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

Twenty twenty-four is a pivotal year for landlords in the Private Rented Sector (PRS). It is still the Government’s aim that...

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

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...

A legal firm says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has effectively slashed the value of holiday homes which are sold from April 2025...

According to Haslams lettings agency’s latest House Price Index, a new hotspot has emerged for private rental sector investors. It claims Reading...

Landlords seeking capital appreciation will be encouraged from two new housing market surveys - one showing a surprise rise in house...

There will be long term pressure on housing affordability and the private rental sector if demographic forecasts from a range of...

The latest HomeLet rental index begins 2024 with a glimmer of hope for tenants as rents have fallen for the second...

The substantial majority of landlords lack any optimism about their sector as they enter 2024. That’s the result of a new sentiment...

By Luke Lightfoot, Regional Director of Asset Management at Sigma Capital As the fastest growing sub-sector in the UK rental market, it’s...

Over a third of current renters believe they will never be able to buy a home in future.  And only 29 per...

A prominent lettings agent says he can see why tenants have lost faith in the government following delays in the banning...

One of the first forecasts for the rental market for 2024 suggests that strong growth will continue. Property consultancy JLL says that...

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

Airbnb says the large majority of private tenants want to boost their income, including through sub-letting rooms in their homes. In a...

It’s taken some time but one of London’s biggest lettings agencies says a ‘traditional’ lettings market has returned to the capital.  Last...

Rental growth in prime regional markets has started to slow, following runaway growth over the past three years. That’s the view from...

A lettings industry expert has admitted he has “little hope” that the current rental market crisis for renters will improve. Andy Halstead, HomeLet &...

The continued attacks on the buy to let sector have resulted in a dramatic decline in investment plans by landlords. A new...

The latest government figures on the private rental sector show rents rose 5.5 per cent in the 12 months to August,...

Landlords with property in Outer London and the East Midlands are reporting the strongest levels of tenant demand in Britain, Paragon...

Dashly, a platform that monitors over £100 billion of mortgages, says landlords in London renewing loans soon will be, on average,...

There’s a blunt warning to renters from the man behind the monthly lettings market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered...

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

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...

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

Rents in England their upward path last month, rising 0.1 per cent to an annual rate of 4.7 per cent according...

The latest data shows that while rents continue to climb, growth is starting to slow down.  According to Nicky Stevenson, managing director...

Landlord Today receives a number of unsolicited contributions from readers. These are always welcome but few are as well argued and...

After a hectic period of rent rises it appears that the lettings market is at a standstill according to PropTech firm...

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

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

  Second home market growth and falling house prices could be a combination for success. There’s been a clear positive correlation between profit...

The Royal Institution for Chartered Surveyors’ latest Residential Market Survey made for gloomy reading for many in the property market –...

Two of the UK’s highest profile animal welfare organisations want the government to introduce better protection for responsible tenants with pets. Dogs...

Improving yields throughout 2023 may stop more landlords quitting - and, in addition, rental reforms are unlikely to be as bad as...

A new study by insurance firm CIA Landlords has analysed rental prices of properties across the UK to discover possible revenue...

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

Figures from across the private rental sector have written an open letter to Housing Secretary Michael Gove, calling for a halt...

The latest rental market index from Goodlord shows rents down over the past month, with voids inching up.  All seven English regions...

An upbeat trading statement from buy to let mortgage lender Paragon suggests that the sector is relatively healthy, but losing many...

Renters don’t have it easy. Housemates can be unpredictable, rules can be strict, but worst of all – it’s expensive.  Most tenants...

New figures from London lettings agency Foxtons shows rents in the capital reaching new highs. In October, rental prices reached a record...

The Private Rental Sector is undeniably in need of some assistance, as recent changes to legislation and global events have put...

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

There is a perfect storm brewing for landlords and tenants in the UK.  Sky-rocketing energy bills, food prices and increasing rent paints...

Zoopla is warning that low-income renters across England are facing a ‘housing black hole’ due to soaring rents and the freeze...

Voids hit what has been described as an historic low in recent weeks, according to PropTech firm Goodlord. It says the average...

Average rental prices across the UK rose at the highest level since 2016 in June, government figures show.  Even so that annual...

A lettings and estate agency has revealed a location where it says 50 per cent of its sales this year have...

The cost of living crisis and soaring fuel bills mean landlords may have to rethink the concept of all-inclusive rents. That’s the...

The National Association of Property Buyers says soaring numbers of landlords are looking to sell homes - slashing stock and therefore...

Annual rental growth in prime London reached 11.1 per cent in the first quarter of this year, following a 3.4 increase...

Covid-19 has upended most industries, at least for a short while, over the past two years. But the tourism sector has...

Wealthier tenants will benefit from stiffer affordability criteria as stock levels fall and demand increases according to DJ Alexander Ltd, part...

The Covid pandemic has had a significant impact on the economy, with long term consequences that are still not fully appreciated....

Official government data suggests that rents are rising by 1.8 per cent a year - but a prominent analyst has gone...

In recent years, letting property has become more challenging due to a range of tax and regulation changes and since March...

Rental yields on student lets are climbing steadily across England according to a new analysis by Goodlord.  In good news for landlords,...

An agency and law firm, Coulters, has produced a league table of where landlords are most likely to make a loss...

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

Research by lettings agency Keller Williams suggests the Coronavirus crisis has led to dip in rents across the UK - but...

The latest survey from PropTech platform Goodlord suggests the lettings landscape is relatively stable entering 2021 - but with the prospect...

Private rental prices paid by tenants in the UK increased by 1.5% in the 12 months to June 2020, the latest...

Rents have increased to their highest level on record, according to the latest price index from the Office of National Statistics...

The increase in rental prices in London has slowed down to the level of 2015, new data shows.  Rental prices for London...

The head of flatfair, a London-based fintech that lets landlords offer “deposit-free” renting to tenants, is urging more people to sign...

Rents across most of the UK look set to increase as rising demand from prospective tenants puts upward pressure on values,...

Rental demand reached a record high of 88 prospective tenants per letting agency branch in January, up 57% from an average...

The private rented sector is set to see the sustained growth of rental values seen throughout the course of last year...

The squeeze on supply, coupled with continued demand for properties from tenants, is likely to lead to continued rental increases across...

Rental prices in London are set to increase by an average of 15% over the next five years compared to 10%...

There was a further fall in the number of private renters experiencing rent increases in October providing some ‘temporary relief for...

Buy-to-let landlords looking to add to their portfolio should consider buying property in the North East of England where rents are...

The UK has a chronic undersupply of housing. This is not news; it’s just a statement of a fact which has...

Buy-to-let is no longer a viable investment opportunity for many landlords due to the upcoming changes facing the market, according to...

Fresh analysis looking at rental prices across the UK and how they have increased over the last five years shows that...

The most reliable indicator of rental trends in the UK As the largest provider of deposit protection in the UK, our database...

The scales are tipping in the UK towards a greater number of private renters compared to owner-occupiers, as reflected by the...

Spotahome has expanded its landlord functionality for landlords to secure and process long-term rental bookings online. The PropTech startup decided to introduce...

Rental price growth in English cities undergoing extensive regeneration is outpacing the national average, new research shows. Looking at 12 cities in...

UK rents have increased by an average of 13.9% over the past five years, according to HomeLet. The group said its June...

The average rent increased in four of the eight regions monitored by Goodlord across England and Wales between May and June,...

Rents in the UK’s private rented sector increased by 1.3% in the 12 months to May 2019, up from 1.2% in April,...

Scottish rents continued to edge up in the first quarter of the year, the latest figures show. The Scottish national average increased...

Private rental prices paid by tenants in the UK increased by 1.2% in the 12 months to March 2019, up from...

Recent years have seen a shift in buyer activity across the UK’s property market, with London’s much publicised decline in popularity...

New research has looked at the best postcode combinations for a profitable buy-to-let investment, and found that outcodes (the first half...

Tax and legislative changes have unsurprisingly left many buy-to-let investors with little alternative but to pass costs onto tenants by pushing up...

Private rental prices in the UK increased by 1.1% in the 12 months to February, according to the Office for National...

Despite recent tax and regulatory changes, investment in buy-to-let has outperformed most other major asset classes over the past 10 years,...

For landlords, experiencing occasional void periods is inevitable and often out of your control. If a tenant’s circumstances change, they could...

Philip Hammond is once again being urged to reverse the previous chancellor George Osborne’s deeply unpopular tax reforms as they are...

A new tech solution called Resooma Bills has been launched this morning to help make it easier for those living in...

The increasing tax burden on landlords is likely to result in increased rents, according to research from the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders...

Private rental prices paid by tenants in the UK rose by 1% in the 12 months to January 2019, unchanged from...

Rental prices in Scotland increased further in the fourth quarter of 2018, the latest data shows. The Scottish national average increased to...