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Running a buy-to-let business – whether that’s having just one property or a large portfolio – can be profitable over time. It’s one of the few asset classes that can deliver ongoing income while also growing in capital value, and that’s as true in 2026 as it has always been. The caveat is that being a landlord is, and always has been, a long-term investment strategy.

It sounds like a straightforward question, but the true answer extends far beyond the cost of an individual repair. Prompted by a client enquiry, the Earl Kendrick team examined the available research and found surprisingly little published evidence comparing the full financial and operational costs of proactive and reactive maintenance, particularly in the residential property sector.

When a new managing agent takes over a residential development, there is often a maintenance list waiting for them. Sometimes it is short. Sometimes it is not. The temptation is to promise to get everything sorted quickly, but that is rarely the best way to start. First, you need to work out what is genuinely outstanding, what matters most and what can realistically be done with the money and information available.

Over 50,000 homes have hit the market since the nation's schools returned following the summer holidays, with the level of property for sale climbing by as much as 35% across some areas of England, according to the latest research by Yopa.

The Government has announced the second phase of the Renters' Rights Act, detailing the introduction of the Private Rented Sector (PRS) Database. The rollout, on a region-by-region basis, will begin in the West Midlands from December 2026.

Three quarters of commercial landlords say budget pressures are limiting the level of vacant-property protection they would like to put in place. This comes despite widespread expectations that risks around empty buildings will increase – and at a time when vacant property, especially in the high street, is making headlines.

New insight from Propoly reveals that, despite the hype around AI replacing human workers, the technology is more likely to replace individual tasks than letting agents themselves. But while AI may not replace the agent, it will raise the bar for them, enabling faster service, smarter decision-making and higher expectations from landlords and tenants.

Lower earners are more likely to report being regularly disturbed by noise, according to a new report, which states that urgent action is needed to close health inequality gaps in England and Wales.The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) has today published a major new report, Sound Thinking, warning that noise pollution remains a significant but often overlooked threat to public health and wellbeing, with nearly a quarter of people saying they are regularly disturbed by noise and many beli

The latest research by eXp UK, the platform for personal estate agents and estate agency businesses, has revealed that traditional estate agencies are currently advertising for almost 1,300 new agents across England, despite the more subdued market conditions seen in 2026.

Derby’s biggest independent property brand, Cope&Co, has announced the appointment of its new CEO. Annie Cope, who has worked for the residential, sales and property lettings business since 2021, takes over the reins from her mother, Susan Cope. 

Why the cheapest line on your maintenance schedule is quietly protecting the most expensive one — and how a blocked gutter ends in a Section 20.