferencingCompliance

What BBC Panorama's Tenant-Fraud Investigation Actually Means for Self-Managing Landlords

Panorama showed criminals passing agency checks with fake British IDs. Here's what the programme really revealed about tenant checks — and what it means for a landlord managing their own place.

10 min read24 Jul 2026
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ScreeningTenant ReferencingLandlord StrategyRRA 2025

Screen Tenants Before Viewings UK: Bulk Triage vs Detailed Checks (2026)

Bulk screening before viewings vs a detailed check before signing — when to use each, how they work together, and why affordability triage matters more under the Renters' Rights Act.

10 min read1 Jul 2026
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Landlord StrategyRRA 2025Tax

Is Being a Landlord Still Profitable in 2026? The Numbers

Where rental profit actually leaks — voids, bad tenants, unreviewed rents — with worked net-yield figures for self-managing versus paying a letting agent 10%.

11 min read27 May 2026
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RRA 2025Landlord StrategyMarket Trends

Is the Government Trying to Push Out Small Landlords? The Evidence Either Way

Section 24, RRA 2025, EPC targets, higher SDLT. Every new policy seems to hit small landlords hardest. Coincidence or deliberate policy? We look at the evidence.

10 min read27 May 2026
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Market TrendsLandlord StrategyRRA 2025

The UK Landlord Exodus: What's Really Happening and What It Means for You

93,000 landlords left the UK rental market in 2025. What's driving the exodus, who's staying, and what the shrinking supply means for rents and property values.

8 min read27 May 2026
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