Let’s take a moment to say what so few ever do – thank you, landlords. You’ve stood strong through year after year of government intervention, legislative shifts, financial penalties, and relentless negativity from the media and political class. And yet, through it all, you’ve continued to provide the backbone of housing in the UK – despite every obstacle that’s been thrown in your path.

It all began to change in 2015, when then – Chancellor George Osborne announced the phased removal of mortgage interest tax relief – more commonly known as Section 24. This wasn’t just a small tweak in policy. For many landlords, it was the start of a slow and painful shift in the viability of letting property. From 2017, the full financial impact began to bite, as landlords were taxed on income they never actually received, decimating profits and forcing many to either raise rents or consider exiting the market altogether.

But that was just the start. Since then, landlords have had to navigate:

• A tsunami of regulatory changes, from stricter EPC requirements to licensing schemes and Right to Rent checks
• Higher stamp duty rates on additional properties
• The constant looming threat of abolishing Section 21 ‘no fault’ evictions
• Court delays that make regaining possession of a property a drawn-out nightmare
• The relentless challenge of VOID periods, rising compliance costs and inconsistent enforcement
• Increasing anti-landlord rhetoric, despite being one of the few groups actually housing people

At National Residential / Landlord Sales Agency, we’ve been waving the warning flag since 2018. We saw what was coming and we have done everything we can to help landlords adapt, restructure, plan, and make informed choices. And we still do – every single day.

Of course, there’s more than one way to solve any problem, and we have immense respect for landlords who keep going, adapting, diversifying, and even those who are fighting back. The voices highlighting the idiocy of driving landlords out of the Private Rented Sector (PRS) without having alternative housing in place are absolutely right. The biggest losers will not be landlords – we always find solutions – but tenants, the very people these changes are supposedly designed to help.

So yes – landlords, we salute you.

But we also know many of you have simply had enough. You feel trapped – stuck between wanting to protect good tenants, but needing to unlock the value in your properties… or unable to deal with nightmare tenants, court delays, and endless red tape… or worried about selling on the open market only to face long delays, broken chains, and expensive voids.

We want you to know – you have options.

We are landlords ourselves. We’ve been there. We’ve experienced every complication you can imagine – and we’ve solved them. We specialise in helping landlords sell with tenants in place or with vacant possession, fast and with minimum fuss. Whether it’s one property or a portfolio, we’ll find a way that works for you – and we’ll always work with you, not against you.

So if you’re ready to move on – or just want to know what your options are – get in touch. We’re enthusiastic, straight-talking problem-solvers who know the landlord game inside out.

Whatever you’re facing – we’ll fix it, together.