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![NRLA Tells Labour - “we’ll work with you on Rental Reform”](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
The National Residential Landlords Association has congratulated Labour on its landslide election win and has extended the hand of cooperation for...
08 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rents slump up to 10% as new tenants fail to materialise](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageRatesIncrease_400x310.png)
Latest data from agency Chestertons reveals a 125 per cent increase in the number of landlords choosing to reduce asking rents...
12 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Working From Home adds to pressure to raise rents - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_1708606831.jpg)
Towns within commuting distance of big cities have seen some of the UK’s largest rent rises in recent years, says Zoopla. The...
11 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rents still rising in all regions - except London](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyValue_400x310.png)
Another rental market snapshot suggests that London is suffering an oversupply of properties to let - with rents dipping as a...
15 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rent Control Mayor dismissed as “well meaning but naive”](/upload/images/shutterstock_1909455316.jpg)
Rents across the UK continue to retreat from their 2023 highs, falling by 2.9 per cent over the last three months,...
17 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![How many rental homes listed under £1,000 pcm? New league table](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House_pound-400x310.png)
New research has identified locations with the largest volume of available rental stock, based on those units at or below the...
27 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![New analysis puts average asking rents approaching £2k](/upload/images/shutterstock_194216909.jpg)
The average asking price across the UK based on the available stock is now £1,829 per month according to property consultancy...
26 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Cheap rental sector most under-supplied and overly competitive - analysis](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310.png)
The cheapest end of the rental market is under-supplied and overly competitive, a deposit alternative service claims. The provider - Zero Deposit...
25 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rents up in every region and every country of the UK](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/house-prices-rise400x310.png)
Rents continue to rise rapidly in every English region, Scotland and Wales according to the latest market snapshot from the respected...
18 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rental boom may be saving the sales market’s bacon - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RentOnlineSearch-400x310.png)
A prominent housing market website suggests that unprecedented demand in the rental market may play “a key role” in restricting supply...
13 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Shamplina Speaks - Can I Still Afford To Be A Landlord?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Special%20Logo's/Paul%20Shamplina.png)
A year ago, many landlords’ primary concern was what would be included in the Government’s long-awaited Renters (Reform) Bill. Today, with...
08 July 2023
From: The Big Issues
![London’s private rental sector slashed - new figures](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/_RentalHousingUK-400x310.png)
New research shows a 41 per cent reduction in the number of London properties available for private rent since the Covid-19...
05 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Most landlords no better off despite big rent rises - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LettingAgent-400x310.png)
Most landlords are no better off now, even after substantial rent increases over recent years. Rightmove recently reported that national average asking...
09 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - where rents have risen 33 per cent in a year…](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Estate_Agents-400x310.png)
The latest edition of a housing market measure has suggested that one borough of London has seen rent rises of 33...
20 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Another Day, Another New High Rental Record…](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Estate_Agents-400x310.png)
Average asking rents for new tenants outside London have risen to another new record of £1,172 per calendar month says Rightmove. This...
27 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Demand “massively outstripping supply” in London - top agency](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RentalDemand-400x310.png)
Cluttons says renter demand in central London is massively outstripping the supply of homes available for let, while the sales market...
10 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Tenants face tougher conditions after one-third drop in supply](/upload/images/library/HousePriceDown-400x310.png)
A major lettings agency in London says the imbalance between the number of tenants and available rental properties continues to cause...
22 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rents rise three times faster than pre-pandemic - Rightmove data](/upload/images/library/RentRising-360x280.png)
New analysis from Rightmove reveals that first-time buyer asking prices and equivalent asking rents have risen three times faster compared with...
25 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove rewrites rental record books with new market highs](/upload/images/library/RightmoveNewLogo2016-400x310.jpg)
Average asking rents outside London have hit another new record of £1,126 per calendar month according to Rightmove. This figure, for the...
15 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Eye-watering rent rises as increasing inflation grips the UK](/upload/images/library/House-Percentage-MortgageRates-400x310.jpg)
Rents are up year-on-year across all regions, according to the property website Home. The mix-adjusted average rise across the UK is a...
22 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Labour calls for rent freeze now and rent controls long term](/upload/images/library/Labour-logo400x310.png)
Labour’s London Mayor - buoyed up after the party’s successes in the capital in last week’s elections - has renewed his...
10 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rent Race - growing number of tenants paying above asking price](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/rental-sector26615.png)
Average UK rents have increased for the sixth consecutive quarter - but some tenants are paying above the going rate to...
27 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rental demand grows in secondary areas as stock drought goes on](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingMarket-1-400x310.jpg)
The continuing shortage of supply in the lettings market is not only producing record high asking rents, but is also pushing demand...
19 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Ban Them! Call for rival bids on rental properties to be outlawed](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/MillennialOnPhone-400x310.jpg)
The homelessness charity Step By Step is demanding that rival bidding on rental property be outlawed to give the poorest prospective...
14 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Massive leap in rents in prime central London, agency claims](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PCL-coloured-homes-400x310.jpg)
There’s been a remarkable 15 per cent leap in average rents achieved in prime central London over the past year, according...
12 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Big rent premiums possible on new-builds - claim](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/NewHomes-400x310.png)
New build homes command rental premiums of as high as 41 per cent in the current market, it’s been claimed. The Unlatch...
25 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Lettings Market On Fire - Rental yields now highest for six years](/upload/images/library/RowOfHouses-400x310.jpg)
Newly published rental yield from Rightmove reveals that the average yield across Great Britain is 5.5 per cent. This is the highest...
27 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rents skyrocketing in London according to latest index](/upload/images/library/BPS-LondonAerial-400x310.jpg)
Rents in Greater London are up an annualised 25 per cent, with much of the increase attributed to the stock of...
13 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - where rent rises are “going ballistic” according to analyst](/upload/images/library/HousePricesRise-400x310.jpg)
A leading market forecaster has described the level of rent rises in one part of the country as “going ballistic”. “The London...
21 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Labour and Generation Rent unite to demand rent controls](/img/default/llt.png)
London’s Labour Mayor, Sadiq Khan, and the Baroness leading the Generation Rent campaign have called for powers to control rents. Khan claims...
08 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![At last! London rental market shows strong signs of recovery](/img/default/llt.png)
After months in the doldrums thanks to tenants moving away and an excess of supply, London’s rental sector is recovering. The Home...
18 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Most London rents now lower than they were in 2016, says Rightmove](/img/default/llt.png)
New figures released by Rightmove this morning show that 65 per cent of London locations now have lower rent levels than...
28 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![London landlords have good news - renters are on the way back](/img/default/llt.png)
Letting agents in London say there's more interest from prospective tenants now the vaccine and Coronavirus roadmap suggest something like normality...
10 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Houses letting much more quickly than apartments in city centres](/img/default/llt.png)
New research out this morning suggests that Coronavirus continues to change the lettings landscape, with houses now renting more quickly than a...
09 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![New call to scrap stamp duty surcharge to stop supply dwindling](/img/default/llt.png)
The National Residential Landlords Association is calling on the Chancellor to scrap the three per cent stamp duty levy on the...
05 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Some London rents down near 30% while other regions prosper](/img/default/llt.png)
Renters are quitting London and heading for the regions in search of more space and bigger homes and gardens. That’s the claim...
16 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![London supply glut sees rents plummet 10% since Covid](/img/default/llt.png)
A lettings market monitor says the Greater London rental sector has in recent months switched from one of scarcity of properties...
15 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Small-scale landlords need agents more than ever, insists Rightmove](/img/default/llt.png)
Small scale or accidental landlords will need agents to help them let studio and one-bedroom properties, Rightmove says in a market...
14 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![A quarter of BTL landlords plan to add to portfolios](/img/default/llt.png)
One in four buy-to-let landlords are planning to expand their portfolio this year, according to new research. With buy-to-let continuing to deliver...
16 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Demand for rental property increases by a third](/img/default/llt.png)
Demand for rental property is up 33% compared to this time last year as market restrictions ease and renters plan for...
22 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![The most popular rental areas unveiled](/img/default/llt.png)
Property search data from Rightmove over the past 12 months has been analysed to reveal the most sought-after areas for a...
31 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![A shortage in home lets is driving up rental prices in Britain to record levels](/img/default/llt.png)
The UK has a chronic undersupply of housing. This is not news; it’s just a statement of a fact which has...
05 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Spike in landlord exodus to lead to ‘record rents’ and ‘fewer homes to choose from’](/img/default/llt.png)
Almost a quarter of landlords are planning to sell at least one property from their existing buy-to-let portfolio, new research from...
17 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Rents in London hit record high as number of homes continues to decline](/img/default/llt.png)
Average asking rents in London rose to an all-time high of £2,091 a month in the first quarter of the year...
18 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![The best cities for millennial renters](/img/default/llt.png)
The slump in the UK home ownership rate from 73% a decade ago to just 63% today reflects the fact that...
04 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Rents rise in prime London](/img/default/llt.png)
Rental values in prime London increased by 1.9% in the fourth quarter of 2018 on the back of greater demand from...
12 February 2019
From: Breaking News
![What would a no-deal Brexit mean for the UK’s landlords?](/img/default/llt.png)
Life just doesn’t get any easier for Theresa May. No sooner had her Brexit withdrawal plan been rejected by a record-breaking...
22 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Rents in London hit an all-time high as supply plummets](/img/default/llt.png)
Asking rents in London rose to a record high in December, with market conditions in the capital improving to levels not...
17 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Asking rents rose in the second quarter of 2018](/img/default/llt.png)
Asking rents for properties in the UK increased in the second quarter of the year, led by gains in London, Rightmove’s...
26 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![Hackney sees fastest growth in home rents over past decade](/img/default/llt.png)
Hackney in east London has recorded the fastest growth in rents on a typical two-bedroom home over the past decade, according...
28 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![Rents increase across the UK but at their lowest level since 2014](/img/default/llt.png)
The average asking rent across the UK, excluding London, increased by 0.7% in 2017, which is the lowest rate of growth...
11 January 2018
From: Breaking News
![Asking rents fall amid rise in property supply](/img/default/llt.png)
Asking rents are continuing to drop as the supply of property to let increases, according to a new report. Historically, asking rents...
09 October 2017
From: Breaking News
![Rents outside London remain steady despite jump in available supply](/img/default/llt.png)
Asking rents outside London continue to hold up despite an increase in the number of rental homes on the market, according...
07 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![It’s a tenant’s market in London](/img/default/llt.png)
Private landlords in the capital are starting to feel the pinch from weaker tenant demand, with some landlords being forced to...
23 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![Rental values slow as supply increases](/img/default/llt.png)
Rent asking prices so far in 2017 have slowed to their lowest level since the final quarter of 2014, following a...
07 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![Prime rental values fell in the Home Counties last year](/img/default/llt.png)
Prime rents in the Home Counties dropped by an average of 0.8% last year, as a higher number of homes available...
17 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![Buy-to-let enquiries soar](/img/default/llt.png)
Enquiries from investors seeking to acquire buy-to-let properties have increased by 30% since May, following an initial dip in activity after the...
13 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![Annual rate of rental price growth slowed in July, Countrywide says](/img/default/llt.png)
The annual rate of rental price growth in London fell for the first time in six years in July as rents...