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The average advertised rent of new properties coming onto the market hits a 17th consecutive record, with the average price of...

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

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

Landlords and renters’ activists are at either end of the spectrum reacting to a controversial report on the private rental sector. Yesterday...

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...

In a final call on the Chancellor to help the private rental sector in today’s Budget, the National Residential Landlords Association...

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’s a warning this morning that stricter Energy Performance Certificate measures for the private rental sector may not have gone, after...

I recently attended the NRLA’s annual conference in Birmingham and a theme that still dominates discussion in the industry is the...

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

Court Reform first, then scrap Section 21 - landlord leader tells MPs Rental reforms will not work unless the government reforms the...

A controversial ‘housing emergency’ declared by a city council is the result of decades of low investment in social housing according...

Our generations-old obsession with home-ownership may be waning for the first time in recent memory. The introduction of the Housing Act in...

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

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

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

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

One of the country’s most prominent housing market indices says the current imbalance between supply and demand in the rental sector...

There’s news for tenants on a budget - it may now cost less to be a lodger in a house than...

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

The Nationwide says March saw a further decline in house prices - they are down 3.1 per cent compared with the...

Baroness Alicia Kennedy, the outgoing director of Generation Rent, is angry with Jeremy Hunt. The Baroness claims “the cost of living crisis...

Last week it was announced that North Devon's second homeowners could pay double the amount of council tax after one year...

The flat is back in demand in Britain’s most expensive rental enclave, a lettings agency says.  Demand for apartments in prime central...

Every year, those thinking about investing in property for the first time and even current landlords ask themselves whether it’s the...

Average asking rents for new tenants outside London have risen to another new record of £1,172 per calendar month says Rightmove. This...

Four former Conservative housing ministers have backed a think-tank’s proposals for more housebuilding as a way to resolve the UK’s supply...

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

The average house price fell a further 1.5 per cent in December according to the Halifax - and that comes on...

At LRG we are currently seeing rental properties go within days, and sometimes hours of being placed on the market.  Rent is...

I think 2022 can be summarised as ‘unsettling’ to say the least. With three prime ministers in less than six months,...

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

The Bank of England has increased its base rate from 2.25 per cent to 3.0 per cent. This is the largest hike...

House prices could fall by around 10 per cent in the next year, a mortgage expert is warning.  Ray Bolger, senior mortgage...

Propertymark has welcomed a pledge by the new Housing Secretary to boost housing supply. After he was appointed last week, Simon Clarke...

A new survey shows a large majority of investors believe buy to let has lost its shine. Investment platform Shojin’s survey -...

New figures from London agency Foxtons highlight the continuing imbalance between supply and demand across the capital. It says rents were up...

Landlords may be alarmed at Rightmove’s latest asking price market snapshot which shows an average 1.3 per cent fall this month. But...

With speculation about what happens next in Westminster at fever pitch, now isn’t the time to make predictions as to how...

Landlords are in danger of losing the narrative again. With rental inflation hitting record levels, much of the noise we see in...

The housing market is showing signs of cooling, says the Halifax, as its latest index shows growing caution.  The lender says that...

Wherever you stand, whether you’re a landlord or tenant, the supply and demand issues impacting the private rented sector are at...

Landlords have enjoyed more capital appreciation with the average UK house price rising again in April, up by 1.1 per cent...

The latest forecast for the UK lettings market this year is that there will be a four per cent rise in...

In this weekend feature, Daniel Evans, chair of the Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) and the managing director of Home...

Our housing market needs a long-term vision, and one which is co-ordinated across government and the wider industry. And it is...

One of the major lettings market indices has produced figures showing how much rents rose in 2021. HomeLet says the average rent...

Property prices will fall 1.1 per cent this month - December - according to a forecast by comparison service Reallymoving. However any...

Acute tenant demand over the third quarter of 2021 has propelled UK rental growth to its highest level for over a...

Zoopla says rental properties are typically letting almost a week faster than a year ago. It claims that with supply and demand...

The latest rental market snapshot by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests supply and demand in the lettings sector still...

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

With activity in the market continuing to rise and the number new tenancies back to pre-pandemic levels, landlords are enjoying strong...

Buy-to-let is no longer the investment of choice for some people, new data suggests.  The buy-to-let share of all online mortgage searches...

It is common knowledge the UK is facing an undersupply of housing. Unfortunately, this is not a sudden phenomenon – the...

Is the UK on the brink of a mass landlord exodus? It may seem like an ominous question, but ask people...

Rents look set to rise across much of the UK this year as the supply and demand gap continues to widen...

Now that 2020 is underway, activity in the property market is likely to start picking up due to the traditional seasonal...

Rents look set to rise across much of the UK next year owed in part to a further increase in the...

With just one day until voting day, each of the main political parties has outlined its plans for the country, including for...

Thursday’s general election presents the main political parties with an opportunity to address voters’ concerns about housing, and not just focus...

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

But-to-let landlords thinking about expanding their property portfolio will find that the sustained drop in the number of new homes for...

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

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

Legal & General has unveiled its first Build to Rent (BTR) scheme in Scotland to help meet the increasing demand for...

Life just doesn’t get any easier for Theresa May. No sooner had her Brexit withdrawal plan been rejected by a record-breaking...

Rents in London are expected to increase further in 2019 due to the widening supply-demand imbalance in the capital’s rental market,...

Going by press headlines, it would be easy to imagine that buy-to-let landlords in the UK are struggling to keep going...

Over recent times, politicians of all persuasions have been increasingly vocal about their sympathy for the plight of renters. So far,...

The number private landlords selling their buy-to-let properties reached a record high in April due to a raft of recent tax...

Average rents in prime central London recorded a fall of 3.1% over the course of 2017, but the rate of decline...

The supply of rental properties fell by 3.7% during October when compared to the previous month, according to fresh data from...

The supply of homes is set to fall while demand from tenants continues to increase, according to the latest research from...

Supply and demand are perhaps the most fundamental concepts of economics, and it is the main reason why UK house prices...

A chronic shortage of properties continues to drive rental prices upwards across the country, according to the Association of Residential Letting...

More than a quarter of letting agents saw private rents rise in May despite an increase in the supply of rental...

Brexit, Brexit, Brexit – it’s the black cloud hanging above each and every industry as the government works to negotiate a...

London has been identified as the most expensive region in Britain to be a landlord, according to fresh research by Kent...

Changes to taxation and greater flexibility from landlords means activity in the super prime rental market across the Home Counties is...

The number of properties being listed to let dropped for the fourth consecutive month in April, and this is placing upward...

Since the twin onslaughts of George Osborne’s Section 24 tax raid and the wholly unfounded negative hype surrounding Brexit, the talk...

Average rents in Great Britain have fallen for the first time in more than six years, driven by a sharp drop...

Rental prices continued to fall across prime central London during the fourth quarter of last year, but values are expected to...

Rental prices look set to increase in the coming months on the back of a growing supply-demand imbalance, the latest Private...

Over the past two years we have seen a drastic shake up in the buy-to-let sector. Starting with rental tax changes announced...

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

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 substantial imbalance between supply and demand is likely to persist, maintaining upward pressure on rental prices in 2017, according to...

The cost of renting property in London looks set to increase in the months ahead on the back of the widening...

Buy-to-let landlords will be left with little alternative but to raise rents or sell their properties due to the government’s punitive...

The buy-to-let market in Scotland has remained resilient throughout 2016 and continues to offer enticing rental yields for landlords, according to...

The number of residential properties on letting agents’ books reached its highest level of the year so far in July, according...

The head of the UK's largest property franchise group has called on the new Housing Minister, Gavin Barwell, to reverse 'punitive...

Rents on new tenancies continued to increase across most parts of the UK over the three months to July, albeit at...

Almost half of letting agents have witnessed uncertainty from landlords looking to let properties, which ‘could cause waves in the rental...

Rents have started to fall as landlords who rushed to acquire homes before the introduction of the extra stamp duty surcharge...

March saw the sharpest month-on-month fall in Scottish rents on record, according to the latest Scotland Buy-to-Let Index from Your Move.   Average...