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Rental growth continued to cool in February, says the latest market snapshot from lettings agency Hamptons. Last month, the average rent on...
20 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Seasonality is returning to the prime London lettings market after three tumultuous years. The pandemic meant the market was initially flooded with...
16 March 2024
From: Agent Advice
Newly released data by flatshare website SpareRoom reveals average rental prices in Greater London have seen a drop. Average rental prices in...
15 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A new market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows tenant demand rising but at a rather more modest...
15 March 2024
From: Breaking News
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...
13 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The latest Rental Index from PropTech supplier Goodlord has recorded a rent rise and a reduction in void lengths over the...
05 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A prominent lawyer has stepped up her criticisms of Housing Secretary Michael Gove and his attacks on buy to let and...
28 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Average rents on newly let properties across Britain rose 8.3 per cent year-on-year in January, the slowest pace for 13 months...
20 February 2024
From: Breaking News
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
Two thirds of landlords say the demand for private rented housing is continuing to increase, according to new research commissioned by...
12 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Landlords seeking capital appreciation will be encouraged from two new housing market surveys - one showing a surprise rise in house...
08 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Six in 10 landlords recorded increased tenant demand for their properties in the final quarter of 2023, Paragon Bank research has...
05 February 2024
From: Breaking News
There will be long term pressure on housing affordability and the private rental sector if demographic forecasts from a range of...
19 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Two new reports - from lettings agency Foxtons and data consultancy LonRes - show London’s rental market returning to pre-pandemic normality. Foxtons...
19 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The Office for National Statistics says private rents in England experienced a 6.1 per cent rise in 2023, the sharpest annual...
18 January 2024
From: Breaking News
A respected league table of yields in different parts of England and Wales has issued its latest figures. The Fleet Mortgages Buy-to-Let...
18 January 2024
From: Breaking News
With 2023 drawing to a close, flatshare website SpareRoom has revealed data which suggests a slowdown in the rental frenzy -...
30 December 2023
From: Agent Advice
Many landlords say they’re set to expand investments in 2024 despite facing up to 80 per cent higher costs in the...
29 December 2023
From: Breaking News
By Luke Lightfoot, Regional Director of Asset Management at Sigma Capital As the fastest growing sub-sector in the UK rental market, it’s...
23 December 2023
From: Top tips & guides
The latest RICS Residential Survey, out today, points to an improved outlook for the housing market, with the more optimistic sentiment...
15 December 2023
From: Breaking News
A surprising one in seven lettings agents is now reporting a fall in rents rather than a rise. Although far more agents...
06 December 2023
From: Breaking News
London’s ultra-prime rental market has returned this year to pre-Covid levels for the first time, an agency claims. Beauchamp Estates - using...
05 December 2023
From: Breaking News
A mortgage lender survey suggests landlords are returning to fixed rate mortgages. Landbay says more investors are opting for five-year fixed mortgages...
04 December 2023
From: Breaking News
The latest lettings market forecast from Savills says average UK rents to end 2023 at up 9.5 per cent year on...
28 November 2023
From: Breaking News
One of the first forecasts for the rental market for 2024 suggests that strong growth will continue. Property consultancy JLL says that...
13 November 2023
From: Breaking News
The government's Office for National Statistics has revealed that it conducts an exercise to assess the likelihood that landlords will increase...
06 November 2023
From: Breaking News
The latest edition of the HomeLet Rental Index shows a near double-digit average annual rent rise across the UK. Renters can now...
03 November 2023
From: Breaking News
The Deposit Protection Service is the latest part of the industry to try to quantify how many landlords are implementing rent...
31 October 2023
From: Breaking News
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
Propertymark says there’s no change in the mismatch between supply and demand in the rental market - unfortunately. Chief executive Nathan Emerson,...
26 October 2023
From: Breaking News
It’s taken some time but one of London’s biggest lettings agencies says a ‘traditional’ lettings market has returned to the capital. Last...
17 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Rental growth in prime regional markets has started to slow, following runaway growth over the past three years. That’s the view from...
13 October 2023
From: Breaking News
A leading lettings agency and property consultancy has revealed that it anticipates stronger-than-expected rental growth this year and next in prime...
11 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Failed government policies are to blame for the chronic supply shortage in the private rental sector. That’s the view of the National...
06 October 2023
From: Breaking News
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...
30 September 2023
From: Top tips & guides
Zoopla has given its latest market update on the private rental sector, with the headline rent rise now being 10.5 per...
18 September 2023
From: Breaking News
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...
12 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Rents will rise 25 per cent over the next four years, outpacing the modest 5.5 per cent House price growth across...
11 September 2023
From: Breaking News
A bank chief has used a national newspaper interview to make a stand in favour of buy to let landlords and...
29 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Propertymark chief executive Nathan Emerson says the lettings market is defined now by the “alarming disparity” between demand and supply. In the...
23 August 2023
From: Breaking News
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
There are few signs that the pace of rental growth is slackening, warns Hamptons. It says the cost of a new tenancy...
17 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Over recent years, as successive governments have tightened lettings legislation and increased the tax burden on landlords, some with investment properties...
12 August 2023
From: Agent Advice
There’s a blunt warning to renters from the man behind the monthly lettings market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered...
11 August 2023
From: Breaking News
July was a record breaking month for the rental market, claims a PropTech company. Goodlord analyses tens of thousands of completed tenancies...
04 August 2023
From: Breaking News
02 August 2023
From: Breaking News
New figures from London-focussed agency Foxtons show applicant demand up 19 per cent in June, as the capital enters the peak...
21 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Across prime London, annual rental growth in June was 8.0 per cent according to data consultancy LonRes. This takes rents to almost...
12 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Annual growth in rental values continues to increase in the traditionally busy summer months, with little sign of an imminent slowdown. This...
11 July 2023
From: Breaking News
The average UK rental price is now £1,229 pcm, increasing 1.3 per cent from last month. Greater London sees a massive...
06 July 2023
From: Breaking News
The cost of rent rose in seven of the eight regions monitored by Goodlord during June. The average cost of rent per...
04 July 2023
From: Breaking News
The latest rental market snapshot from lettings agency Barrows and Forrester has revealed the hottest location for tenant demand. It says Dorset...
30 June 2023
From: Breaking News
The long-awaited Renters Reform Bill has been unveiled, as Ministers bid to address the housing crisis and create a fairer rental...
17 June 2023
From: Agent Advice
The latest lettings and sales market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has prompted a warning from a leading...
09 June 2023
From: Breaking News
The latest lettings market index shows another big rise - with London at its highest-ever level. HomeLet says the average UK rent...
06 June 2023
From: Breaking News
The latest lettings market index shows another big rise - with London at its highest-ever level. HomeLet says the average UK rent...
06 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Propertymark says the number of new prospective tenants registering per member branch rose slightly to 118 in April. This figure is up...
30 May 2023
From: Breaking News
A prominent business analyst says the great rental sell-off leaves remaining landlords in a powerful position. Sarah Coles, head of personal finance...
12 May 2023
From: Breaking News
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
Specialist buy to let lender Fleet Mortgages says there’s been both an annual and quarterly increase in rental yields, up from...
26 April 2023
From: Breaking News
Rental demand in Scotland remains high according to the first quarterly report by DJ Alexander Ltd and Stonehouse - the two...
21 April 2023
From: Breaking News
The number of new prospective tenants registering at each branch of a Propertymark-member lettings agency held steady at 106 in March,...
19 April 2023
From: Breaking News
A lettings agency says its research shows that higher interest rates have not been passed on to tenants through higher rent. Barrows...
17 April 2023
From: Breaking News
A UK holiday lets firm insists the sector is in good health despite the return of foreign vacations and the end...
17 April 2023
From: Breaking News
After a hectic period of rent rises it appears that the lettings market is at a standstill according to PropTech firm...
11 April 2023
From: Breaking News
The latest HomeLet rental index shows that UK average rental prices are continuing to rise after a previous drop in prices...
05 April 2023
From: Breaking News
Experts are forecasting that London rental prices are predicted to grow by 3% this year alone, while prices may increase by...
25 March 2023
From: Agent Advice
Rents are up significantly in all regions and most notably in Greater London and Scotland according to the property website Home. It...
22 March 2023
From: Breaking News
The head of online room-matching service SpareRoom says tenants are putting their lives on hold because rents are so high. Matt Hutchinson,...
16 March 2023
From: Breaking News
The normally under-the-radar Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has made an unusually outspoken plea to the government to help landlords. In particular,...
10 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Good EPC ratings are increasingly important for tenants when considering which properties to rent, it’s been claimed. Nicky Stevenson, managing director of...
09 March 2023
From: Breaking News
A perfect storm is brewing in the lettings market with rents spiralling driven by increasing demand fuelled by workers returning to...
22 February 2023
From: Breaking News
There were 108 new applicants registered per Propertymark member lettings agency branch on average in January, compared to just 64 in...
20 February 2023
From: Breaking News
A business consultancy says the high cost of renting is ruining the retirement dreams of different groups, such as single people...
15 February 2023
From: Breaking News
A property industry trade body chief says buy to let is “virtually pointless” for landlords with substantial mortgages who seek income...
09 February 2023
From: Breaking News
One of the property industry’s most respected bodies says Build To Rent won’t solve the lettings supply shortfall. The claim comes in...
09 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Landlords with properties in Central London have reported the highest levels of tenant demand across England and Wales. Research on behalf of...
01 February 2023
From: Breaking News
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
New data from flatshare site SpareRoom reveals that rents reached an all-time high in Q4 2022, with the average UK room...
18 January 2023
From: Breaking News
Prime rental growth in London ended 2022 up 10.9 per cent on the year, according to Savills prime lettings index, as...
18 January 2023
From: Breaking News
The mismatch between demand and supply will keep the rental market strong in 2023 according to an agency chief. Nicky Stevenson, managing...
17 January 2023
From: Breaking News
New rental stock accounts for just 16 per cent according to fresh figures released about the lettings market. Property company Ocasa has...
13 January 2023
From: Breaking News
At LRG we are currently seeing rental properties go within days, and sometimes hours of being placed on the market. Rent is...
07 January 2023
From: Agent Advice
The rental market remained relatively steady in recent weeks, according to the latest index from PropTech firm Goodlord. Void periods have remained...
06 January 2023
From: Breaking News
New research has found that nearly half of landlords feel it’s harder being a landlord now compared to the start of...
04 January 2023
From: Breaking News
There’s a warning that the next 12 months could be even worse than the last for the private rental sector in...
28 December 2022
From: Breaking News
A new analysis of the market released by Rightmove shows that this year has been the most competitive on record. At its...
28 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Foxtons says London’s market is finally cooling - at least a little - for the Christmas period. November followed the seasonal downward...
23 December 2022
From: Breaking News
The new editor of an influential newspaper property supplement has come up with a way of solving what she calls “the...
19 December 2022
From: Breaking News
A new market snapshot shows that tenants in London have seen bigger rent price increases than anywhere else in the UK...
14 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Annual rental growth strengthened for the third month running, with average rents up 7.9 per cent across Britain on the same...
13 December 2022
From: Breaking News
An upbeat trading statement from buy to let mortgage lender Paragon suggests that the sector is relatively healthy, but losing many...
08 December 2022
From: Breaking News
A holiday lettings agency has taken the unusual step of speaking out in favour of higher council tax for second home...
30 November 2022
From: Breaking News
One in eight private renters aged between 18 and 35 years old have already moved home to save money during the...
23 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Rental value growth remains firmly in double-digits in prime London postcodes as demand continues to outstrip supply, according to Knight Frank. The...
22 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Tenants should brace themselves for soaring rents in the New Year, a property expert warns. The National Association of Property Buyers predicts...
21 November 2022
From: Breaking News
New figures from London lettings agency Foxtons shows rents in the capital reaching new highs. In October, rental prices reached a record...
15 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Rent rises are predicted to outpace house price growth over the next five years. This is according to Nicky Stevenson, managing director...