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The boss of a rental flatshare agency claims tenants are sacrificing summer holidays because of high rents. Matt Hutchinson, director of the...

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

New data from flatshare site SpareRoom has revealed just under three quarters of renters are either actively looking or considering moving...

New figures from flat-sharing site SpareRoom suggest that while rents are still climbing, there are early signs of a lettings market...

A letting platform says what it calls “the rental chaos” of the current market has now end in sight. New data from...

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

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

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

Average monthly room rentals are at their most expensive ever according to lettings platform SpareRoom. It says in London the typical monthly...

A lettings platform has joined forces with - wait for it - an astrologer, to find ideal places for people with...

A new market snapshot suggests that the cost of renting just a room in London has reached an average of over...

New data suggests a quarter of tenants up to their late 30s have typically moved home no fewer than 10 times...

New data reveals that over 80 per cent of renters spend more than 30 per cent of their take home pay...

The pandemic has brought with it a whole new way of working, with many businesses now offering a hybrid model, and...

‘Room wanted’ ads are currently outnumbering ads for ‘rooms available’ on flatshare site SpareRoom for only the third time in six...

One of the most pessimistic lettings operations about the London market during the pandemic says that at last the capital is...

A poll of over 1,300 renters by a flat share platform suggests that over half have been deterred from moving in...

One year on from the beginning of the pandemic, London’s reversal of fortunes in the rental market continues according to the...

Flatshare website SpareRoom says over a fifth of 18 to 24 years olds have moved back in with their parents to...

Data from PropTech platform SpareRoom suggests that London’s typical room rent has dropped further, this time in response to the new...

Rental growth expectations remain “slightly positive” across most of the UK according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors market...

The debate over rental properties listed on portals with ‘No DSS’ statements has reignited over the weekend. This follows a BBC investigation...

London’s lettings market may never return to its pre-pandemic appearance according to a flat-sharing rental platform. SpareRoom says 49 per cent of...

The UK-based flat-sharing platform SpareRoom has acquired one of its rivals Roomgo - better known by its previous name of Easyroommate.  The...

Room rents in the capital have dropped seven per cent in the past three months as the Coronavirus crisis saps demand...

Average room rents in the capital have dipped seven per cent compared to this time last year according to a flat-sharing...

A new survey of tenants’ sentiment suggests that 54 per cent of renters feel confident to view a property with appropriate...

There’s been a sharp drop in rental churn since the Coronavirus outbreak worsened according to a flat-sharing website. SpareRoom says that across...

A rogue landlord and the property company he ran have been fined £22,000 for dishing out ‘sham licences’ to tenants in...

The cost of renting a room in the UK remained steady during Q3, according to SpareRoom. The country's biggest flatsharing site says...

The 45+ age demographic is the fastest growing tenant market, according to flatsharing site SpareRoom. The website's data shows that the total...

New data looking specifically at room rental rates suggest that across the UK rents rose by an average three per cent...

Another online lettings agency launches in March with a claim that it “will streamline and automate the majority of admin tasks...

The first-ever pet think tank has launched to address what is claimed to be a lack of pet-friendly rental accommodation in...

A newspaper claims landlords who ‘game’ the current tax regime for short term lets and lodging may be in the firing...

The Observer newspaper has published a story alleging that a London lettings agency “pressured” prospective tenants into accepting accommodation without viewing...

A fake agent who made thousands from letting out rooms that didn’t exist has been arrested - a month after being...

The number of EU nationals looking to move to the UK and rent has fallen in the year since the UK...

A London couple have used a lettings website to advertise for flat sharers in their property overlooking the Thames - it...

Average rents in some of the UK's most popular university locations have increased significantly over the last year, according to SpareRoom.co.uk. As...

Rents for individual rooms to let are rising fastest in Swansea, Bradford, Portsmouth and Swindon, with all of these locations seeing...

Individuals must find an average of £1,175 to move into a privately rented apartment or house across the UK - or £2,043...

Average rents for single rooms across the UK increased at a faster rate than those in London, according to spareroom.co.uk. The rental...

The highly-publicised attempt by the founder of flat-sharing website SpareRoom to let two rooms from the London home “for what you can...

Almost half of landlords are set to increase their rents in 2016 in a bid to counteract tax changes and higher...

A survey of house- and flat-share private tenants shows 15 per cent claiming not to have a working smoke alarm in...

The shortage of rental accommodation in some university towns is so great that up to 22 people are competing for every...

More evidence of a possible affordability issue in the private rental sector has been produced from a survey of Londoners earning...

Changes announced to the amount of money ordinary home owners can secure, tax-free, from letting out rooms in their homes have...