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The latest rental market survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests there’s still a significant mismatch between supply and...

The low supply of rental homes continues to put upward pressure on rents, reports Hamptons.   The average tenant paid £1,347 pcm to...

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

Rents in June 2024 rose by 6.7% year-on-year, according to the latest figures from the Goodlord Rental Index.  The Index, which analyses...

The latest Rental Index from PropTech platform Goodlord shows rents hit their highest levels since October over the last month.  Rents across...

A charity claims that new official figures on rent rises will “create more worry among private renters.” StepChange charity is referring to...

Tenants renewing an existing contracts have been faced with high rent rises according to Hamptons lettings agency. It says they rose 8.3%...

Rental growth in prime London postcodes has narrowed to levels last seen in the summer of 2021, says Knight Frank.  Average rents...

The latest market report from Propertymark’s lettings agents suggests the demand is slowing. The latest data - for March - shows that...

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

A prominent lettings agency operator says he hopes the “toxic” attitude to the private rental sector by the Scottish Government may...

A new guide from Propertymark explains the rights which private rental tenants have - and sets out how they can challenge...

There’s been at most a one per cent reduction in landlords in the buy to let sector, a think tank claims...

London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan says he will build 6,000 “affordable” rental homes by 2030 - with their rents capped. Khan, standing...

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

The politician widely regarded as being the architect of rent controls in Scotland says he will shortly present a wider package...

Towns within commuting distance of big cities have seen some of the UK’s largest rent rises in recent years, says Zoopla. The...

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

Over a third of ARLA Propertymark members reported in December that rental prices have increased, according to their latest Housing Insight...

The average advertised rent for new properties coming to market hits another new record outside of London of £1,280 per calendar...

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

A leading lettings agency says 2023 was a record-breaking year for rental growth.   The average rent on a newly let property in...

The controversial minister who steered rent controls through the Scottish Parliament has contacted Propertymark to reveal details of the next stage. Patrick...

New figures released this week by Propertymark reveal that even in the run-up to Christmas there was no significant change in...

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

One of Britain’s leading agents - former RICS residential chairman Jeremy Leaf - says he is seeing a change of mood...

Private sector tenants in rural areas are facing the brunt of growing rents, according to new research. Whilst some measures suggest tenants...

The scale of rent rises has peaked with future increases likely to be smaller, says Zoopla. The portal’s latest report into the...

Latest data from The Deposit Protection Service suggests rents have risen faster than inflation over the past year. The organisation’s Rent Index...

Savills is warning that despite strong income growth, rising rents are stretching the finances of those in the private rental sector.  Savills...

There’s been widespread dismay in the industry as the outcome of a Judicial Review has backed the Scottish Government’s objective of...

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

Rents for student accommodation have increased by an average of 14.6 in two years and swallow up nearly all of the...

The latest edition of the Home housing index shows Conti suing close links between both the lettings and sales markets. The Home...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Louis Musgrove – Group Managing Director   What is Southernbrook Lettings and...

A new manifesto calling for rent controls and a raft of other measures is accusing the current rent rises of being...

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

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is launching its manifesto at this week’s Tory party conference - and improving the supply...

The latest lettings market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows that a significant majority of members expect yet...

Up to 160 regulations and responsibilities are overwhelming landlords and pushing them towards using agents, a prominent buying agent and property...

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

A leading agency says the squeeze on tenants facing high rent rises is not going to end anytime soon. The comment -...

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

The head of a consultancy that handles lettings agency acquisition has given her views on what a General Election might mean...

The Nationwide Foundation - a charitable foundation founded by the Nationwide Building Society - says the Renters Reform Bill should be...

A senior director at Chestertons, one of London’s largest lettings agencies, has warned that tenants in the capital will face an...

Average asking rents for new tenants outside of London have risen to yet another new record of £1,190 per calendar month. This...

Hamptons says rental growth across Britain in March posted its third ever double-digit increase since the agency records began almost a...

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

Introduce yourself A: My name is Sean Hooker. I have worked for the HFIS group for sixteen years, originally helping set...

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

Annual rent rises that are currently 10 per cent or more are likely to halve to “mid-single digits” according to a...

Rents across Greater London are up 21 per cent year-on-year according to the Home property website, which prepares a mon they...

The rate of rental growth in Prime London has started to ease and may even have levelled off, says data firm...

Price growth in the rental market is predicted to continue throughout 2023 but there are tentative signs that rent hikes are...

Private rents rose by 4.2 per cent in the year to December according to official government figures released this week -...

Demand for rental property has grown by 57 per cent since 2018 when Propertymark records began, the trade body has revealed.  At...

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

Tenant demand in the past month has been the lowest since February 2021 and suggests that the pace of demand growth...

The average rent on a newly let home in Britain is £1,216 pcm in December, 7.7 per cent up on a...

The controversial ban on private rental sector rent rises and evictions is to continue in Scotland for another six months at...

Activist groups which previously focussed much of their fire on landlords are now attacking letting agents, accusing them of encouraging higher...

The chief executive of Propertymark says latest data from letting agents suggests rent rises may have peaked - but that could...

PropTech firm PayProp UK claims actual rent rises may be well below those suggested in some surveys. In response to the Scottish...

The average rent for a new letting has increased by £117 per month since last year, reaching £1,078 per calendar month...

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

A lettings network is urging landlords to back a campaign to abolish council tax re-banding for shared houses. Platinum Property Partners says...

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

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

A so-called Renters Union is organising a day of action after claiming letting agents are behind recent rent rises. London Renters Union...

An online rental platform warns the average rent bill could reach as much as £2,270/month if prices rise in line with...

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

Jeremy Hunt’s firm grasp of fiscal policy after the market turmoil of recent weeks won’t stop what one housing expert calls...

Low stock levels, high demand and increased renewals characterise prime London rental market according to property data firm LonRes. “The rental market...

The Times says some Build to Rent investment has been paused as a result of the rent freeze imposed by the...

As the new academic year gets underway, demand continues to far outweigh supply in the lettings market in London and the...

Grainger, the UK’s largest landlord and a huge player in the Build To Rent sector, says it’s going to implement only...

* Angels Media and Letting Agent Today are deeply saddened by the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II * - The controversial rent...

* Angels Media and Letting Agent Today are deeply saddened by the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II * - The new Liz...

A prominent supporter of new Prime Minister Liz Truss has spoken out against rent controls.  Veteran Conservative MP Sir John Redwood, who...

Activist renters want Liz Truss to follow Scotland’s lead and introduce a rent freeze and eviction ban.  The emergency measures - announced...

An emergency rent freeze in the private and public sectors has been announced this afternoon in Scotland. It will last until...

With the campaign for rent controls gathering momentum from London Mayor Sadiq Khan and sympathetic pressure groups, a right wing Conservative-backing...

Rents have seen the highest jump since records began in 2016, according to the Office for National Statistics. It says UK-wide rents...

London-focussed lettings agency Benham and Reeves says renters who secured bargain properties during the pandemic now face huge rent rises when...

The latest report from ARLA Propertymark shows that at last the average number of properties available for rent per agency branch...

A market snapshot of lettings in the second quarter of this year has described the supply shortage as “massively under-performing”. The comment...

The continuing rent rises seen across much of the country are outpacing rises in interest rates, it’s been claimed.  Property website Home,...

Knight Frank says the steep increases in rents seen in prime London recently are now calming down. Rental values hit their low point...

A leading light in the Generation Rent group is disputing the findings of a Propertymark survey of letting agents.  Agents from businesses...

A new market snapshot puts the average rental rise across the UK at a remarkable 18 per cent over the past...

The appeal of city living has been reignited across Scotland with new figures showing a surge in demand and rents for...

Rental values in prime areas of London are now nine per cent higher than they before the pandemic, with Knight Frank...

Average UK rents have increased for the sixth consecutive quarter - but some tenants are paying above the going rate to...

The chief executive of ARLA Propertymark has made an outspoken attack on the UK government, accusing it of a “blatant disregard...

The latest market sentiment survey of the lettings market from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests that rent rises will...

The leader of one of Britain’s highest profile lettings agency operations has let rip at the government for what he calls...

Asking rents in Britain are now rising at their fastest ever rate according to Rightmove. Average asking rents hit annual growth of...

Rents are rising at around twice the level of a year ago according to data from Connells-owned lettings agency Hamptons. Despite rental...

A Trading Standards team is to carry out what it calls “unannounced inspections” of lettings agencies in one part of London...