North Yield

Guides from the notebook

Everything here is written from our own analysis of the public housing data. If you own or let a home, start with the 2030 rule. If you invest, start with Teesside.

Latest field report · July 2026 The Tees Valley crossed the halfway line: homes below C fell from 51.9% to 50.0% in a year. What a year of upgrades did to the Tees Valley →
50.0%
of homes below C, down from 51.9%
4,228
homes crossed into the A–C band in a year
+9.2
average gain for private landlords who re-assessed

Your home and the 2030 rule

  1. The 2030 EPC deadline: what it means for your home

    Every private rental must reach C from 1 October 2030. What's changing, the £10,000 cap, and where to start.

    6 min read · Updated July 2026

  2. Warm Homes grants in the Tees Valley, council by council

    Five councils, two schemes, £16.3m to March 2028. Who qualifies where, how to apply, and what landlords get.

    Updated October 2026

  3. Most improved, twice? What really happened in TS1

    Central Middlesbrough topped the table two years running. We tested our own claim: what was real upgrading, which streets, and who did the work.

    Updated October 2026

Investing in Teesside

  1. Why invest in Teesside property?

    Regeneration, yields and the areas worth your time across Middlesbrough and Redcar.

    15 min read · Updated January 2025

  2. BRRR explained, with a Teesside worked example

    Buy, refurbish, refinance, rent: the numbers, the refinance, and why the refurb now has to reach EPC C.

    18 min read · Updated October 2026

  3. Buy-to-let for beginners

    Mortgages, deposits, finding the property and the landlord basics.

    12 min read · Updated August 2025

  4. Below market value deals in the North East

    What a genuine BMV deal looks like, and where they come from.

  5. HMOs: houses in multiple occupation

    Licensing, regulation and the trade-offs of renting by the room.

    7 min read · Updated August 2025

  6. Property flipping: buying and selling for profit

    Financing, the 70% rule, the process and the tax.

    8 min read · Updated August 2025

  7. How to analyse a property deal

    Yield, ROI and the hidden costs — a checklist with free calculators.

    20 min read · Updated January 2025

  8. Is a property sourcer worth it?

    Off-market access, negotiation and local knowledge, weighed against the fee.

    14 min read · Updated January 2025

Reference

  1. A–Z of property investment terms

    Over 100 UK terms, from AST to yield, in plain English.