The Government has announced a major overhaul of the leasehold system, including a cap on ground rents of £250 a year for homeowners in England, as part of a package of reforms aimed at reducing housing costs and strengthening homeownership.

Many Shepperton rental problems do not start with bad landlords or difficult tenants. In Shepperton, as in many towns and villages across the country, they usually start with good intentions and silence. Silence about rent reviews. Silence about maintenance. Silence about what happens when life changes.

When you look back at the average rents achieved in Shepperton over the last five years, from 2021 through to 2025, a clear pattern emerges. Shepperton saw extraordinary growth in rents as the market experienced a period of exceptional pressure post pandemic, yet in the last 12 months, is now settling into something far more measured.

In 2025, 26.4% of agreed property sales in Shepperton did not complete, and this is more important than many homeowners think.