Amanda Woodward

The UK property landscape has been fundamentally reshaped. Gone are the days of 2% fixed rates and negligible product fees. Today, landlords face a stark new reality: interest rates hovering between 5-7%, punitive product fees reaching up to % of the loan, and a dizzying array of mortgage products where the wrong choice can cost tens of thousands of pounds. For the amateur investor, this environment is a minefield. The old, simplistic approach of just picking the lowest headline interest rate...

The End of Section 21 & The Dawn of Short-Let Regulation The ground is shifting beneath the UK private rented sector. Two monumental changes are set to redefine the landscape for landlords and property investors: the final abolition of Section 21 “no-fault” evictions and the dawn of a stringent new registration and planning regime for short-term lets. This isn’t just political noise; it’s a commercial reality that will fundamentally alter how you manage risk, secure your income, and...

Why the Most Successful UK Landlords Are Ditching the Reactive Scramble for a Proactive Strategy Every landlord, from the owner of a single flat to the manager of a sprawling portfolio, faces the same critical question: is your approach to compliance a genuine business system, or just a frantic, box-ticking exercise? For too many, it’s the latter. A last-minute scramble for an EPC certificate before a tenant moves in; a panicked search for a tenancy agreement when a dispute arises. This...