On the stability of $AdS$ backgrounds with $\lambda$-deformed factors.

We investigate the stability of the non-supersymmetric solutions of type-IIB supergravity having an unwarped $AdS$ factor and $\lambda$-deformed subspaces found in arXiv:1911.12371. Among the plethora of solutions we study the perturbative stability of backgrounds with an $AdS_n$, with $n = 3,4,6$, factor. Our analysis is performed from a lower dimensional effective theory which we construct. We uncover the regions and isolated points in the parameter space of potential perturbative stability.