Newcastle, are you currently charging £693 for a 2-bed?
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on 11th Sep 2026 Across our own managed portfolio, two-beds are averaging exactly that right now - real, achieved rents, not estimates. You might be undercharging. 📍 Real rents, by bedroom count By bedrooms Avg. rent achieved Sample 2 bed £693...
The new landlord database is coming - here's what it costs you
2 minute read posted by The NGU Homes Team
on 10th Sep 2026 A new phase of the Renters' Rights Act has just been confirmed, and it affects every landlord in England. Rollout of the new national landlord database begins this December, and registration will be compulsory - not optional. 📋...
For richer, for poorer... mainly richer, if you know this one tax rule
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on 8th Sep 2026 A landlord asked us this week: "I'm thinking of selling, how much Capital Gains Tax will I actually pay?" Most landlords find out the real answer after they've sold. By then, it's too late to change it. Capital Gains Tax on a...
Sunderland, are you currently charging £635 for a 2-bed?
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on 7th Sep 2026 Across our own managed portfolio, that's exactly what a 2-bed in Sunderland is achieving right now. You might be undercharging on your rent - here's the full breakdown, by bedroom count. 📍 Real rents, by bedroom count By...
Eamont Road, Norton: refurb to sell on the open market
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on 4th Sep 2026 We wanted to walk you through a refurbishment we've just scoped in Stockton-on-Tees. It's a good reminder that a property can look far worse than the work it actually needs. The starting point Top to bottom, this one was dirt,...
Middlesbrough - what real landlords are actually charging right now
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on 3rd Sep 2026 Forget the national averages for a moment. Here's what real Middlesbrough landlords are charging right now, from our own managed portfolio - and it might be more than you're charging. 📍 Real rents, by bedroom count By bedrooms...
Is the dumb money in London right now?
2 minute read posted by The NGU Homes Team
on 2nd Sep 2026 A landlord asked us this week: "Is it a good time to buy, or should I wait?" Every major forecaster is saying the same thing about the North East, and none of them are saying wait. Three separate measures, growth forecasts, rental...
Gateshead - what real landlords are actually charging right now
3 minute read posted by The NGU Homes Team
on 1st Sep 2026 Forget the national averages for a moment. Here's what real Gateshead landlords are charging right now, from our own managed portfolio - and it might be more than you're charging. 📍 Real rents, by bedroom count By bedrooms Avg....
🔧 Refurb pricing: where we beat the market rate, and where we skip it entirely
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on 30th Aug 2026 : 🔧 Refurb pricing: where we beat the market rate, and where we skip it entirely Checkatrade publishes national average day rates for UK trades every year. For a landlord, every extra day a refurb runs on is a day of lost rent,...
Should I sell or keep my rental property?
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on 27th Aug 2026 A landlord asked us this week: "Everyone I know is selling up, should I be doing the same?" 93,000 landlords exited last year. Nearly 14,000 more registered to sell in the first five months of this year alone. The government built...