700 rental properties listed for sale every day. That is what Savills recorded in the 12 months to March 2026. 254,000 former rental homes hitting the market in a single year, up 28% on two years ago. And of those that sold, only 14% were bought by another landlord. Which means 86% of those properties left the rental sector entirely. At exactly the same time as temporary accommodation in England is at a record high. 134,000 households. 176,000 children. I am not going to pretend there is a simple answer to that tension. Landlords leaving a sector they find increasingly difficult to operate in is understandable. The regulatory pressure is real. The compliance burden is real. But the housing need does not disappear because the supply does. What we are trying to do at Bailey Capital is demonstrate that property and purpose do not have to pull in opposite directions. That you can structure an investment properly, generate a long-term predictable return, and contribute something real to the communities that need it. That is what keeps us focused on getting this right. Source: Savills Research, May 2026

Posted by Will Bailey at 2026-06-01 11:24:05 UTC