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

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

Another rental market snapshot suggests that London is suffering an oversupply of properties to let - with rents dipping as a...

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

The latest edition of the HomeLet Rental Index shows a near double-digit average annual rent rise across the UK. Renters can now...

Data from flatshare site SpareRoom suggests London is now entirely unaffordable to graduates, thanks to sky-high rents. September sees many new graduates...

The challenges facing the property market right now are well reported; from rising interest rates pushing up mortgage payments to a...

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

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

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

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

Labour’s London Mayor - buoyed up after the party’s successes in the capital in last week’s elections - has renewed his...

A player in the rental insurance field is warning landlords that the growing cost of living crisis makes it more important...

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

Bromsgrove is a classic rental market. The Worcestershire market town is enveloped by green space but is just a thirty-minute commute...

The year is ending with void periods dropping across England as demand for rental properties continues apace.  According to the latest Goodlord...

The latest Goodlord rental index shows a buoyant lettings market over the past month.  March brought a boost in average income for...

A leading market monitor suggests voids are increasing but otherwise states the rental market is in good health, one year on from...

The latest HomeLet rental index suggests that the average rent in the UK is now £974 after a 2.9 per cent...

Average UK rents slowed in the second quarter of the year as the coronavirus pandemic took its toll. Zoopla’s latest quarterly Rental...

Rents have unsurprisingly dropped over the past month, while the dip in void periods has fluctuated across the UK, the latest...

Rents continued to increase during the first quarter of the year, owed in part to a lack of supply and increasing...

There has been a sharp rise in demand for rental homes as more people start planning for life after the existing...

Rishi Sunak's first Budget included new taxes for overseas property buyers, funding to remove unsafe cladding, fresh funds to support the...

Average UK rents continued to rise in February, but failed to keep up with inflation, according to the latest HomeLet Rental...

There was an encouraging decline in void rates during February, with the UK average standing at 19 days down from 20...

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

The cost of renting a home in the UK is rising quicker than the rate of inflation, with the average monthly...

The rental market broadly remained stable in January, the latest rental index from Goodlord shows. Average rents increased in four out of...

Despite the widening supply-demand imbalance in the private rented sector, it is now generally more affordable to rent a property with...

Whether you’re a first-time landlord or a seasoned investor, finding the right buy-to-let investment is far from simple. With many factors to...

After an encouragingly buoyant summer period for the letting sector, there are growing signs that the rental market is starting to...

Void periods increased across the UK in September, with the exception of London, according to the latest Goodlord rental index. A void...

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,...

The average rent edged up in four of the eight regions monitored by Goodlord across England and Wales between April and...

Rents increased across most parts of England and Wales between March and April, according to the latest Goodlord rental index. Monthly rents...

London unsurprisingly remains the most unaffordable city to rent a room in the UK with the average cost in the capital...

UK rents have started to increase at a rate not seen in the market for more than two years, fresh figures...

The average rent for a property in the UK increased by 0.96% in the year to March but London remains a...

Private sector rents increased across most parts of England and Wales between February and March, according to the latest Goodlord rental...

London remains by far the most expensive place in the country to rent, with average rent in the capital 114% higher...

MPs will finally hold their vote on Theresa May’s Brexit deal tomorrow, with just over two months to go before the...

As 2018 draws to a close, the vast majority of areas have seen rents increase over the past 12 months, according...

There was a further rise in the number of landlords exiting the buy-to-let market, new data shows. Belvoir’s Q3 Rental Index, compiled...

Crossrail will demand hundreds of millions of pounds from the government in its third bailout of the year according to various...

Tenants typically spend a third of their monthly salary before tax on rent, new figures show, but there are wide regional...

The UK rental market remained in recession during the third quarter of 2018, the latest figures from The Deposit Protection Service...

Rents have had their biggest monthly increase for 28 months, led by gains in the East Midlands, according to the latest...

There has been a significant increase in the number of buy-to-let landlords selling up, along with a notable reduction in the...

Rental prices in Greater London have surpassed the £1,600 per calendar month (pcm) mark for the very first time, according to...

Annual rental price growth in the UK increased in June, HomeLet said on Tuesday. The latest HomeLet Rental Index shows that the...

Rents in London grew by 0.1% in the 12 months to June 2018, the first annual rental rise in the city...

Unpaid rent and rent arrears are the main reason for tenant evictions, according to Belvoir’s Q1 rental index, but that could...

There has been a rise in the number of buy-to-let landlords selling up and quitting the private rented sector, according to...

Rental prices in England are increasing at the slowest pace for five years, the latest Landbay Rental Index shows. Rents in England,...

Rental prices increased by 2% in May compared to the same month last year, the latest HomeLet Rental Index shows. The average...

With the outlook for savers looking dismal, many people continue to invest in the tried and tested route of bricks and...

Rental prices increased by 1.5% in April compared to the corresponding month a year earlier, according to the latest HomeLet Rental...

The buy-to-let market continues to see a marginal rise in residential rental prices, and this trend appears to be fuelled by...

Demand for property in the private rental market is showing no signs of slowing down, and this is placing upward pressure...

Skipton International is hoping to build on strong demand for its buy-to-let mortgages to British expats seeking to invest in England...

Most areas of England and Wales have seen rental price growth over the past 12 months, but where are rents increasing...

Rental prices increased by 1.2% in February compared to the corresponding month a year earlier, the latest HomeLet Rental Index shows. The...

There was a significant decline in rental stock coming on to the market in the final quarter of 2017, placing greater...

Rental prices continued to rise in January, albeit marginally, according to the latest HomeLet Rental Index. The average rent agreed on a...

The average cost of renting a home is now increasing across every UK region for the first time in 19 months,...

With tenants privately renting from a landlord now typically paying more than half of their income in rent, a growing number...

Annual rental price growth in the UK edged up in December, HomeLet said on Tuesday. The latest HomeLet Rental Index reveals that...

Annual rental price growth in the UK slowed to just 0.7% in November, down from 0.9% a month earlier, HomeLet’s latest...

October produced mixed results for the UK rental market as data for new listings ‘to let’ rose, while figures for properties...

Annual rental price growth in the UK slowed to just 0.9% in October, which was less than half the 2.1% increase...

The Bank of England’s decision to increase interest rates yesterday could lead to rents rising across the country as some landlords...

The average cost of renting a property in the UK rose by 2.1% in September, while tenants in the capital faced...

Following the news that Transport for London has privately warned that Crossrail 2 could be delayed by a decade, to the...

The number of new rental property listings increased by 2.4% during August compared to the same month a year ago, the...

The rental market remains firm despite the various economic and political headwinds the sector has faced recently, the latest data shows.  Newly...

Buy-to-let landlords looking to invest in London’s rental market may wish to consider investing in the capital’s outer boroughs where the...

Rents are likely to rise in the third quarter of year as fewer rental homes come on to the market because...

Rents look set to increase further in the coming months, as the supply-demand imbalance continues to grow. With landlords facing increasing pressure...

UK rental prices returned to growth in July, the first rise recorded for three months, according to the latest HomeLet Rental...

The average rental value of a new letting in the UK increased by just 0.24% in the first six months of...

Rents have flat-lined across most of the UK, as a growing number of landlords refrain from asking for rental increases, new...

The number of properties coming on to the private rental market continues to fall, driving up rents across many parts of...

UK rental prices fell for the first time in eight years in May, according to the latest HomeLet Rental Index. The figures...

Young private renters are facing staggering new hurdles to simply live alone and make a decent wage, new research shows.   Those attempting...

Rents in London have recorded their first annual drop for eight years, according to the latest HomeLet Rental Index. In April, the...

Rental price growth in the UK remains sluggish, the latest HomeLet Rental Index shows. The annual rate of rental price inflation reached...

The pace of UK rental growth has more than halved since the end of March 2016, slowing consistently since the introduction...

Rent increases across the UK have slowed to their lowest level since 2013, fresh data has revealed, with prices in London...

Rental price inflation is now running below general inflation as measured by the consumer price index, as a growing number of buy-to-let...

Rents in the residential property sector are continuing to rise across many parts of the UK with no fewer than 20...

Rents across the UK are continuing to cool down, according the HomeLet Rental Index. The annual rate of rental price inflation fell to...

The Southern Rail strikes which have caused disruption for commuters have started to have an impact on rental price growth in...

Prime rents in the Home Counties dropped by an average of 0.8% last year, as a higher number of homes available...

Annual rental price growth slowed to just 1.7% in December, which was less than half the 3.8% increase recorded in December 2015,...

The average cost of renting a home has increased outside of London as rent paid rose 2% and pay fell over...

Annual rental price growth reached 3.1% in November taking the average UK rent to £898 per month, which although higher than November...

Rents across the UK are set to rise considerably faster than house prices over the next three years, according to the...

Annual rental price growth slowed to 3% in October, which is the lowest rate of increase this year, HomeLet’s latest Rental Index has...