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The Property Podcast

Renters’ Rights: What you should be doing right now

The Property Podcast

Rob Bence & Rob Dix

Investing, Education, Business News, News, Business

4.82K Ratings

🗓️ 20 November 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

On 1 May 2026, the biggest shift in decades hits the rental market as the new Renters’ Rights Act lands. With big changes coming, Rob & Rob break down what's happening, what to expect once the reform takes effect, and how you should be preparing.  (1:00) News story of the week.  (5:32) Renters Rights explained…  (6:40) What’s happening with tenancies?  (11:20) What landlords need to know about rents.  (13:32) Other key changes.  (15:12) Next steps for landlords.  (18:30) Future outlook.  (19:15) Rob & Rob’s final takeaways.  (23:43) Hub Extra.   Links mentioned:  Savills research article ‘UK mainstream housing market outlook’   Booksy here  Sand Dams Worldwide update video  Enjoy the show?  Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts - it really helps others find us!  Sign up for our free weekly newsletter, Property Pulse  Find out more about Property Hub Invest

Transcript

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0:00.0

As we get towards the end of the year, most people start switching off. Work slows down and plans get parked until January.

0:06.9

But for investors, this can actually be one of the best times to take action. The market's quieter,

0:11.9

opportunities are still out there, and taking action now could set you up for a stronger start to next year.

0:17.6

At Property Hub Invest, we help you turn that action into results by finding opportunities

0:22.2

with strong fundamentals and long-term growth potential, then managing the process so it's simple

0:27.1

from start to finish. So don't let another year pass you by. Take action today and see how we

0:33.5

can help you invest with confidence at property hub.net slash action.

0:39.9

Hey everyone, it's Rob B here with Rob D and you are listening to the property podcast.

0:44.8

On May 1st, 2026, the world of property in the UK is going to change because the Renters' Rights

0:50.7

Act will formally begin on that day. What does that mean for you? What do you need

0:57.9

to be worried about? What do you need to put in place? All your questions you have and some

1:02.3

you probably not even thought of yet will be answered in this podcast. Yes, thank you for joining us for the property podcast.

1:14.2

In case you don't know, we buy more than £100 million worth of property every year for our clients.

1:18.1

We can find out about that at property hub.net slash invest.

1:21.3

And of course, when we're investing, we want that capital growth.

1:24.7

We want leverage and inflation working for us, but we also need that income.

1:29.1

So any changes to do with tenancies you need to know about. And this you really need to know about. But don't worry, we're going to cut through all the scaremongering, give you everything you need to know and everything you need to be doing right now. So let's start with our news story of the week. and Rob, we are very lucky because Savils have got their crystal ball

1:44.6

dusted off and have revealed to us what the next five years look like for the UK property

1:49.0

market. Yes, they have and the bottom line is basically slow for the next couple of years

1:54.5

and then picking up. So they reckon we'll finish on 1% growth this year, 2% next year,

1:59.6

then getting up into the 4s and 5s, taking us all the way

2:02.1

through to 2030. And their basic argument seems to be similar to what we've been saying,

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