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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...

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

A lettings agency chief says there’s growing discussion about rent controls in his area - and he fears this may be...

Lettings agency giant Connells says the private rental sector performed strongly in the second quarter of 2024 despite worries over future...

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

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

The director of a London lettings agency says buy to let landlords are entitled to feel downtrodden but claims it’s still...

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

The latest RICS UK Residential Survey results suggests that tenant demand continues to lose momentum.  Alongside this, landlord instructions remain in short...

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

The number of new prospective tenants registered per Propertymark member branch decreased from 97 in January to 89 in February -...

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

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...

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

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...

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

The chief executive of Propertymark says seasonal trends are returning to the housing market after several ‘unusual’ years. Nathan Emerson says: “In...

Rightmove has released its annual league table of busiest rental locations. Wrexham is this year’s busiest, with each home available to rent...

There may be a substantial number of small-scale private landlords selling up right now, but no fewer than 88 per cent...

Annual rental growth across prime London slowed slightly to 8.1 per cent in October according to property data firm LonRes.  However, rents...

Over seven in 10 landlords report rising tenant demand during the third quarter – a new record high, research conducted on...

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...

The cheapest end of the rental market is under-supplied and overly competitive, a deposit alternative service claims. The provider - Zero Deposit...

Propertymark has issued a statement warning politicians not to introduce rent controls by the backdoor through processes which tinker with the...

London-focused agency Chestertons says it’s enjoyed a record month for lettings. This was driven by increasing demand for short-term rentals from business...

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

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

There’s a blunt warning to renters this morning from the man behind the monthly lettings market snapshot from the Royal Institution...

An online lettings platform is warning that some landlords are being give “too good to be true" promises of rent increases by...

Average asking rents for new tenants outside of London reach another new record this quarter of £1,231 per calendar month. That’s the...

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

The story of low supply in the prime London lettings market appears to be coming to an end, says Knight Frank. The...

Two prominent trade bodies representing elements of the private rental sector are fighting back against the latest attempt to impose rent...

A new survey reveals that the safety of client funds is one of the key reasons why letting agents look to...

A year on from the Elizabeth Line opening, new Rightmove analysis reveals the latest renter trends near stations along the line. The...

According to new research from Mortgage Advice Bureau, two-fifths of landlords believe that new EPC requirements are important for the environment and will...

A survey of nearly 700 landlords by Paragon Bank found that 67 per cent experienced increased tenant demand during the first...

London’s rental season is gathering pace according to Chestertons, which says 15 per cent more tenants entered the market in March...

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

Cornwall is the hottest spot in the rental market, not only home to the highest level of tenant demand, but also...

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

Rightmove says growing numbers of renters are leaving Britain’s cities to find a cheaper place to live or to get more...

The latest market snapshot from the Royal Institution for Chartered Surveyors - out today - shows tenant demand continuing to increase...

Agency launches dedicated lettings team for rejuvenated London area Savills has launched a dedicated residential lettings office in an area of prime...

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

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 largest lettings agency in Scotland, DJ Alexander Ltd, has opened new premises in Glasgow.  It employed 20 people and lettings director...

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

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

The latest market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows another robust performance for lettings. RICS says tenant demand continues...

Investment in the Build To Rent sector has almost doubled year-on-year, according to new research. Property consultancy Cushman & Wakefield says that...

Propertymark’s latest rental market snapshot shows that since February, the number of new tenants wanting to register on agents’ books has increased...

The lack of homes available to rent continues to limit activity in the Prime London rental market, and while annual growth...

The latest lettings market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests tenant demand is rising further with a net...

The latest sentiment survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests that the market is strong - but off its...

Average asking rents outside London have hit another new record of £1,126 per calendar month according to Rightmove. This figure, for the...

The latest sentiment survey amongst members of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests that the rental market is strong -...

Annual rental yields in England and Wales have dipped but tenant demand is set to stay strong for the rest of...

The continuing shortage of supply in the lettings market is not only producing record high asking rents, but is also pushing demand...

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

A lettings agency has identified where tenant demand is strongest right now - and where demand is lower than some agents...

The great imbalance between tenant demand and available stock continues, according to the latest market snapshot from ARLA Propertymark. In February, Propertymark...

Rental portal Rentd says the pandemic-long decline in the London rental market is now “reversing at speed”. Rental values are climbing annually...

Rental market stock levels have plummeted further - even to below the pre-pandemic levels of late 2019. New research shows that in...

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

Semi-detached houses have overtaken terraced homes as the preferred property type landlords plan to buy, reflecting growing tenant demand for larger...

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

The London rental market stock surplus spurred by pandemic uncertainty has started to subside, with prime boroughs seeing some of the...

Home offices are already the most-demanded must have from prospective tenants says James Hay, director at Surrey lettings agency, The Home...

Propertymark says arrears in the private rental sector are rising once again as the Omicron variant continues to push across the...

Rents in London are now rising as steeply as they were falling at the start of the year according to Knight...

The latest market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests that rents are to increase “firmly” in the near...

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

During the last year, the industry has experienced a rollercoaster of highs and lows as agents experienced rental peaks, stock shortages,...

Data from central London lettings agency Bective shows returning tenant demand in the capital. The agency’s analysis of new lettings applicants shows...

Rents in much of London have not only bounced back from the pandemic but now exceed the levels reached in 2020. Research...

ARLA Propertymark has released its latest lettings market snapshot showing demand reducing - but even so still being a record for...

Tenant demand continues to rise and is now way beyond the long term average according to the latest market snapshot by...

New data from Rightmove reveals that the imbalance of supply and demand for rental properties in suburban and rural areas has...

A lettings agency’s research has revealed that rental demand has continued to climb across most major UK cities during the third quarter...

New data from Rightmove shows that demand for pet friendly rental properties has increased by 120 per cent compared to last...

The scale of demand in the private rental sector is now the highest on record according to ARLA Propertymark.  The average number...

The value of the Private Rented Sector in England, Wales and Scotland grew by 5.8 per cent to a jaw dropping...

Tenant demand for private rental property has risen for the fifth consecutive quarter according to the latest market snapshot from the...

Record tenant demand and record-fast lettings have combined to create an average asking rent above £1,000 per calendar month for homes...

It’s been yet another strong month for the rental market as reported in the latest statistics from PropTech supplier Goodlord. Voids dropped...

There’s still no sign of a lettings market slowdown according to the latest report from ARLA Propertymark. It says that the average...

The latest lettings market snapshot by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests little easing of the strong tenant demand and...

A new analysis of the private rental sector suggests it was reducing in size for some years before the pandemic. Nationwide’s specialist...

A quarterly index suggests that there’s been a sharp uplift in tenant demand for rental properties across the UK’s major cities...

The latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors study suggests tenant demand has increased over the past quarter but at a slowing...

London agency Chestertons is warning that it’s going to be “another difficult year for the lettings market” in 2021. It says that...

A rental demand league table produced by a lettings management platform shows the winners and losers across the UK - and...

Letting agents are being warned they are likely to face a higher number of mandatory electrical checks as the sector expands...

Research by a lettings agency suggests the pandemic has radically reshaped tenants’ demands. - and the process is still going on.  Benham...

Research from franchise giant Belvoir is the latest to show what may be rapidly changing aspirations from private tenants. “The results confirm...

Rental demand has dropped significantly across London and other major UK cities as a result of the pandemic. When comparing current levels...