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The average house for a first-time buyer costs £241,502, meaning that the average renter bought one with a 10% deposit and...

An inventory company has listed what it claims are the five UK postcodes where buy to let players can generate the...

London-focussed property data firm LonRes, which analysis activity in the prime areas of the capital, says annual rental growth increased to...

In his latest criticism of landlords, the chief executive of Generation Rent says rent controls would protect “so many renters from...

Average UK private rents increased by 8.6% in the 12 months to July 2024 according to official government figures, unchanged from...

Average rent arrears claims reached £2,092 in the second quarter of this year - a rise of 15% from £1,816 in...

Average rental yields are at a 10-year-high of some 6.3% according to a prominent buy to let lender.  The Q2 2024 Landlord...

Rents continued to rise across the country in recent weeks, buoyed by double-digit hikes in the North of England.  Lettings agency Hamptons...

Landlords generated average rental yields of 6.3% in the second quarter of the year, research for Paragon’s latest PRS Trends Report...

The government has released more information on its new Renters Rights Bill, which is expected to be launched into Parliament in...

Latest official figures from the government’s Office for National Statistics show that average UK private rents increased by 8.6% in the...

Rents in London have dropped for the second consecutive quarter (Q1 and Q2 2024) new data from flatshare site SpareRoom reveals. The...

Salford council has launched a consultation on whether private housing landlords in parts of Broughton and Kersal should require a selective...

Rents in June 2024 rose by 6.7% year-on-year, according to the latest figures from the Goodlord Rental Index.  The Index, which analyses...

Rent prices tend to rise in the 12 months immediately after a General Election, by an average of 1.96%, according to...

Speculation is growing ahead of the General Election around how first-time buyers will fair, and if they’ll receive the support they...

Labour’s manifesto commitment to empower renters to challenge unreasonable rent increases has been slammed because it “would leave millions trapped in...

Shock new figures from Zoopla show that although rental demand has softened over the last year there are still 15 people...

Higher borrowing costs have created a mood of hesitancy in property markets. Rising mortgage rates mean UK residential sales are increasingly...

There’s been a 25%-plus spike in demand for a deposit alternative, claims one of the industry’s suppliers. Reposit analysed its data from...

The annual pace of rental growth on newly let homes in Great Britain continued to slow in April, with growth falling...

The research head of Knight Frank is warning that a new batch of landlords are preparing to sell up and leave...

Demand is still way ahead of supply min he private rental sector, a Rightmove survey has round. The property portal says there...

The latest Rental Index from Goodlord reveals that rents are now up by 5.7% over the year.  The price per property over...

The average advertised rent of new properties coming onto the market hits a 17th consecutive record, with the average price of...

A new guide from Propertymark explains the rights which private rental tenants have - and sets out how they can challenge...

Rental growth in Britain has slowed says lettings agency Hamptons, with the average newly let rent rising 6.7% over the past...

Tenant referencing provider Canopy has released data from a  rental affordability index, which claims most tenants are at the very limit...

A deposit alternative service claims rents have risen an average 46% in the last decade. Zero Deposit claims it’s analysed rental market...

Rental growth continued to cool in February, says the latest market snapshot from lettings agency Hamptons.   Last month, the average rent on...

Seasonality is returning to the prime London lettings market after three tumultuous years.  The pandemic meant the market was initially flooded with...

Newly released data by flatshare website SpareRoom reveals average rental prices in Greater London have seen a drop. Average rental prices in...

The number of new rental instructions in February was 20 per cent higher year-on-year, says London-focused agency Foxtons. Average rent achieved rose...

If interest rate rises weren’t enough to drive landlords out the market, mounting maintenance costs could be. Various studies and surveys have...

Buy to let lender Aldermore has named Bristol, as the best city for landlords to invest in for 2024.  Manchester, Coventry, Brighton...

Almost a million private rented households reliant on Universal Credit experience a shortfall between the benefit payments they receive and the...

The latest Rental Index from PropTech supplier Goodlord has recorded a rent rise and a reduction in void lengths over the...

Average rents on newly let properties across Britain rose 8.3 per cent year-on-year in January, the slowest pace for 13 months...

Analysis by Zoopla says rent controls introduced in Scotland have directly led to higher rents. The property portal’s research team has analysed...

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

A majority of Buy to Let landlords have been focused on growing property portfolios in the last 12 months, and not...

The Office for National Statistics says private rents in England experienced a 6.1 per cent rise in 2023, the sharpest annual...

A respected league table of yields in different parts of England and Wales has issued its latest figures. The Fleet Mortgages Buy-to-Let...

New rent control proposals put forward by politicians are unnecessary and too costly according to a leading property expert.  David Alexander -...

The chief executive of Generation Rent has slammed the chair of the NatWest Bank for comments over first time buyers. At the...

With 2023 drawing to a close, flatshare website SpareRoom has revealed data which suggests a slowdown in the rental frenzy -...

Generation Rent says it’s worked out what rent levels will be in two years’ time. The activists say rents will rise 14...

London has seen the strongest rental growth over the last year according to an analysis by lettings agency Hamptons.   The average rent...

The property portal ESPC has revealed the top-performing Edinburgh postcodes in terms of rental yields, for the third quarter of 2023. The...

New research has identified locations with the largest volume of available rental stock, based on those units at or below the...

Rents saw an autumn dip in October, following three months of rapidly escalating prices across England.  According to PropTech firm Goodlord the...

The prime London market appears to be seeing a slow return to stability - but average rental growth in the past...

A survey by a finance firm suggests not all landlords are passing their higher mortgage costs on to tenants. Octane Capital has...

A new study has revealed the top 10 UK areas with the greatest rental yield making them ideal for a buy-to-let. Confused.com...

The latest Rental Demand Index from the Barrows and Forrester agency has revealed that rental demand has surged during the third...

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

Zoopla has given its latest market update on the private rental sector, with the headline rent rise now being 10.5 per...

Rental value growth in prime London postcodes declined further in August as supply built and demand cooled.  That’s the view of high...

Rental markets near London’s Crossrail stations have seen premiums emerge, a new survey suggests.  Areas which have benefitted from the largest reductions...

Rents will rise 25 per cent over the next four years, outpacing the modest 5.5 per cent House price growth across...

The property portal ESPC has revealed the top-performing Edinburgh postcodes in terms of rental yields, for the second quarter of 2023. Using...

There are few signs that the pace of rental growth is slackening, warns Hamptons. It says the cost of a new tenancy...

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

A prominent lettings industry figure has summed up the continuing rental market frenzy in three words - “the madness continues.” Andy Halstead, HomeLet &...

July was a record breaking month for the rental market, claims a PropTech company. Goodlord analyses tens of thousands of completed tenancies...

New figures from London-focussed agency Foxtons show applicant demand up 19 per cent in June, as the capital enters the peak...

Successive Chancellors (we’re looking at you Gordon Brown and George Osborne) have monkeyed around with the market as if it was...

Across prime London, annual rental growth in June was 8.0 per cent according to data consultancy LonRes.   This takes rents to almost...

Annual growth in rental values continues to increase in the traditionally busy summer months, with little sign of an imminent slowdown.  This...

The cost of rent rose in seven of the eight regions monitored by Goodlord during June.  The average cost of rent per...

Landlords are being invited to a free event to find out more about help and incentives on offer to help local...

Data from London lettings agency Foxtons reveals that average weekly rental prices in May have surpassed the peak of 2022. The average...

The North East was England’s most affordable region to privately rent last year, Paragon Bank analysis has revealed. In the North East...

Specialist buy to let lender Fleet Mortgages says there’s been both an annual and quarterly increase in rental yields, up from...

As landlords face losses as high as £7,500 this year – thanks to increased mortgage and living costs alongside a tax overhaul...

The latest HomeLet rental index shows that UK average rental prices are continuing to rise after a previous drop in prices...

A new study by a mortgages website says it reveals the best places for buy to let investors to purchase properties. Money...

A senior financial analyst says “runaway rents” are destroying the financial resilience of tenants. Sarah Coles, head of personal finance at business...

Experts are forecasting that London rental prices are predicted to grow by 3% this year alone, while prices may increase by...

Student lets have come under the spotlight as a result of a slowdown in the building of new university student accommodation...

Analysis by professional cash buyer and portfolio landlord, LandlordBuyer (part of Open Property Group), has revealed what costs make up most...

New figures from London-focussed letting agency Foxtons show rental demand remaining very strong. Last month’s figures show that compared to January 2020,...

The perennial shortage of new homes in the capital has now collided with a sharp increase in government regulation, a tripling...

An unlikely location heads the latest league table purporting to show the highest returns on property investment. Aldermore’s Buy To let City...

Average asking rents for new tenants outside London have risen to another new record of £1,172 per calendar month says Rightmove. This...

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

At LRG we are currently seeing rental properties go within days, and sometimes hours of being placed on the market.  Rent is...

The rental market remained relatively steady in recent weeks, according to the latest index from PropTech firm Goodlord. Void periods have remained...

Specialist mortgage lender Aldermore has named what it believes to be the five best cities for landlords to invest in for...

Propertymark has come out in favour of private landlords being allowed to follow the example of social landlords in agreeing an...

Foxtons says London’s market is finally cooling - at least a little - for the Christmas period. November followed the seasonal downward...

A new study claims to show where landlords should invest in 2023, based on recent profits. The website Money has looked at...

A new market snapshot shows that tenants in London have seen bigger rent price increases than anywhere else in the UK...

Annual rental growth strengthened for the third month running, with average rents up 7.9 per cent across Britain on the same...

A Labour council introducing a vast new licensing regime claims its typical cost to a landlord would be just 0.5 per...

Rental value growth remains firmly in double-digits in prime London postcodes as demand continues to outstrip supply, according to Knight Frank. The...

Rents are still rising rapidly across Prime London, hitting a new record high, as the shortage of property available to rent...

Rent rises are predicted to outpace house price growth over the next five years.  This is according to Nicky Stevenson, managing director...

The intense heat felt across the lettings market over recent months appears to have cooled a little according to the latest...

Average rents cross the UK rose by over two per cent for the second quarter in a row during Q3 2022,...