The Essential Property Podcast

Where Have All the Landlords Gone?

The private rented sector is losing small landlords at pace — and the consequences for tenants, operators and investors are only starting to show.

In this episode, Paul and Amanda cover the exodus, why rent-to-rent is harder than advertised, where the opportunities are post May 1st 2026, how stressed they actually are, and what...

In this Episode we do a real 'first' for The Essential Property Podcast. A First for us, a first for many. We interview an AI Agent, our AI agent, STAn.    We spent six weeks deploying STAn — an AI communications agent — inside a live property management business. Maintenance. Customer service. Out-of-hours cover. Tenant retention. 895 conversations in week one alone. Almost ...

In this episode of The Essential Property Podcast, Amanda Woodward sits down with Craig Adams, Director of New Chapter Property Finance, specialist mortgage broker based in Stoke-on-Trent, and one of the most knowledgeable voices in buy-to-let and property investment finance in the UK.

And the timing couldn't be more important.

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  In episode 74 of The Essential Property Podcast, we sit down with HMO heavyweight Russ Dyble—an entrepreneur, investor, and multi-business owner who has built a formidable reputation in the UK property sector.   Starting as an "accidental landlord" in 2012, Russ, along with his partner Lucy, has grown his portfolio from single buy-to-lets to managing over 600 rooms...