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New figures show the scale of the rental supply slump in recent years. The respected Home website, which produces a monthly lettings...

One in 10 UK tenants are now spending at least 60% of their take home salary on their rent, according to...

OnTheMarket has launched a new report giving details of real-time lettings activity in local markets across the country.  OTM says that there;’s...

The latest rental index from PropTech firm Goodlord shows record-breaking rises. William Reeve, chief executive of Goodlord, comments: “These July figures show...

Rightmove has thrown its weight behind the new Labour government’s bid to help first time buyers - and it wants it...

Figures from the National House Building Council show that housebuilding is currently running at only half the rate the new Labour...

Foxtons says London’s lettings market is now at its summer peak. New internal data from the company claims demand rose by 15%...

New analysis from the British Property Federation (BPF) shows a dramatic slump in the number of Build To Rent units started. Although...

Asking rents continue to show posi­tive, albeit lower, growth in most regions according to the property website Home. The site conducts a...

Hamptons, one of the high-end brands owned by Connells, had appointed Graeme Young as regional lettings director.  Young assumes responsibility for 14-branches...

There’s a call from a prominent international building science service for the new Labour government to review the Energy Performance Certificates. EPCs...

Letting agents have the toughest job trying to balance the needs of landlord and tenants while politicians create uncertainty around the...

Would-be buyers with a 5% deposit face paying £300 per month more in mortgage repayments than if they continued renting, says...

A prominent housing market analyst says people shouldn’t bother reading election literature but instead study interest rates if they want to...

Build To Rent provider Sigma Capital says it’s enjoyed a record breaking period of growth. Over 2023 and so far in 2024...

Asking rents continue to show posi­tive growth in all regions except Greater London, the UK’s largest rental market, where they continue...

A third of homes currently for sale can be bought with a mortgage and monthly repayments that cost less than the...

Fine & Country says it’s staging so-called Masterclass sessions with experts creating strategies “to help agents dominate the prime property market...

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

A controversial rental sector figure claims over half of the properties listed to let are actually available for a tenant to...

Data from in-the-news agency Foxtons reveals rental applicant demand has increased 9% from February, yet is now still 14% lower year...

A deposit alternative service claims the cost of rent has outpaced salary growth by 5.2% over the past 10 years, leaving...

Rents rose 9% on average in the UK in Q1 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, says flatshare site SpareRoom. Out...

The UK's rental market is experiencing a slowdown says a lettings chief. Nicky Stevenson, Managing Director of Fine & Country notes that...

Almost one in three buy to let landlords are set to sell up in the next 12 months. That’s the shock statistic...

The latest rental data from PropTech supplier Goodlord has shown that March rents are now up by over 6% year-on-year.  And looking...

Prime London rental values ticked up 0.3% over the first three months of 2024, according to Savills, as the market continues...

HomeLet and Let Alliance’s chief executive Andy Halstead has called for less “government grandstanding” and more direct action to recognise the...

For first time buyers, renting is cheaper than buying in most of the UK according to new data from the Halifax.  London, the...

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

Asking rents continue to show pos­itive annualised growth in all regions except Greater London and Scotland.  That’s according to respected property website...

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

Aldermore has named Bristol, as the best city for landlords to invest in for 2024.  Manchester, Coventry, Brighton and London make up...

Another index has suggested a small monthly increase in house prices in England and Wales - even though the annual rate...

The British Property Federation claims the time required for Build To Rent planning applications has significantly increased over the past decade...

There were 12,000 first time buyers over the age of 50 in the UK in 2022, the latest figures available. This means...

A return of pent-up demand and mortgage rates falling below five per cent have boosted the start of the year for...

Savills says prime rental growth across London and the country has stalled for the first time in almost three years. In prime...

A survey by one of the industry’s deposit alternative services, flatfair, shows that - unsurprisingly - over 61 per cent rank...

The UK rental market is experiencing a gradual easing in demand, marking a shift from the peak levels witnessed in recent...

London has seen the strongest rental growth over the last year according to an analysis by lettings agency Hamptons.   The average rent...

A new Bank of England survey has confirmed a growing outflow of landlords from the private rental sector since 2020. The Bank’s...

Next year will see “a strong resurgence” in the rental market, a leading agent predicts. Nicky Stevenson, Managing Director of Fine &...

The latest Rental Index from PropTech firm Goodlord has shown that year-on-year rents are up by 7.3 per cent across England...

Propertymark has outlined an extensive regional programme for next year. It’s going to hold 19 regional events under the #morefor24 campaign slogan. The...

A prominent lettings agent says there’s been a definite improvement in rental affordability in most areas - but he doubts all...

Affordability limits have been reached in several regions of the UK, the Home property website suggests. While some regions are still recording...

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

Average rents in Scotland for new tenancies in the private sector have risen by double digits for the fourth quarter in a...

Lomond has snapped up another lettings book - it’s of the Royston & Lund agency in the East Midlands. The 600 properties...

Annual rental growth across remained in double-digits during September, with the average cost of a new let up 11.7 per cent...

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

Rent levels and voids held steady over the past month with strong demand keeping annual price growth at nearly eight per...

New research shows that the majority of letting agents believe they are not paid sufficiently for their work. Research from the Goodlord...

The rental market remained strong in August says PropTech firm Goodlord. Despite average rents dipping marginally after a record breaking July -...

Connells’ high end brand John D Wood & Co. Is opening of a new office in Winchester, Hampshire. It occupies a stone-built...

Average rents in Scotland for new tenancies in the private rented sector have risen by double digits for the third time...

Professional cleaning firm Prompt Cleaners has created a league table of regions and local authorities where renting is cheapest and dearest. The...

The north of England is outperforming the south when it comes to yields and capital appreciation, a new survey has discovered. In...

The average rent on a newly let property in Britain rose to £1,273 pcm in June, a new record according to...

Rents continue to soar across the UK according to data released by flatshare website SpareRoom.  It says average UK room rents were...

A new assessment of the average cost to a UK property owner of improving their EPC rating suggests it’s soared to...

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

New data from the Office for National Statistics, based on the 2021 Census results, show growth in the number of holiday...

Typical UK rents now account for 28.3 per cent of average pre-tax earnings - slightly above the 10-year average of 27...

Lettings chain Fine & Country says rents are likely to steadily rise through the summer. Nicky Stevenson, managing director of Fine &...

The cost of rent across England rose for the fifth consecutive month during May, according to PropTech firm Goodlord. During the month,...

A PropTech supplier to letting agents claims that tenants are more likely to have Netflix than contents insurance.  A survey of 1,013...

A holiday lettings agency has come out fighting on behalf of its clients. Following calls by local leaders in Cornwall and Devon...

Strong rental growth pushed the average monthly rent on a newly let property outside London up to £1,002 pcm in April,...

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

Lettings agency Fine & Country believes that tenants will continue to feel the pressure this spring with rental growth expected to...

Fast-growing agency network Lomond is launching its own national and regional market information - and it claims it’s using data rarely...

Average room rents rose by 10 per cent or more in every UK region, every London region and almost every major...

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

Cheshire has topped a new ranking of the best places in the UK to invest in a holiday let, according to...

Rents across Great Britain hit another record high in February, averaging £1,230 pcm for a newly let home.   The figure - which...

After what appeared to be a lull over the New Year, the rental market is firing on all cylinders again according...

An agency brand says it’s “astounded” at how many of its member branches want to take part in an international investment...

Build To Rent provider Sigma Capital Group Limited has announced plans to deliver 865 new homes across 11 sites around the...

England’s HMO market is shrinking despite a widespread need for more affordable rental accommodation. In 2019/20, there were an estimated 510,776 HMOs...

The latest Rental Index from Goodlord shows a mixed market with rents holding steady but voids increasing in certain regions. The cost...

The availability of stock within the owner-occupied market is now back to a pre-pandemic norm, but the reverse is true for...

Buy to let specialist lender Fleet Mortgages says almost every region of the UK is now seeing increased yields for investors.  The...

High end agency UK Sotheby’s International Realty - which has properties to let at up to an eye-watering cost of £80,000...

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

Agents have spent the weekend insisting that the latest house price fall is not indicative of a crash - and may...

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

The housing market slowdown is gathering pace and has now hit every region of the UK according to the Nationwide. In data...

The share of Londoners purchasing property outside of the capital slowed in 2022, back towards pre-Covid norms.   That’s the view of lettings...

New research predicts that northern regions of England will see many of the best investment opportunities in 2023. It is also these...

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

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

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

The average rent on a newly let home in Britain rose has hit £1,204 pcm - passing the £1,200 mark for...

Savills, which at the end of last week released a gloomy forecast predicting a 10 per cent price drop for average...

New figures from property consultancy TwentyCi lay bare the challenges faced by the lettings sector. In the third quarter of 2022 new...

Lettings and sales agents, along with other members of the property industry, have been celebrating at the ESTAS Customer Service Awards...

September saw the highest average rental costs ever recorded by Goodlord, according to the PropTech firm’s latest index.  With the previous record...

Zoopla is issuing a warning today that price cuts in the sales market are likely to hit pre-pandemic levels as affordability...