Sunderland - still the North East's most affordable city, and it shows in the yields
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on 16th Jul 2026 📊 Landlord market update - Sunderland Sunderland's average house price is up 6.0% this year, while rent has grown 4.4%. The gains are steady rather than spectacular, but the low entry prices here mean the yields still stack up...
🔧 Flip case study - Bishop Auckland
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on 15th Jul 2026 🔧 Flip case study - Bishop Auckland Not every refurb is a light touch-up. This one is a full transformation - a three-bedroom property on Douthwaite Road in Bishop Auckland, tired and dated throughout, with an outdated kitchen...
Newcastle rents up 10.3% - what it means for your yield
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on 9th Jul 2026 📊 Landlord market update - Newcastle Rents in Newcastle have moved a lot faster than house prices over the past year. Average rent is up 10.3%, while house prices have risen a more modest 5.0% - and for landlords, that gap is...
What does a real buy-to-let refurb actually cost?
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on 9th Jul 2026 🔧 Refurb case study - Ferryhill We get asked this a lot by landlords: what does a refurb actually involve, and what does it cost in reality? Rather than give a vague answer, we thought we'd show you a real one. This is a...
Can I still evict a tenant under the new rules?
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on 8th Jul 2026 A landlord asked me this week: "Now that Section 21 has been abolished, can I still evict a tenant?" It's the question we're hearing more than any other right now. Yes. You can still evict a tenant. Section 21 is gone, but Section...
Gateshead - £50,000 property, 12%+ yield, and house prices up 6.9%
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on 7th Jul 2026 📊 Property market update - Gateshead We're currently marketing a two-bed flat in Gateshead at £50,000 - returning an estimated 12%+ gross yield. That's the kind of entry point that's genuinely rare anywhere in the country...
Should I increase the rent every year?
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on 3rd Jul 2026 Should I Increase the Rent Every Year? If you haven't reviewed your rent in the last 12 months, you've probably lost over £500 this year. Possibly a lot more. Here's why that happens, what the law now says about it, and the...
Middlesbrough - two properties, both returning 10% yields, both available now
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on 2nd Jul 2026 Two of the properties we're marketing in Middlesbrough right now are returning 10% gross yields. At £87,000 and £84,950, they sit well below the town average - and with rents up 7.8% in the last twelve months, ahead of the North...
Hartlepool - 8% yield, live right now
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on 25th Jun 2026 We're currently marketing a two-bed terraced property in Hartlepool at £85,000, achieving £575 a month. That's a gross yield of 8% - and it's exactly the kind of opportunity that shows why slower growth doesn't mean lower...
County Durham - four properties, yields from 8% to 10%
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on 24th Jun 2026 Right now we're marketing four properties across County Durham with gross yields between 8% and 10%. These aren't hypothetical examples - they're live opportunities, from £35,000 in Wingate to £99,950 in Kelloe. County Durham...