More than a third of UK mobile mast hosts are considering walking away in response to government plans to expand rent-slashing rules, according to a survey by AP Wireless UK.
The research conducted by Telecom investor AP Wireless UK in June 2025 and backed by a coalition including the National Farmers’ Union (NFU), Country Land and Business Association (CLA), and British Property Federation (BPF) has found that severe rent reductions and widespread legal threats are driving site providers to reconsider hosting mobile infrastructure.
The national survey of over 500 landowners says hosts have warned of deepening mobile blackspots, threatening the UK 5G rollout, as 35% say they are “actively” considering pulling out.
Such site providers include farmers, charities, schools, councils, churches, and even NHS trusts and understandably feeling the impacts of the reforms deeply.
