Case Studies:
Properties Let To The Council

Let’s be honest – no landlords signed up to become compliance officers, legal experts, or legislative gurus. They signed up to invest in property. And yet, the weight of the regulatory obligation that’s landed on their shoulders has never been heavier.  And that’s even before the Renters’ Rights Act swept…

The Renters Rights Act is proving largely counterproductive. This is according to Knight Frank which says the law – introduced in May – has effectively pushed rents higher. It says that one reason is a shortage of supply as more landlords have sold due to the prospect of tighter margins…

Some 14,275 council homes were sold under the Right to Buy scheme in England during 2025-26, an increase of 90% compared to 2024-25, reported by local authorities. Local authorities received £1.61 billion from eligible Right to Buy sales during 2025-26, an increase of 99.6% compared with 2024-25.  The average receipt…

London’s Labour Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan is to spend some £400,000 on the recruitment of Renters Rights Act enforcement officers and other tenant’s rights services. The funding will go towards the training of newly-recruited officers in boroughs across the capital. The rest of Khan’s ‘Renters Rights Enforcement Fund’ will go…