A new market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows tenant demand rising but at a rather more modest...
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Rental sector and property industry views are split over the controversial idea of allowing first time buyers to put down a...
26 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
A prominent analyst says her reading of the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors market snapshot makes her believe more house...
15 September 2023
From: Breaking News
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
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has launched an eight week long consultation in a bid to gather input on its...
20 July 2023
From: Breaking News
The Halifax says house prices were flat in May, but fell 1.0 per cent in a year - the first annual...
10 June 2023
From: The Big Issues
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 Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has added its voice to the chorus of concern over landlords quitting the private sector In...
16 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
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
January 9 is the date from which a range of mortgage lenders are honouring their commitment to ensure flats in blocks...
30 December 2022
From: Breaking News
* Angels Media and Landlord Today are deeply saddened by the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II * - The latest lettings market...
09 September 2022
From: Breaking News
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has cast doubt on the UK’s ambitions to move towards Net Zero - which in...
23 August 2022
From: Breaking News
The housing chief of the Scottish Government says that all homes in that country - irrespective of tenure - must hit...
15 August 2022
From: Breaking News
The latest rentals market snapshot by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors gives the now-familiar story of how demand is far...
15 July 2022
From: Breaking News
The government has developed an insurance scheme which may help landlords who want to see flats in high rise blocks. Following the...
15 July 2022
From: Breaking News
A prominent financial analyst says the fast-rising costs of renting mean tenants are becoming less financially resilient - and this applies...
28 June 2022
From: Breaking News
A business analyst at a prominent consultancy says landlords who resist the temptation to quit the sector are “in a position...
10 June 2022
From: Breaking News
The housing market is showing signs of cooling, says the Halifax, as its latest index shows growing caution. The lender says that...
09 June 2022
From: Breaking News
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors’ latest index suggests there’s no end in sight to rent rises in 2022. RICS’ monthly sentiment...
21 January 2022
From: Breaking News
The latest rental market snapshot by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests supply and demand in the lettings sector still...
09 September 2021
From: Breaking News
Demand for private rented housing in the South East is the second highest in England - and it is thought to be...
06 September 2021
From: Breaking News
Private sector rents are falling in real terms according to government figures. Data from the Office for National Statistics show that private...
15 July 2021
From: Breaking News
The latest sentiment survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors makes welcome reading for most landlords. RICS deals only with broad...
14 May 2021
From: Breaking News
The National Residential Landlords Association is calling on the Chancellor to scrap the three per cent stamp duty levy on the...
05 February 2021
From: Breaking News
The latest sentiment survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests a drop in landlord activity across the UK. RICS does...
18 January 2021
From: Breaking News
The latest lettings market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests the vast majority of respondents expect rents in...
10 December 2020
From: Breaking News
One hidden aspect of the recent cladding controversy has been that many landlords have been unable to sell or remortgage flats...
30 November 2020
From: Breaking News
The latest study from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows a strong lettings market across the UK - except in London. “London...
08 October 2020
From: Breaking News
The number of new landlords instructing letting agents has dropped sharply - and with worse to come thanks to the coronavirus...
09 April 2020
From: Breaking News
The Government is failing to recognise clear warning signs that a rental crisis is on the horizon, the Residential Landlords Association...
13 March 2020
From: Breaking News
Rents look set to rise over the next 12 months as the supply of new rental properties dries up, according to...
16 January 2020
From: Breaking News
Rents are forecast to see strong growth over the next five years, according to the latest residential property forecast from the...
13 December 2019
From: Breaking News
With 490 disputes having arisen between landlords and tenants in the Edinburgh area in the last 12 months, SafeDeposits Scotland, which...
26 September 2019
From: Breaking News
Private rents paid by tenants in the UK increased by 1.3% in the 12 months to July 2019 and is unchanged...
15 August 2019
From: Breaking News
New communities secretary Robert Jenrick and housing minister Esther McVey look set to focus on increasing homeownership, but this appears to...
12 August 2019
From: Breaking News
The government is being urged to do more to address the ‘scourge’ of empty homes in England by supporting buy-to-let landlords...
13 March 2019
From: Breaking News
The rise in the number of buy-to-let landlords quitting the buy-to-let sector in response to a raft of tax and regulatory...
17 October 2018
From: Breaking News
A mix of tax reforms and tighter regulation for the buy-to-let sector must not prevent private landlords from being able to...
12 February 2018
From: Breaking News
A growing number of buy-to-let landlords are likely to exit the private rented sector over the next 12 months due to...
15 September 2017
From: Breaking News
Rental prices look set to increase in the coming months on the back of a growing supply-demand imbalance, as more people...
14 July 2017
From: Breaking News
Rents are forecast to rise by more than 20% over the next five years as the falling number of new landlord...
10 March 2017
From: Breaking News
Over the past two years we have seen a drastic shake up in the buy-to-let sector. Starting with rental tax changes announced...
23 February 2017
From: Breaking News
Rental prices look set to increase faster than house prices over the next five years, according to the Royal Institution of...
10 February 2017
From: Breaking News
Private rental price increases have accelerated modestly, in line with earnings across England, according to a new report from the National...
20 January 2017
From: Breaking News
Nearly one in ten properties currently available on the rental market could become unrentable by 2018 if government plans for new...
20 December 2016
From: Breaking News
The supply of homes listed on the market to let has fallen sharply now that pretty much all of the buy-to-let...
18 October 2016
From: Breaking News
The UK is facing a chronic shortage of homes to rent, chartered surveyors have said, largely because of tax changes for...
08 October 2016
From: Breaking News
With just hours remaining until the polls close, the outcome of the EU referendum is too close to call. The sense of...
23 June 2016
From: Breaking News
Tenants are set to see the cost of renting a home rise faster than their incomes and faster even than house...