The Myth That Is Costing Landlords Money There is a narrative circulating in the private rented sector, and it is doing real damage. The story goes like this: periodic tenancies mean chaos. Tenants can leave at any moment. Voids will multiply. Income will become unpredictable. The whole model is broken. It sounds plausible. It feels logical. And for landlords already anxious about the direction of travel under the Renters' Rights Bill — which, subject to parliamentary progres

Retention Is About Consistency, Not Luck Tenant retention matters more than ever in today’s evolving UK property landscape. With the impending Renters’ Rights Bill and the proposed abolition of Section 21, the dynamics of the Private Rented Sector (PRS ) are shifting. In a periodic tenancy environment where tenants can leave with a month's notice, landlords can no longer rely solely on fixed terms to secure their rental income. Instead, landlords must actively give tenants co

The Fundamental Shift in UK Property Management Periodic tenancies are rapidly becoming the cornerstone of the UK rental landscape. For property investors and landlords across the Private Rented Sector (PRS ), social housing, and supported accommodation, this represents a seismic shift from traditional operational models. The days of relying solely on the predictable cycle of fixed-term tenancies are drawing to a close. For decades, the standard operating procedure was straig