House Prices & Rents

Some student rents up over 25% in past five years

Written by: Graham Norwood

Some student rents have increased by over 25 per cent in the past five years according to new research. ...

8th October 2021

Reasons To Be Cheerful – rent and capital appreciation to rise next year

Written by: Graham Norwood

Rents and capital appreciation will both rise next year - but to a significantly lesser degree than in 2021. ...

27th September 2021

Record figures as another market snapshot shows booming rents

Written by: Graham Norwood

For the second month running the number of prospective tenants registered per lettings agency branch has shown a big jump, ...

24th September 2021

Rent arrears much worse in some parts of UK

Written by: Graham Norwood

Figures show that rent arrears are 20 per cent higher in Wales than England over the first half of 2021 ...

23rd September 2021

Tenant Data: New insights into Millennials’ rental patterns

Written by: Graham Norwood

New research by lettings agency Hamptons shows the total amount of rent paid by tenants across Britain has actually fallen eight per cent from its peak of £62.4 billion in 2018 down to £57.3 billion this year. ...

20th September 2021

Renters are big losers from soaring house prices – mortgage boss

Written by: Graham Norwood

Celebrations amongst landlords and home owners over the latest record house price figures mask growing disadvantages for renters, claims a mortgage service boss. ...

8th September 2021

Landlord Info: League table of room rents across major UK cities

Written by: Graham Norwood

The SpareRoom online service has drawn up what it calls an affordability guide, which is effectively a league table of room rents in 50 major UK towns and cities. ...

23rd August 2021

Rent rises slow but no falls forecast for rest of 2021 at least

Written by: Graham Norwood

The Hamptons lettings agency says the rate of annual rental growth is slowing slightly - but there’s no suggestion of a rent fall this year. ...

17th August 2021

Rents are falling in real terms – and that’s official

Written by: Graham Norwood

Private sector rents are falling in real terms according to government figures. ...

15th July 2021

Revealed – potential investment areas where renting is rising

Written by: Graham Norwood

A buy to let consultancy has identified those parts of the country where there’s been the biggest swing towards renting when compared to homeownership in recent years. ...

8th July 2021

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