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Lettings agency chain Lomond has revealed a list of what it calls “up and coming rental hotspots” with yields having strengthened...

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

Rightmove says the number of available rental properties is currently 14% higher than this time last year, while tenant demand is...

Zoopla is now describing itself as ’the official data partner’ of the Channel 4 programme ‘Worst House on the Street’.  Its data...

The latest lettings market snapshot by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors contains a raft of worried statements from agents. A large...

A nationwide survey conducted by Leaders Romans Group shows significant concerns over proposed rent controls, property taxes, and regulatory changes. LRG this...

The latest snapshot of the rental market from Rightmove reveals that average advertised rents for tenants outside of London have reached...

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...

A review of Edinburgh’s controversial short term lets licensing will take place this summer. City councillors agreed to publicly consult on the...

The next Government should create a separate Ministry of Housing and encourage MPs of all parties to work together to solve...

The latest residential market survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is raising a red flag over what it calls...

Internal data from Foxtons, London’s largest lettings agent, indicates sentiment may be improving across the capital as data shows a 12%...

Some 50% of tenants who moved last year did so because their landlords decided to sell the property.  By contrast, eviction was...

Londoners looking to buy a home can expect to spend 42% more on monthly mortgage payments than tenants pay on rent,...

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...

Rightmove says there are still nearly 50,000 rental properties needed to head back to the pre-pandemic level of rental supply. The latest...

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

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

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...

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...

Data released today from Foxtons has found that the number of new instructions in January 2024 was 25 per cent higher...

New data released by insurance firm HomeLet claims that average rents have fallen now for three months on the bounce. The past...

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 PropTech supplier this week hosts a free webinar for agents to shed light on the rise of attempted tenancy fraud...

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

A severe shortage of properties to rent, fierce competition to secure the homes that are available, and rising rental prices led...

Data from London-focussed lettings agency Foxtons has found that rent is up eight per cent year-on-year, with the London average now...

Low-income renters will get a boost next spring - but a pressure group wants more government help for this sector. The Chancellor’s...

The Office for National Statistics official government lettings index shows that private rental prices paid by tenants in the UK increased...

The London rental market is shifting towards equilibrium for the first time since the end of the pandemic, according to Foxtons. In...

The latest RICS lettings market survey shows another increase in rental demand - but that demand appears to be slowing. The institution’s...

The UK lettings market, after experiencing recent surges in prices, is now displaying signs of returning to its seasonal patterns.  This is...

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

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

The latest lettings market survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows rental demand continuing to rise.  A net balance of...

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...

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

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Emma Parsons, Head of Partnership Development What is flatfair and what...

The chief executive of Propertymark has reiterated his call for the government to make investment in buy to let attractive. Nathan Emerson says:...

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

Private rents have continued to soar in Scotland according to DJ Alexander, the largest lettings agency in the country.  It says rental...

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

Industry supplier HomeLet says rent guarantee insurance is now heavily advised because rents have reached what it calls an “astonishing” level. Andy...

The results of the latest RICS UK Residential Survey, out today, point to a renewed worry about the housing market. The survey...

The Renters (Reform) Bill rewrites many of the rules that the private rented sector has played by for decades. This may...

Data from London-focussed agency Foxtons reveals that average weekly rental prices in May have surpassed the peak of 2022. The average weekly...

An insurance firm claims two thirds of people’s typical budgets are too low to afford the average UK rent of £634...

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

HomeLet has released its latest market figures from April, showing UK average rental prices hitting their highest of all time.  The average...

New figures today from London-focussed lettings agency Foxtons shows growth in the supply of lettings properties on the market is starting...

London-focussed agency Foxtons has reported a huge leap in revenue from its lettings division. Lettings revenue was up 27 per cent in...

The latest HomeLet rental index shows that UK average rental prices are continuing to rise after a previous drop in prices...

New research from The Mortgage Lender reveals that 44 per cent of renters would like more cost-of-living support from the government. Specifically...

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

Prime London rents picked up again over the first three months of this year, says Savills. Rental prices are up 1.4 per...

Scottish rents in the private sector rose at a faster rate than the rest of Britain according to analysis by DJ...

New figures today from London agency Foxtons show that the average rent in February 2023 rose five per cent from the...

The average rent in the UK is now £1,175 per calendar month according to HomeLet. This is a tiny 0.3 per cent...

A property firm is claiming that nearly half of the UK’s younger generation of renters stay up at night worrying about...

One of the most controversial subjects affecting letting agents, tenants and landlords alike is back on the agenda. Two of the UK’s...

A leading agency says there are now clear indications that supply in the lettings market is growing and that rent levels...

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

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

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

The headlines surrounding today’s new RICS market snapshot will concentrate on dramatic house price falls but the drop off in the...

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

The downbeat results of a survey by a finance company suggest that half of tenants are worried that they will be...

Prime London rental growth reached 14.0 per cent in the year to the end of September according to Savills, but the...

Households living in rental properties across the North of England face the biggest financial headache from soaring fuel price rises, according...

Zoopla is warning that low-income renters across England are facing a ‘housing black hole’ due to soaring rents and the freeze...

Newcastle-based agency Walton Robinson is offering a buy to let property sourcing service.  This year, the agency claims it’s secured rental increases...

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

Student landlords have seen record increases in rental prices of over 20 per cent in some cases, according to a lettings...

Voids hit what has been described as an historic low in recent weeks, according to PropTech firm Goodlord. It says the average...

MPs on a key Select Committee have been criticised by the letting agents’ trade body for failing to probe how Local...

A lettings agency in Kent has been drawn into a spat about rent levels following a councillor’s comment on Twitter. Liberal Democrat...

Industry suppliers are linking up to host a webinar for agents this week outlining the growing risks of tenancy fraud. HomeLet, Let...

New figures show that post-pandemic rental prices are on the rise across the majority of the capital but that some rents...

London-focussed agency Foxtons says the tenancy renewal numbers seen by the company this year are “unprecedented”. Gareth Atkins, lettings managing director at...

A high end agency brand says pricing in the rental market continues to rise because of demand exceeding supply - and...

The chief executive of Propertymark says a warning from agents about rents rising and stock diminishing as a result of a...

Foxtons has reported to its shareholders that its lettings revenue in the first quarter of this year was a stunning 21...

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...

Winkworth has told its shareholders that the rental market is to boom - a lot. “In lettings we anticipate that prices will...

Lettings agency Galbraith reports that landlords are now returning to the residential lets sector from holiday lets after several years without...

A prominent agent says the shortage of rental property is now so acute, and like to get still worse, that those...

A new Buy To Let ‘tracker’ from a prominent buy to let mortgage lender has revealed what it considers to be...

Void periods dropped across England during November as demand for rental properties continued apace.  According to the latest Goodlord rental index some...

A trading statement from franchise agency Winkworth has revealed that its network now derives 75 per cent of its revenue from...

Campaigners against letting agents and landlords appear to suggest that the issue of rising rents is uniquely confined to the UK...

The rush for space to work and relax at home will still dominate the rental market for the short term at...

An industry poll has revealed that tech is now so important in our lives that a fifth of UK tenants say...

It’s been announced that UK Sotheby’s International Realty has secured tenants for 20 apartments in record time at Embassy Gardens, a...

The lettings market continues to boom, with HomeLet’s latest index showing average UK rents at a record high for the third...