The number of landlords listing rental properties for sale has fallen sharply as owners weigh up the risks embedded in the Renters' Rights Act, which received Royal Assent this year and is expected to be fully in force by early 2026. The legislation abolishes Section 21 'no-fault' evictions and replaces them with a narrower set of statutory grounds, including one specifically allowing landlords to reclaim a property in order to sell it. But that ground comes with a sting: if a landlord serves notice to sell and then fails to complete a sale, they face being locked out of using the same ground again, and in some cases barred from re-letting the property, for a fixed period - understood to mirror the 12-month restriction already operating under similar tenant protection rules in Scotland.