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Eastley Estates and Property Investments Ltd aims to deliver a Substantial & Timely passive income to investors. We specialize in sourcing UK property below market value, developing to the ceiling price of the area and selling on to deliver market leading returns to our investors. Our ethos is to deliver a passive income that far exceeds the rates at the banks, giving a market leading return on already hard-earned cash.

02/11/2026

The tax on rent is going up again.

Last Wednesday, Chancellor John Healey delivered the first Budget of Andy Burnham's government. The headline for landlords: from 6 April 2027, income tax on rental profits rises to 24% at the basic rate, 44% at the higher rate and 49% at the additional rate.

That's 2 percentage points on top of the 2 points announced at last year's Budget. HMRC estimates 2.4 million landlords will face changes in tax by 2031 to 2032, and the OBR says it means "a material reduction in returns to private landlords".

The Prime Minister has also been clear on where rented homes policy is heading. At Labour conference in September he said landlords who rent out the worst-quality homes will be warned to improve them, and if they refuse, councils will find it much easier to acquire them.

What it means if you're building a portfolio:

1. Re-run your numbers at the April 2027 rates, not today's.
2. Buy well. The price you pay and the net yield matter more than ever.
3. Ask your accountant whether a limited company makes sense for you. It depends on your situation.
4. Do the work properly. Good homes, well run, are the right side of where policy is going.

Plan first, property second. You bring the capital, we help you build a roadmap to grow your portfolio.

Book a call through the link in our bio.

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General information only, not tax or financial advice. Speak to a qualified accountant about your own situation. The new rates still need to pass in Finance Bill 2026-27. Property values and rents can go down as well as up. Capital at risk.

Sources: GOV.UK Budget 2026 documents and HMRC, NRLA, Property118.

29/10/2026

Another big week at Eastley Estates 🏡

One of our clients is now proceeding with a BRR project in the North East. Offer accepted at £60k, a projected end value of £125k and a projected ROI of around 18%. It's a sizeable refurb and we can't wait to show you the progress.

On top of that we've had two more offers accepted, both already presented to clients, and three more offers pending. Next week is packed with viewings as the team keeps finding and acquiring the right projects so our clients don't have to lift a finger.

And a massive welcome back to Joyce, our superstar Sales Progressor, who's back from maternity leave and already flying 🙌

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Projected figures are estimates only and subject to valuation and lending. Capital at risk. Not financial advice.

27/10/2026

More than half of rented homes in England and Wales fall short of the energy standard landlords are set to meet by 2030.

New analysis of the EPC register by Houseprice.AI puts 53% of private lets below band C. That's about 1.9 million homes. Around 161,000 of them can't reach C even with every upgrade their certificate recommends, and 55,000 are rated F or G, below today's legal minimum.

The government has confirmed it wants every private tenancy at the equivalent of EPC C by 1 October 2030. Landlords will have to spend up to £10,000 per property before they can register an exemption, and the government estimates the average spend at £5,400. The regulations still need to pass.

Where our two patches stand:
North East: 49% of private lets are already at C or better, ahead of the England and
Wales average of 47%.

Wales: 39%, the lowest share of any region. More of the work sits in the refurb.

What it means if you're building a portfolio:

Check the EPC before you offer.

Do the upgrades once, while the house is already being refurbished.
Homes rated C before October 2029 count as meeting the new standard until that certificate expires.

A house you plan to hold for years has to stay lettable for years.

Book a call through the link in our bio.

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25/10/2026

99% of our clients grow their portfolios through a Limited Company because it's the tax-efficient way to do it. So the next question is always: how do I actually pay myself?

Sam, our property accountant, broke it down inside our free WhatsApp community, and it's too useful to keep in there 👇

Your Limited Company is legally separate from you.

So if there's £50,000 in the company bank account, you can't just transfer £10,000 to yourself and decide later that it was "salary" or a "dividend". There are legal obligations to follow.

Want more like this? Sam posts in the Finance Hub of Inside Eastley Estates, our free WhatsApp community, alongside property news, on-the-ground updates and client wins. Join through the link in our bio, or here: https://chat.whatsapp.com/F03F5r7XfOb6c28ar86Ver

This is general information, not tax or financial advice. Everyone's situation is different, so speak to a qualified accountant before taking money out of your company. Images are illustrative.

22/10/2026

Two properties. Zero visits. 🏡

Mark lives in London. He's never met us in person, never viewed a property and never set foot on site, and his portfolio has been built 100% hands off.

He'd looked at property before but never got a deal over the line. What he needed was a reliable team that would actually deliver.

✅ Project 1: a 3-bed terrace our team sourced, bought for £107K and worth around £130K. A light refurb, then straight onto the rental market. It's now let and paying him every month.

🔁 Project 2, straight after: once he'd seen the process, he came back for another. A 2-bed terrace secured at £95K (asking was £100K), with a refurb of around £8K and an end value of around £134K. Expected rent is £775 pcm, with around £238 a month in net cashflow. The purchase is complete and the refurb is under way.

🎯 The plan from here is roughly one property a year, aiming for £1,000+ a month in net cashflow at four properties. His only jobs are the solicitor and broker paperwork, same as anyone buying.

Congrats Mark, two down and a clear path to the next one 🔑

We build hands-off buy-to-let portfolios across South Wales and the North East. If you want to build yours without ever needing to visit, book a call through the link in our bio.

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Property values and rents can go down as well as up. Capital at risk. Not financial advice. Figures for Project 2 are expected, not guaranteed. Images are illustrative.

18/10/2026

Team Spotlight: Riaan Le Grange 🏡

Every deal looks good on paper. Riaan checks it on the ground.

Riaan is our Acquisition Officer in South Wales. He finds and negotiates our clients' purchases there. He has good relationships with local estate agents across the area, and he knows the streets. That's how he finds the houses and gets them at the right price.

He checks the numbers himself before an offer goes in. Comparables have to be recent sales, a similar size and the same house type, so a terrace is valued against terraces. Rent is checked with local letting agents.

When a letting agent said £850 a month was possible, but only with a high-end refurb at the top of the market, he wasn't keen to build a client's numbers on the best case.

On the deal he's putting through now, the offer was accepted at £110,000. Our build team priced the refurb at around £9,200 before the offer went in. The expected value once it's done is around £150,000, with rent of around £800

If you're newer to property, Riaan will take the time to explain it properly. He aims for strong equity and solid monthly cash flow, for you.

Want Riaan working on your portfolio? Book a call through the link in our bio.

Figures are from one South Wales purchase currently going through. Every purchase is different. Property values and rents can go down as well as up, and capital is at risk. Not financial advice.

15/10/2026

Client win. Sharon and Richard now own 3 houses, and number 4 is already on the way.

They wanted property working for them without it taking over their week. Here’s where they are now.

House 1 was bought for £80,000, refurbished, revalued at £120,000 and let at £800 a month.
Houses 2 and 3 were bought for £90,000 and £93,600, with light refurbs and expected rents of £725 and £750 a month.

Once all three are let, that’s £2,275 a month in rent and a target of around £725 a month after mortgages and costs.

Congratulations Sharon and Richard. We’re already looking at house 4 with them.

Want a plan like this for your own portfolio? Book a call through the link in our bio.

Figures for houses 2 and 3 are estimates and expected rents. Net figures are targets. Capital is at risk.

13/10/2026

Rates are up. So are yields.

The average five year fix hit 6% on 5 October, the highest since September 2023. At the start of September there were nearly 1,500 deals under 5%. By 5 October there were 9.

But buy to let yields went up too. The average across England and Wales is now 7.9%, up from 7.5% a year ago. The North East is at 9.2%, second only to Yorkshire.

Landlords aren’t leaving either. The average Fleet Mortgages landlord now owns 18 properties, up from 12 a year ago.

Two dates to watch: the Budget on 28 October and the Bank of England’s rate decision on 5 November.

When borrowing costs more, where you buy matters more. It’s why we buy in the North East.

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Figures from Moneyfacts and Fleet Mortgages. Capital at risk. Not financial advice.

10/10/2026

470 houses analysed. For the one.

Meet Tom. He finds and negotiates our North East purchases, and most houses get a no from him.

Out of 470 listings, 27 made the shortlist. 14 were worth a viewing. 1 was secured for the client.

The house has to fit the client’s numbers. Buy for around £60,000. Refurb for around £15,000. A target value of around £90,000 once done. Around £15,000 of their own money left in after refinancing. Miss one of those and it’s a no.

Our build partner views each house and prices the refurb before Tom makes an offer. If the numbers stop working, he walks away. When the right one comes up, he jumps on it.

We are not here to sell deals. We grow portfolios. Tom finds and negotiates, our partners on the ground refurbish the house and find the tenant, and you own it.

Want Tom working on your portfolio? Book a call through the link in our bio.

02/10/2026

Andy Burnham's housing plans: what landlords should know.

The Prime Minister promised the biggest council house building programme since the post war era, led by Housing Secretary Angela Rayner. In the North East, the first wave of funding is an estimated £445m, supporting around 3,400 homes.

For landlords, the parts to watch are the ones aimed at the worst quality homes and the longest empty ones. The government plans to let councils take over the management of homes left empty for six months, down from two years. Landlords of the worst quality rentals would get warnings to improve, and councils would find it easier to acquire the home if they refuse.

Most of this is not law yet, and the detail on acquisition has not been published. Swipe through to see what is law, what is a Bill and what is still a pledge.

Based on the Prime Minister's conference speech on 29 September 2026 and MHCLG figures from 24 August 2026. The funding and the Social Housing Bill cover England only, and housing is devolved in Wales. Not legal or financial advice.

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