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The latest official government rent index shows that average private rents across the UK as a whole increased by 9.2% in...

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...

A new market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows tenant demand rising but at a rather more modest...

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...

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

A prominent lawyer has stepped up her criticisms of Housing Secretary Michael Gove and his attacks on buy to let and...

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

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

Two thirds of landlords say the demand for private rented housing is continuing to increase, according to new research commissioned by...

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

Six in 10 landlords recorded increased tenant demand for their properties in the final quarter of 2023, Paragon Bank research has...

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

Two new reports - from lettings agency Foxtons and data consultancy LonRes - show London’s rental market returning to pre-pandemic normality. Foxtons...

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...

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

Many landlords say they’re set to expand investments in 2024 despite facing up to 80 per cent higher costs in the...

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

The latest RICS Residential Survey, out today, points to an improved outlook for the housing market, with the more optimistic sentiment...

A surprising one in seven lettings agents is now reporting a fall in rents rather than a rise. Although far more agents...

London’s ultra-prime rental market has returned this year to pre-Covid levels for the first time, an agency claims. Beauchamp Estates - using...

A mortgage lender survey suggests landlords are returning to fixed rate mortgages. Landbay says more investors are opting for five-year fixed mortgages...

The latest lettings market forecast from Savills says average UK rents to end 2023 at up 9.5 per cent year on...

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

The government's Office for National Statistics has revealed that it conducts an exercise to assess the likelihood that landlords will increase...

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

The Deposit Protection Service is the latest part of the industry to try to quantify how many landlords are implementing rent...

The average asking price across the UK based on the available stock is now £1,829 per month according to property consultancy...

Propertymark says there’s no change in the mismatch between supply and demand in the rental market - unfortunately. Chief executive Nathan Emerson,...

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 leading lettings agency and property consultancy has revealed that it anticipates stronger-than-expected rental growth this year and next in prime...

Failed government policies are to blame for the chronic supply shortage in the private rental sector. That’s the view of the National...

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...

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

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...

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

A bank chief has used a national newspaper interview to make a stand in favour of buy to let landlords and...

Propertymark chief executive Nathan Emerson says the lettings market is defined now by the “alarming disparity” between demand and supply. In the...

Rents continue to rise rapidly in every English region, Scotland and Wales according to the latest market snapshot from the respected...

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...

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

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

The number of voids has dropped by 44 per cent in the past month to hit an average of just nine...

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

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 average UK rental price is now £1,229 pcm, increasing 1.3 per cent from last month.   Greater London sees a massive...

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

The latest rental market snapshot from lettings agency Barrows and Forrester has revealed the hottest location for tenant demand. It says Dorset...

The long-awaited Renters Reform Bill has been unveiled, as Ministers bid to address the housing crisis and create a fairer rental...

The latest lettings and sales market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has prompted a warning from a leading...

The latest lettings market index shows another big rise - with London at its highest-ever level. HomeLet says the average UK rent...

The latest lettings market index shows another big rise - with London at its highest-ever level. HomeLet says the average UK rent...

Propertymark says the number of new prospective tenants registering per member branch rose slightly to 118 in April.  This figure is up...

A prominent business analyst says the great rental sell-off leaves remaining landlords in a powerful position. Sarah Coles, head of personal finance...

Most landlords are no better off now, even after substantial rent increases over recent years.  Rightmove recently reported that national average asking...

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

Rental demand in Scotland remains high according to the first quarterly report by DJ Alexander Ltd and Stonehouse - the two...

The number of new prospective tenants registering at each branch of a Propertymark-member lettings agency held steady at 106 in March,...

A lettings agency says its research shows that higher interest rates have not been passed on to tenants through higher rent. Barrows...

A UK holiday lets firm insists the sector is in good health despite the return of foreign vacations and the end...

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...

Rents are up significantly in all regions and most notably in Greater London and Scotland according to the property website Home. It...

The head of online room-matching service SpareRoom says tenants are putting their lives on hold because rents are so high. Matt Hutchinson,...

The normally under-the-radar Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has made an unusually outspoken plea to the government to help landlords. In particular,...

Good EPC ratings are increasingly important for tenants when considering which properties to rent, it’s been claimed. Nicky Stevenson, managing director of...

A perfect storm is brewing in the lettings market with rents spiralling driven by increasing demand fuelled by workers returning to...

There were 108 new applicants registered per Propertymark member lettings agency branch on average in January, compared to just 64 in...

A business consultancy says the high cost of renting is ruining the retirement dreams of different groups, such as single people...

A property industry trade body chief says buy to let is “virtually pointless” for landlords with substantial mortgages who seek income...

One of the property industry’s most respected bodies says Build To Rent won’t solve the lettings supply shortfall. The claim comes in...

Landlords with properties in Central London have reported the highest levels of tenant demand across England and Wales. Research on behalf of...

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...

Prime rental growth in London ended 2022 up 10.9 per cent on the year, according to Savills prime lettings index, as...

The mismatch between demand and supply will keep the rental market strong in 2023 according to an agency chief. Nicky Stevenson, managing...

New rental stock accounts for just 16 per cent according to fresh figures released about the lettings market. Property company Ocasa has...

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...

New research has found that nearly half of landlords feel it’s harder being a landlord now compared to the start of...

There’s a warning that the next 12 months could be even worse than the last for the private rental sector in...

A new analysis of the market released by Rightmove shows that this year has been the most competitive on record.  At its...

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

The new editor of an influential newspaper property supplement has come up with a way of solving what she calls “the...

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...

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

A holiday lettings agency has taken the unusual step of speaking out in favour of higher council tax for second home...

One in eight private renters aged between 18 and 35 years old have already moved home to save money during the...

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

Tenants should brace themselves for soaring rents in the New Year, a property expert warns.  The National Association of Property Buyers predicts...

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

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

The latest data from Chestertons, one of London’s largest lettings agents, suggests that the capital’s rental market could be showing early...