The headlines are screaming it: landlords are fleeing the UK's Private Rented Sector (PRS) in droves. A perfect storm of punishing taxes, soaring interest rates, and a tidal wave of new regulations has supposedly made buy-to-let untenable. But is this the full picture? While amateur and accidental landlords are indeed heading for the exit, a different story is unfolding for professional, strategic investors. For those who know where to look, the current market isn't a crisis;

00:32 Hello, and welcome to another episode of the essential property podcast. And today's episode is titled How does politics affect residentiallandlords? And the purpose of this podcast was on the back of a conversation this weekend between Paul and I, where I asked thequestion, how does the very, very sad disturbances and disruptions in the Middle East affect UK property? And an hour and a half later, Paulis still explaining to me how it affects UK property. So I said righ