A small survey of landlords, mostly conducted before the Budget, shows almost 23% feeling negative or very negative about the private rental sector (PRS), with stress at its worst amongst individuals rather than professional investors.
Property Hub’s Q4 2025 Investor Confidence Survey found that only 42.2% felt positive or very positive about the rental market – the rest were neutral, negative or very negative.
Some 18.8% admitted they were likely to sell one or more of their properties in the next we months.
The biggest worries for landlords were court capacity and their ability to cope with possession cases; stricter energy efficiency targets; and the long-running tax worries over Section 24 and the removal of mortgage interest relief for personally-held investment properties.
Landlords in higher-yield areas such as the north west of England were more optimistic than those in London and the south east, while larger portfolio landlords were generally most positive and those with just one or two buy to lets were the least positive.
The survey was small – just 245 landlords – and it was conducted between November 3 and 28 by email and social media. The Budget was announced on N November 26.
This article is taken from Landlord Today