{"id":7211,"date":"2026-01-09T18:04:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T18:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/second-home.uk\/?p=7211"},"modified":"2026-01-09T18:04:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T18:04:07","slug":"agents-warn-of-survival-year-as-costs-and-reform-pile-pressure-on-sector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/second-home.uk\/?p=7211","title":{"rendered":"Agents warn of \u2018survival year\u2019 as costs and reform pile pressure on sector"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Agents are worried about soaring costs, economic uncertainty and sweeping regulatory change in 2026, the Alto Agency Trends Report has revealed.<\/p>\n<p>When asked which upcoming regulations worry them most, 79% of agents named the Renters\u2019 Rights Bill, followed by EPC and energy-efficiency rules (50%) and local licensing schemes (36%).<\/p>\n<p>Nearly two-thirds (63%) of agents say economic uncertainty will be their biggest challenge next year, while rising operational costs (60%) and compliance and regulation (60%) are also weighing heavily on the industry.<\/p>\n<p>Riccardo Iannucci-Dawson, chief executive of Alto, said: \u201cAgents are under siege from every direction, from inflation and insurance hikes to new laws and landlord losses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Renters\u2019 Rights Bill is the most significant shake-up of the rental sector in a generation and will test many independents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe message from agents is clear: efficiency is survival.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAgencies that automate and modernise \u2013 using AI to eliminate manual tasks and stop sales and lettings opportunities slipping through the cracks \u2013 can reduce risk, manage compliance more easily, and focus on what really matters: sales, growth and client service.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese results show that those who embrace automation can turn compliance into a genuine competitive edge.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Agents are worried about soaring costs, economic uncertainty and sweeping regulatory change in 2026, the Alto Agency Trends Report has revealed. When asked which upcoming regulations worry them most, 79% of agents named the Renters\u2019 Rights Bill, followed by EPC and energy-efficiency rules (50%) and local licensing schemes (36%). Nearly two-thirds (63%) of agents say [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7212,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7211","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-second-home"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Agents warn of \u2018survival year\u2019 as costs and reform pile pressure on sector - Second Home<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.propertywire.com\/news\/agents-warn-of-survival-year-as-costs-and-reform-pile-pressure-on-sector\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Agents warn of \u2018survival year\u2019 as costs and reform pile pressure on sector - Second Home\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Agents are worried about soaring costs, economic uncertainty and sweeping regulatory change in 2026, the Alto Agency Trends Report has revealed. 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