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
2 minute read posted by The NGU Homes Team
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?
3 minute read posted by The NGU Homes Team
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...
County Durham - what real landlords are actually charging right now
3 minute read posted by The NGU Homes Team
on 26th Aug 2026 Forget the national averages for a moment. Here's what real County Durham 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...
🔧 What does refurb work actually cost? A price guide
3 minute read posted by The NGU Homes Team
on 25th Aug 2026 A carpet clean costs £40. A full kitchen replacement costs £6,500. Most refurb spend sits somewhere between those two numbers - so we've pulled real prices from our own job costings to help you budget your next project, job by...
Darlington - what real landlords are actually charging right now
3 minute read posted by The NGU Homes Team
on 25th Aug 2026 Forget the national averages for a moment. Here's what real Darlington 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...
Stockton-on-Tees - 1,000 new jobs incoming, and what it means for landlords
3 minute read posted by The NGU Homes Team
on 24th Aug 2026 Stockton-on-Tees' average house price is up 3.9% this year, while rent has grown faster, up 4.2%. Both are a little behind the North East as a whole, but the gap between rent and price growth still works in landlords' favour. 📊...
The £1,000 property hack every landlord should know
3 minute read posted by The NGU Homes Team
on 6th Aug 2026 HMRC will let you knock £1,000 off your rental income with zero receipts, zero records, zero questions. Most landlords have never even heard of it, and the taxman certainly isn't going to be the one to tell you. It's called the...
Hartlepool - slow and steady, with genuinely low entry prices for landlords
2 minute read posted by The NGU Homes Team
on 5th Aug 2026 Hartlepool's house prices are up a modest 2.8% this year, while rent has barely moved at all, up just 0.1%. Growth here is slower than elsewhere in the region - but the entry prices are so low that the yield picture still stacks...
Northumberland house prices up 8.3% - the fastest growth and highest prices in the North East
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on 5th Aug 2026 Northumberland house prices up 8.3% - the fastest growth and highest prices in the North East Northumberland's house prices are up 8.3% this year, while rent has grown 6.5%. That's not just the highest average price in the North...