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25 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Will ultra-low fee tempt landlords to use new lettings agency?](/upload/images/shutterstock_177566216.jpg)
A new agency - which describes itself as a “disruptor company” - says it will charge an all-in lettings and management...
24 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlord property purchases slump to record low](/upload/images/shutterstock_2380728405.jpg)
Landlords purchased just 10% of homes sold across Britain during the first half of this year - the lowest share for...
23 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Government releases official rental sector figures](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310%20(1).png)
Latest official figures from the government’s Office for National Statistics show that average UK private rents increased by 8.6% in the...
18 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Prime London rental growth at lowest level since 2021](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_1857484450(1).jpg)
In the prime London lettings market both supply and demand slowed last month according to property data consult icy LonRes. Annual rental...
12 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Phil Spencer urges landlords to make long-term investments](/upload/images/shutterstock_1935093095.jpg)
TV property guru Phil Spencer says landlords would be wise to make long-term investments despite their strong position in the current...
11 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Savills Update - Prime rents up as market back to pre-Covid norm](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/NewHomeowners1-400x310.png)
Prime London rental growth picked up in Q2 (0.7% from 0.3% in Q1), according to the latest index results from Savills,...
11 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![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
![Warning as “downward pressure on rent intensifies”](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceDrop-400x310.png)
Knight Frank is warning that as supply increases and demand drops back to normal levels, so the pressure to drop rents...
03 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Peak Rent Rises Right Now according to latest Lettings index](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyValue_400x310.png)
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...
03 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Election Policies could Push Up Rents, warns leading analyst](/upload/images/shutterstock_1911445141.jpg)
A prominent economic analyst warns that many of the rental policies advocated by the major political parties in the General Election...
20 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rental Growth Stabilising with only one area seeing rents fall](/upload/images/shutterstock_2453672281.jpg)
Rental growth seems to be stabilising, says lettings agency Hamptons. It says the cost of a newly let home in Great Britain...
19 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Over 40 tenants compete for every Gumtree rental in key towns](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Over55Tenant-400x310.png)
Some locations in the UK are seeing as many as 40-plus prospective tenants racing for the keys of every available rental...
13 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Vast majority of landlords says demand is strong](/upload/images/shutterstock_1890900034.jpg)
Over eight in 10 landlords are reporting strong levels of tenant demand, Paragon Bank research has revealed. As part of research carried...
24 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rent Rises Slowing - and that’s official](/upload/images/shutterstock_1380860129.jpg)
Average UK private rents were up 8.9% in the year to April according to the Office for National Statistics. This is a...
23 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Spike in demand by tenants for deposit alternative, claims supplier](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
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...
22 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rent rises stabilising across the country says Hamptons](/upload/images/shutterstock_2155248931.jpg)
The annual pace of rental growth on newly let homes in Great Britain continued to slow in April, with growth falling...
21 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Housing Market Snapshot - rental demand slows, sales stagnate](/upload/images/shutterstock_2176415931.jpg)
The latest RICS UK Residential Survey results shows the recent recovery in buyer demand has mellowed slightly, with the market impacted...
09 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![New batch of landlords preparing to sell, warns leading agency](/upload/images/shutterstock_2152449125.jpg)
The research head of Knight Frank is warning that a new batch of landlords are preparing to sell up and leave...
07 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Unlucky for some - 13 enquiries for each rental listing](/upload/images/shutterstock_2431192489(1).jpg)
Demand is still way ahead of supply min he private rental sector, a Rightmove survey has round. The property portal says there...
04 May 2024
From: Agent Advice
![Rental market snapshot - that latest from Goodlord](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
The latest Rental Index from Goodlord reveals that rents are now up by 5.7% over the year. The price per property over...
01 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Up Again! Rents hit new high for 17th successive month](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyValue_400x310.png)
The average advertised rent of new properties coming onto the market hits a 17th consecutive record, with the average price of...
30 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rent rises near double figures as interest rate cuts put on ice](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310%20(1).png)
The latest official government rent index shows that average private rents across the UK as a whole increased by 9.2% in...
18 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rents rising above-inflation despite growing stability](/upload/images/shutterstock_1022926636.jpg)
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
![Prime London Rents Retreat as Supply Builds](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RentalMarketLondon-400x310.png)
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
![Rent fall could be start of market turnaround, says website chief](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/RentalMarketImage-1-400x310.jpg)
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
![Rents rise in most areas as landlords quit lettings sector](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/RisingRents-400x310.jpg)
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
![Agency issues warning to landlords as tenant demand drops](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceChange-400x310.png)
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
![Rent up, Voids down - new snapshot of lettings market today](/upload/images/shutterstock_572192086(1).jpg)
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
![Lawyer steps up criticism of Gove’s attack on private landlords](/upload/images/shutterstock_194216909(1).jpg)
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
![It’s Over - Rental growth “passed its peak” says top agency](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/1-HousePriceRising.png)
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
![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
![Demand for private rental property soars again - new figures](/upload/images/shutterstock_1369277444.jpg)
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
![Big Housing Market Boost from two new snapshots](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Housing_Market-400x310.png)
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
![Here We Go Again - demand for rental properties rising once more](/upload/images/shutterstock_180368474(1).jpg)
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
![Long-term population rise to put more pressure on rental market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RentalDemand-400x310.png)
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
![Normality Returns - London rental market returning to stability at last](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3-MortgageRates1.png)
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
![Record rent rise in 2023 according to new government figures](/upload/images/shutterstock_1338355010.jpg)
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
![Yield league table shows best (and worst) performing regions](/upload/images/shutterstock_2192453705.jpg)
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
![Good news for tenants in 2024? Well, maybe…](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
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
![Mortgage Chiefs forecast better days for landlords in 2024](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Forecast-400x310.png)
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
![How will the Build To Rent market look in 2024?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent1-400x310.png)
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
![Lettings market still strong while sales sentiment is ‘less negative’ - RICS](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Housing_Market-400x310.png)
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
![On The Turn? Propertymark warns some rents are now falling](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceDrop-400x310.png)
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
![Boom Time for flats and houses let for over £5,000 per week](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
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
![Mortgages - landlord confidence in fixed rates has been restored, says lender](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/mortgage-400x310.png)
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
![Rent rise next year forecast to be one of highest ever](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Forecast-400x310.png)
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
![More big rent rises in 2024 as demand set to outstrip supply again](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Property-Value_400x310.png)
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
![Government makes regular checks on how many landlords raise rents](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
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
![Hope is dwindling for renters, claims lettings industry supplier](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3%20CoupleMakingOffer-400x310.png)
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
![Three quarters of landlords have hiked rents or will do so soon](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/RisingRents-400x310.jpg)
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
![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
![No Change! Agents warn that supply-demand mismatch still serious](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RentalDemand-400x310.png)
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
![Traditional Lettings Market Returns to London says Foxtons](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-3-400x310.png)
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
![Lettings market slowing in prime property locations](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Help%20to%20buy%20equity%20loan.jpg)
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
![Boost for London Landlords as rental growth tops expectations](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/1-HousePriceRising.png)
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
![Rental Crisis - it’s the government’s fault](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RentalDemand-400x310.png)
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
![Top 10 Areas With Greatest Buy To Let Yields](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-3-400x310.png)
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
![Typical tenant pays £2,800 more per year than in 2020 - Zoopla](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_balancing-400x310.png)
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
![Rent rises now are jaw-dropping, admits veteran industry figure](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/RisingRents-400x310.jpg)
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
![Soaring landlord costs to push rents up 25% over next four years - forecast](/upload/images/shutterstock_387290149.jpg)
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
![Bank chief stands up for buy to let and beleaguered landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-3-400x310.png)
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
![Arrears creep up as agents sound alarm on rental supply](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
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 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 Growth To Slow? Not likely, warns leading lettings agent](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Property-Value_400x310.png)
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
![Agents' View - How Is The Lettings Market Right Now?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/ToLetBoard-400x310.png)
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
![Lettings market guru warns tenants of more rent rises ahead](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/RisingRents-400x310.jpg)
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
![Market Quandary: why did rents rise so much last month?](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/RisingRents-400x310.jpg)
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
![Foxtons figures show rents and demand dip slightly in London](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/DemandDown-400x310.jpg)
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
![Prime London rents massively above pre-Covid levels](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/1-HousePriceRising.png)
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
![Renters expand search areas as affordability bites](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
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
![Up and Up - New records (again) as rents soar skywards](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RentalYields-400x310.png)
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
![Market Snapshot - voids and rents broken down by nations and regions](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/CoinsHouses-2019-400x310.jpg)
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
![Market hot-spots and cold-spots identified by new index](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Homeowners%20driving%20Google%20search%20Weekend%20Estate%20agent%20AgentOnline-400x310.png)
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
![Agent’s Message To Landlords - keep calm and carry on](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Happy(F)Landlord-400x310.png)
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
![Alarm bells ring as demand-supply mismatch rumbles on](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
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
![More big rent rises across the UK…with London at all-time high](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
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
![More big rent rises across UK…with London at all-time high](/upload/images/shutterstock_1929426920.jpg)
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
![Shocking supply shortage still the key factor in rental market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/NewBuild-2-400x310.png)
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
![Landlords can now be “incredibly choosy” says leading analyst](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/NewHomeowners1-400x310.png)
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 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
![Yields up in almost every part of the UK - new mortgage review](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Returning%20Homebuyer%20Show%20Scotland.png)
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
![Rent cap and eviction ban fail to stifle high tenant demand](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RentOnlineSearch-400x310.png)
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
![Demand remains robust as rents rise again - Propertymark](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RentalDemand-400x310.png)
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
![Rents not rising in line with soaring landlord costs - survey](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/HomeViewing-400x310.png)
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
![Holiday lets sector strong despite threat of regulation - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_1251325300.jpg)
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
![Steady As She Goes - rental market at a standstill](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BTR-400x310.png)
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
![Rent levels up again after New Year slowdown](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RightToRent-400x310.png)
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
![What’s In Store For London Rental Investors in 2023?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Flags%20%26%20Locations/London1-400x310.png)
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
![Rental return growth falling well below inflation - warning](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/ToLetBoard-400x310.png)
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
![High rents force tenants to put life on hold, says online chief](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-2-400x310.png)
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
![Budget MUST help struggling landlords - surveyors speak out](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EnergyEfficiencyPlanning-400x310.png)
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 increasingly important for renters - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EcoHomes-2-400x310.png)
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
![Perfect Storm as landlords quit and social housing volumes fall](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RentOnlineSearch-400x310.png)
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
![11 applicants for every available property, claim letting agents](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/MillenialAgents1-400x310.png)
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
![Renting “ruins retirement for single people and self-employed” - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Over55Tenant-400x310.png)
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
![Buy To Let “virtually pointless” for many landlords - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-400x310.png)
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
![Build To Rent won’t solve shortage of lettings properties - RICS](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent-400x310.png)
One of the property industry’s most respected bodies says Build To Rent won’t solve the lettings supply shortfall. The claim comes in...