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The Prime Central London lettings market is returning to normality, a prominent agency says. JLL says average rents fell 1.4% between Q4...

Rightmove says it’s now cheaper to buy than rent in each of Great Britain’s biggest cities, highlighting why many determined first-time...

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

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...

Supply has continued to build while demand remained steady, which increased downwards pressure on rents in the first quarter of 2024...

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...

Property logbook company Chimni is trialling a new form of Digital Property Logbook aimed at the Lettings markets.   The new logbooks...

Average UK private rents increased by 9.0% in the 12 months to February 2024 according to the Office for National Statistics. This...

February saw significant improvements in activity across the prime London lettings market, and annual rental growth also increased slightly after four...

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 number of new rental instructions in February was 20 per cent higher year-on-year, says London-focused agency Foxtons. Average rent achieved rose...

Just weeks after announcing that it was launching a new residential lettings and property management division, regional agency Dacre, Son &...

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

Rental growth across prime London slowed again in January, with average rents falling on a monthly basis for the third time...

Major regional independent agency Dacre, Son & Hartley is expanding its offering by re-entering the residential lettings and property management market...

London landlords have started the new year by dropping their rents according to lettings agency Chestertons, whose data suggests that there...

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

A buying agent claims that rents could finally be tailing off despite some indices showing rises still taking place. According to Rightmove,...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Sara Stevenson. I am the Lettings Director...

Rents have risen seven per cent in the past year while voids have lengthened in the past month - although remain...

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...

Foxtons’ internal lettings data shows that the 2024 lettings market in the capital is likely to be more balanced than in...

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

Winkworth’s first trading statement of 2024 reveals that it saw a five per cent rise in rental revenues in 2023 -...

A new lettings franchise is being launched, which claims its franchisees can earn £100,000-plus annually.  The Sourced Group has launched Sourced Living,...

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

The latest rental index from Goodlord shows average rents in England rose nearly nine per cent higher across 2023. In 2022, rents...

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

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

The Jackson-Stops agency is warning that the Renters Reform Bill is driving investors away - and making the market worse, not...

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

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

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

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

There were 3.7 new prospective tenants for every rental property listed in prime London postcodes last month says Knight Frank. The figure,...

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

A surprising one in seven lettings agents is now reporting a fall in rents rather than a rise. Although far more agents...

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

New research has identified locations with the largest volume of available rental stock, based on those units at or below the...

Glasgow’s lettings market is the strongest it’s been in up to 10 years, with a shortage of rental flats driving demand...

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...

Knight Frank has bolstered its prime offering across north London with a new head of lettings in its Hampstead office. Jared Kilgarriff...

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

The lettings market shows little sign of slowing as rents rose 11.7 per cent year-on-year across Britain in October, says the...

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...

Normality appeared on the horizon in the prime London rental market in October according to high end agency Knight Frank.  Average rents...

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

Introduction The lettings market is no stranger to the complexities and challenges that come with finding the right tenants for the right...

Savills has appointed Marielle Papadopoullos as head of lettings in its key Hampstead office.  Papadopoullos, who joins as a director, has over...

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...

In September last year, flatfair, a deposit alternative provider, released their latest rental solution called flatfair Deposits, to the lettings market....

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

Prime London rents are still rising - but that growth is slowing, says Knight Frank. And the number of new prospective tenants...

Zoopla has issued the first major private rental sector market forecast for 2024. Rental growth this year is on track to end...

There are no signs of rental growth slowing in prime London lettings market, says LonRes. The property data firm says annual rental...

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

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

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

A lettings agent who describes himself as “a responsible and ethical property professional” has met with a Liberal Democrat MP to...

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

The apparent rise and rise of Belvoir Group is down to its resilient business model and the entrepreneurs who run its...

Reposit has increased the number of agencies offering its deposit alternative product.   This increase in agent customers comes as Reposit reports growth...

Chestertons’ latest data on London’s rental market reveals that there were 39 per cent more rental properties on the market in...

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

Propertymark chief executive Nathan Emerson says the lettings market is defined now by the “alarming disparity” between demand and supply. In the...

Annual rental growth in July was 9.1 per cent across prime London according to LonRes.   This figure took rents to 28.4 per...

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

New figures from Foxtons show that average weekly rent in July 2023 was 12 per cent higher than July 2022.  The agency’s...

There are few signs that the pace of rental growth is slackening, warns Hamptons. It says the cost of a new tenancy...

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

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

The long-awaited supply increase in the prime London lettings market is underway, says high-end agency Knight Frank.  The agency says the underlying...

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

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

Savills has announced a new head of its lettings department in its Bishops Park office in Fulham. Christina McLean steps into the...

The post-Covid prime lettings market in London has seen remarkable growth, an agency says. The latest data from Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices London...

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

A study by consumer intelligence service TwentyCi shows a continued severe under-supply of properties in the private rental sector.  It says that...

The latest market snapshot from ARLA Propertymark shows a familiar story for the lettings sector.  It says that in June the number...

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

Finances have never been more stretched in the UK, with almost every bill and expense soaring for employees and employers alike,...

Latest data from London-focussed lettings agency Chestertons confirms that the traditionally busy ‘summer season’ has kicked off. In June some 19 per...

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

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

My Property Box Tyne & Wear has extended its all-inclusive rent deal - and it says it’s in response to concerns...

OnTheMarket says the frantic lettings market of the past year or more is bad news for agents. In a trading statement to...

Prime London’s rental growth has started to slow on an annual basis, according to the latest Savills prime lettings index. But the...

A lettings agency dealing primarily with Prime Central London is reporting that tenancy renewal volumes are shooting upwards as renters stay...

The latest market snapshot from Propertymark shows that once again the lettings sector is dominated by demand outstripping supply. Using data from...

The chief executive of a respected industry supplier is warning that the lack of supply is making the rental sector “more...

Propertymark has set out the case for an increase in benefits for private tenants. Timothy Douglas, Propertymark's Head of Policy and Campaigns...

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

London agency Chestertons has warned tenants in the capital to be prepared for a highly competitive property search this summer. The firm’s...

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