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29/09/2026

Help to Buy mostly helped developers. Now it's back with a new name.

The government's new Your First Home scheme will give first time buyers a 2.5% deposit and a 20% equity loan, on new builds only. Their own press release calls it a "stimulus" for the new build market. That's the honest bit.

Here's the problem. Councils decided just 19% of major planning applications within the 13 week legal deadline last quarter. You can't fix a supply problem by pumping up demand.

And none of this touches the London rental market. Renters still can't find homes and landlords are still selling up.

Tap through the slides for the full breakdown.

Landlords and investors, would you rather this money went on planning? Let me know in the comments.

17/09/2026

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The US Federal Reserve raised interest rates today. First rise since 2023. Voted through 12 to 0, with a warning that another one could follow before the year is out.

Washington doesn’t set your mortgage rate. But when America sneezes, the UK catches a cold. And the Bank of England votes tomorrow at noon.

Here’s the bit landlords don’t want to hear.

A lot of people have spent eighteen months waiting. Waiting to refinance. Waiting to buy. Waiting to convert. The whole plan rested on money getting cheaper next year.

That’s not a forecast anymore. That’s a bet.

If you’re underwriting a purchase on a lower rate at refinance, you’re not buying property. You’re buying an interest rate view, with a 25 year commitment behind it.

Three things I’d do this week:

1.Price every deal on today’s cost of money, then stress it a full point higher. If it only works at a rate nobody is offering, walk away.

2.Check when your fixes end. If yours rolls off in the next twelve months, have that conversation now while you still have options.

3.Watch income, not capital growth. When debt gets dearer, the properties that survive are the ones where rent covers everything without you topping it up.

Rate moves don’t kill portfolios. Thin margins do.

So what’s your position, holding off or buying at today’s numbers? Tell me below.

📌 Save this if your fix ends in 2027.

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15/09/2026

£7,000 fine…. most landlords won’t see it coming.

The government has confirmed the new landlord register for England, officially the Private Rented Sector Database.

It goes live 15 December 2026.

Every private landlord must be registered by 14 November 2027.

Everyone’s talking about the £65 a year. That’s not the problem.

The problem is the 28-day rule. Change your tenancy, your property details, your safety certificates — you have 28 days to update the register. Miss it, and you’re looking at a penalty of up to £7,000.

That’s not a one-off task. That’s an ongoing admin job, on every property you own, forever.

If you’ve got one property, it’s manageable. If you’ve got five, it’s a liability.

Full breakdown in my latest article — link in bio.

📩 Or DM me if you’d rather someone else handled it.

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15/09/2026

If you own a rental property in London, write this date down: 14 October 2027.

That's your deadline to be on the new national landlord register. The government confirmed the rollout last week. It starts in the West Midlands this December and reaches London next July.

Every landlord registers themselves, then every property, at £65 per property per year. Miss it and you can't advertise, you lose Section 8 possession, and the council can fine you up to £7,000.

Here's the part most people will get wrong. Any change to your entry has to be updated within 28 days. New gas cert, rent increase, extra person moving in. Out of date means in breach.

The fee is nothing. The admin is the job.

I've broken down the full rollout, what you'll need for each property, and what your agent can and can't do for you. Link in the comments.

The £65 fee isn't the problem. The 28 day rule is.

08/07/2026

Most people think passive property income is a myth.

After 20 years in the industry and £2.4M returned to investors, we'd argue the real myth is that it has to be hard work. We hear the same 5 misconceptions from investors every week, so we put the reality next to each one....

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Which one did you believe? Tell us in the comments.

08/07/2026

Most people think passive property income is a myth.
After 20 years in the industry and £2.4M returned to investors, we’d argue the real myth is that it has to be hard work. We hear the same 5 misconceptions from investors every week, so we put the reality next to each one....

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Which one did you believe? Tell us in the comments.

31/12/2025

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17/12/2025

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10/12/2025

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That’s what Benett Alexander offers landlords. Whether you own one unit or an entire block—we’ve got a package to suit.

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