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The latest official government rent index shows that average private rents across the UK as a whole increased by 9.2% in...

The latest Halifax house price index results, which show mixed fortunes for the housing market, should be seen as a spur...

Research by Zero Deposit, a deposit alternative service, claims that under-30s face an almost impossible task when it comes to current...

UK house prices rose by 0.7 per cent in January, resulting in an improvement in the annual rate of house prices...

UK house prices ended 2023 down 1.8 per cent compared with December 2022, leaving them almost 4.5 per cent below the...

The Nationwide says 2023 has seen a surprisingly-resilient housing market but there will be no full scale recovery in 2024 -...

The latest lettings market forecast from Savills says average UK rents to end 2023 at up 9.5 per cent year on...

The Office for Budget Responsibility - a Treasury department operating independently from the government - released its central forecast for the...

Savills is warning that the average UK house price is projected to fall by a further 3.0 per cent in 2024...

New research from lettings agency Benham and Reeves has shown that while net rental yields have increased over the last year,...

The UK housing market is remaining “more resilient than expected” despite the latest price index showing another small fall. The Halifax say...

The rise of ‘Generation Rent’ is well documented, along with the spiralling rent payments they are facing during a tightening cost...

The average UK rental price hits another all-time high of £1,261 pcm, increasing a further 1.4 per cent from last month.  Excluding...

Sweeping tax changes for landlords have been demanded by letting agents group Propertymark. The group has analysed the impact of changes using...

Yearly returns on the average buy-to-let property in the UK were over £4000 lower in June 2023, compared to the same...

Over recent years, as successive governments have tightened lettings legislation and increased the tax burden on landlords, some with investment properties...

Property investment dates back centuries – millennia, even. As a fundamental necessity for post-nomadic humanity, residential and commercial real estate have...

The average UK house price fell slightly in June, by around £300 compared to May with a typical property now costing...

The average UK rental price is now £1,229 pcm, increasing 1.3 per cent from last month.   Greater London sees a massive...

This year Tax Freedom Day fell on Thursday June 8. This was the day of the year by which, theoretically, the...

The latest lettings market index shows another big rise - with London at its highest-ever level. HomeLet says the average UK rent...

The latest lettings market index shows another big rise - with London at its highest-ever level. HomeLet says the average UK rent...

After three consecutive months of growth, the average UK house price fell in April, down by 0.3 per cent or around...

The rental market is likely to see continuing high demand as first time buyers battle increased house prices and higher mortgage...

Against expectations, the average UK house price increased by 0.5 per cent last month following seven consecutive falls, according to the...

Typical monthly interest payments on buy to let mortgages have soared by an average 75.7 per cent in the past year.  Landlords...

Property guru Phil Spencer has set out five reasons to keep faith with buy to let. In an article for Estate Agent...

The asking-to-achieved price gap has widened to its largest for five years according to new data from Zoopla.  While sales volumes have...

The government has published the findings of a review into the operation of Right To Rent by private landlords and letting...

Although most landlords will be on fixed rate mortgages, those suffering because of recent interest rate rises have some good news...

New data from flatshare site SpareRoom reveals that rents reached an all-time high in Q4 2022, with the average UK room...

The mood music surrounding the housing market downturn appears to have become less dramatic with news from the Nationwide that there...

The Halifax has released a snapshot of the housing market as the year ends - with the cost of living crisis...

Capital values are set to fall “further and faster” between now and the spring, a property expert predicts. Mortgage lender figures have...

A prominent figure in property investment is warning that buy to let is the sector facing the biggest challenges in the...

The Bank of England has increased its base rate from 2.25 per cent to 3.0 per cent. This is the largest hike...

A new report by the Santander bank claims a ‘green premium’ based on energy efficiency is emerging in the UK’s property...

The average UK house price experienced a slight fall in September of 0.1 per cent, the second  decrease over the past...

The economic chaos in the UK which triggered a dramatic fall in the pound has benefitted foreign investors. Research by Alliance Fund...

Rents across the UK rose by an average 2.47 per cent to £870 per calendar month during the second quarter 2022...

Bricks and mortar have become one of the best investment classes over the past year, according to new research. The Stripe Property...

The highest rental growth since the Global Financial Crisis, coupled with the cost of living crisis, is putting increased pressure on...

Landlords have enjoyed more capital appreciation with the average UK house price rising again in April, up by 1.1 per cent...

Landlords are being hit with more stamp duty as they expand their portfolios, thanks to the house price surge pushing homes...

A rental platform forecasts that within 12 months the average UK tenant could be paying £800 more a year in rent...

Average UK rents have increased for the sixth consecutive quarter - but some tenants are paying above the going rate to...

Capital appreciation for landlords has seen another surge according to the latest house price index, just released by the Halifax. It shows...

Private renters who are trying to save a deposit on a home to buy are having to run in order to...

Letting agent Barrows and Forrester has identified how eco-improvements can add value to properties. Insulation - Upgrading a home’s insulation, specifically solid wall...

A lettings agency says renters must pay an average of up to 77 per cent of their monthly household income to...

Earlier this week Zoopla released some rather healthy statistics on the UK rental market. In recent months, the rental market has been...

Acute tenant demand over the third quarter of 2021 has propelled UK rental growth to its highest level for over a...

More landlords are quitting the sector and bringing properties to the sales market, according to research from Zoopla.  In its latest snapshot...

Some tenants are effectively “professional crooks” taking advantage of Coronavirus law changes to avoid paying landlords, a leading letting agent says. Benham...

Landlords buying property today will get less for their money than in the past, as the average size of homes in...

A leading supplier says rent rises seen in recent months have been driven by increased taxes and regulations imposed on landlords. The...

One of the country’s leading property experts says landlords are now reassessing their portfolios as a result of possible Capital Gains...

A lettings agency has suggested that the typical landlord could lose as much as £24,000 if the government increases Capital Gains...

Average rents across the UK increased by 2.1% in August when compared with a month earlier, according to the latest data...

Average UK rents slowed in the second quarter of the year as the coronavirus pandemic took its toll. Zoopla’s latest quarterly Rental...

Although all age groups are at risk of contracting Covid-19, older people face a significant risk of developing severe illness if...

A free rental helpline has been launched by rental deposit replacement scheme Ome.  The introduction of the Rental Wellbeing Helpline has been...

The current average UK rental yield has dropped slightly from 3.6% to 3.5%, according to the latest data from Howsy.  Despite the existing...

The average UK house price dropped by 0.6% in April compared with the previous month as market activity ground to a...

A reduction in rental stock entering the market during the existing lockdown could result in higher rental costs for tenants, according to Ome.  The rental...

Average UK rents continued to rise in February, but failed to keep up with inflation, according to the latest HomeLet Rental...

The rental market broadly remained stable in January, the latest rental index from Goodlord shows. Average rents increased in four out of...

Just over a month on from the Conservative Party's election victory and all eyes are firmly fixed on Boris Johnson and...

UK rents have risen yet again, with the latest survey showing higher rents across the whole of the UK.  The increase in...

The average price of residential property in the UK has increased by 189% since 1999, according to fresh analysis from independent...

Rent increases in the third quarter of 2019, as released by The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) Rent Index, reveal growth...

London unsurprisingly remains the most unaffordable city to rent a room in the UK with the average cost in the capital...

The cost of repairing a faulty boiler currently stands at about 60% more than the average UK monthly rent, according to...

Rents in the UK’s private rented sector increased by 0.97% in the 12 months to November 2018, virtually unchanged from the...

Buy-to-let landlords who have adopted a high yielding investment strategy may be interested in new analysis of the BTL market that...

The average cost of renting a property outside London rose by 1.7% in the 12 months to October, while tenants in...

The UK rental market remained in recession during the third quarter of 2018, the latest figures from The Deposit Protection Service...

Buy-to-let landlords could save hundreds, if not thousands of pounds every year by not instructing a letting agent to let their property. The...

Annual rental price growth in the UK increased in June, HomeLet said on Tuesday. The latest HomeLet Rental Index shows that the...

Rental prices increased by 2% in May compared to the same month last year, the latest HomeLet Rental Index shows. The average...

Rental prices increased by 1.5% in April compared to the corresponding month a year earlier, according to the latest HomeLet Rental...

Average UK rents have fallen for the first time in six years, fresh data shows. The slowdown in the rental sector reflects...

The buy-to-let market continues to see a marginal rise in residential rental prices, and this trend appears to be fuelled by...

Most areas of England and Wales have seen rental price growth over the past 12 months, but where are rents increasing...

Rental prices increased by 1.2% in February compared to the corresponding month a year earlier, the latest HomeLet Rental Index shows. The...

The average cost of renting a home is now increasing across every UK region for the first time in 19 months,...

Annual rental price growth in the UK edged up in December, HomeLet said on Tuesday. The latest HomeLet Rental Index reveals that...

There was a symbolic decline in UK rents last month, new figures show. The average UK rent dropped by 0.01% in November, and...

Private rental prices paid by tenants in Great Britain rose by 1.5% in the 12 months to October, but this was...

The annual rate of house price growth increased to 2.5% in October, according to the latest figures, pushing homes further out...

With almost 5.8 million households expected to be living in private rented accommodation within four years as homeownership and social renting...

London has been identified as the most expensive region in Britain to be a landlord, according to fresh research by Kent...

Rental price growth in the UK remains sluggish, the latest HomeLet Rental Index shows. The annual rate of rental price inflation reached...

Rental price inflation is now running below general inflation as measured by the consumer price index, as a growing number of buy-to-let...

Rents across the UK are continuing to cool down, according the HomeLet Rental Index. The annual rate of rental price inflation fell to...

Annual rental price growth slowed to just 1.7% in December, which was less than half the 3.8% increase recorded in December 2015,...

Annual rental price growth reached 3.1% in November taking the average UK rent to £898 per month, which although higher than November...

Better standards of private rented homes are needed to accommodate the growing number of people living in the private rented sector,...

Annual rental price growth slowed to 3% in October, which is the lowest rate of increase this year, HomeLet’s latest Rental Index has...

The pace of rental price growth in the UK slowed to 0.05% in the month to October from a rise of...