Property Pulse Check

Smart upgrades, hotspots and market shifts you need to know! This week, discover key updates reshaping the property market: Labour’s energy efficiency rethink, Sheffield’s growing buy-to-let appeal and tenants prioritising longer leases for stability. We also explore EPC upgrades boosting property value and overseas opportunities for diversifying portfolios. Stay informed and navigate the dynamic property landscape confidently!

Tenants and Landlords push for longer tenancies amid plans to abolish fixed-term tenancies. It would appear that tenants and landlords have increasingly favoured longer tenancies for stability as Labour proposes replacing fixed-term agreements with periodic ones. This shift has raised debates about security and fairness with well-known advocacy groups calling for stronger renter protections.

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Labour to water-down energy efficiency drive. It’s looking more likely that Labour may soften energy efficiency targets for rental properties, easing financial pressures on landlords. This potential delay in higher EPC standards aims to balance environmental goals with economic realities – addressing concerns that strict regulations could raise rental costs and impact tenants in a challenging post-pandemic housing market. If the government’s motivations for this are indeed based on economic realities rather than on vote-winning soundbites and pledges, then hopefully this signify’s a general sea-change in rhetoric – optimistic – and too early to tell for now, but fingers crossed.

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Property investors increasingly look overseas as budget hits growth potential. The Budget’s higher taxes on capital gains and pensions appears to have prompted investors to explore overseas opportunities. Favourable tax regimes in countries like Italy and Portugal have been starting to attract attention as property investors have reconsidered portfolios – potentially seeking better returns abroad amid rising domestic taxation and shifting financial landscapes.

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Which cities are emerging as good BTL investments in 2025? Joseph Lane of Mortgage Lane has suggested Sheffield as a prime location for buy-to-let investments – citing affordable property prices and strong rental demand from students and professionals. Investors apparently can expect gross yields between 5.5% and 10% depending on property type. The truth however, is that city statistics are only ever useful to a point – what matters more is the individual deal.

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