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Renters Rights Act Landlord Impact: Banks Now Devalue

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Banks are now devaluing rental property because of the Renters’ Rights Act — and that is just the beginning. Marc von Grundherr of Benham & Reeves joins Farnaz Fazaipour to unpack the on-the-ground reality behind the reform: the upfront payment ban hitting overseas students, the three-months-arrears trap for mortgaged landlords, lenders repricing build-to-rent for loss of security of tenure, the non-dom retreat, planning gridlock, and where the smart money is moving to avoid the Act’s reach entirely.

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Prime London Property Tax: Who Pays and Who Plans

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As the UK’s tax regime tightens, European cities a short flight from London are positioning themselves as lower-tax alternatives for the capital’s super-rich. The Holme in Regent’s Park has sold for £190 million — one of London’s largest ever residential deals. Buy-to-let net returns have fallen to just above 1%. The EU is moving to restrict holiday home purchases by non-residents. And purpose-built student accommodation is facing new policy risk. Six stories. One prime London lens. Here is what serious owners need to know this week.

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Can You Still Make Money as a London Landlord?

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Ten weeks in, and the Renters’ Rights Act is no longer a debate — it is the operating reality. The headline change is simple: landlords can no longer demand months of rent upfront as the price of a tenancy. But the street is telling a more complicated story. The Act fixes an ugly problem at the bottom of the market and hands a planning problem to the top. Both are true at once. Here is the unfiltered view from 30 years in prime central London.

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Building Safety Regulator London: What Every Prime Property Owner Needs to Know

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The shift to the Building Safety Regulator has been one of the most disruptive changes in UK construction in a generation — and most prime London property owners do not yet understand its full implications. Approved inspectors who couldn’t meet the new standards have gone into liquidation, leaving a growing BSR backlog of transitional cases. Developers face delays. Service charges are rising. And anyone owning, buying, or renovating a flat in a building over 18 metres is now operating under a completely different regulatory framework. Farnaz Fazaipour sits down with architect Nicholas Boyarsky for an honest, expert account of what is actually happening — and what owners need to do now.

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Prime London Property Correction: Who’s Really Selling?

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The people being forced to sell in the prime London property correction are not who most commentators think. Not overleveraged developers. Not buy-to-let landlords. It is bankers, lawyers, and consultants who bought at the peak when debt was cheap — and now face a refinancing reality that simply does not add up. Farnaz Fazaipour, 30 years in prime central London, walks through who is selling, who is stepping in, and why this correction is structurally different from anything that came before it.

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UK Property Legislation Impact: Policy First, Damage Later

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Politicians cannot leave property alone. After 30 years in prime central London, Farnaz Fazaipour has watched the same pattern repeat: the announcement comes first, the damage comes later. In this solo episode she unpacks why property is the irresistible political football, how one line in a stamp duty schedule stopped thousands of homes being built, and what a resilient portfolio looks like when legislation — not fundamentals — shapes the market.

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Income Tax, VAT and National Insurance Are Off Limits. Everything Else Is Under Review.

Income Tax, VAT and National Insurance Are Off Limits. Everything Else Is Under Review.

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Income tax, VAT and national insurance are off limits — which puts property firmly in the frame. This week’s prime London property news covers six stories shaping the market: a land value tax under consideration, a £5 million investor visa returning, Gulf capital calling the bottom, record-low mortgage approvals, and a government consultation that could undermine ground rent reform before it even arrives.

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Why One in Three UK Property Transactions Fails — And What You Can Do About It Now

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One in three UK property transactions never completes. That costs consumers £400 million every year and the wider economy £1.5 billion. Drawing on 30 years in Prime Central London, Farnaz Fazaipour explains why conveyancing is broken by design — and the three practical moves to make before the government’s safety net finally arrives.

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London’s Rental Market Is Being Rebuilt in Real Time: 6 Stories That Signal a Structural Shift

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A £1 billion institutional rental acquisition, small landlords selling up, overnight safety regulations, leasehold transparency reform, cautious overseas capital, and a possible Burnham government — this week’s six stories all point to the same structural shift in London property.

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