Average rents across the country have risen just three per cent in the past year and typical tenants are staying an unusually-long 28 months in their properties - indicating that the rental affordability ceiling might be close, according to HomeLet.
A tenant signing up to a new tenancy in October will have paid an average of £902 per month - that's three per cent higher than a year ago.
But the rate of growth is slowing as in March this year the annual rise was 4.5 per cent.
The contraction in the pace of rental increase is most marked in those areas of the country where rents were rising most quickly until recently.
In Greater London rents on new tenancies rose by 2.5 per cent in the year to October having been rising by 7.0 per cent annually some 12 months ago.
In the south east rents rose 2.7 per cent in the year to October compared with 4.3 per cent this time last year.
"We know wage growth has lagged rental price inflation and it could be that we are approaching an affordability ceiling whereby landlords cannot attract tenants who can afford higher rents" according to HomeLet chief executive Martin Totty.
Rent increases across the UK are now running at an average...
Tenant-400x310.png)
A new survey by HomeLet and Dataloft shows that of 12,000...
A series of BBC reports over the weekend highlighted what the...
Zoopla is warning that the recent sharp rise in rents has...
When we talk in general terms about the UK housing market,...
The plight of the nation’s first-time buyers may be the focus...
Dog-owning house buyers who want to live in areas of abundant...
%20-%20IMAGE%20Client%20Accounting%20%E2%80%93%20what%20are%20your%20options.jpg)
The benefits for letting agents to outsource their client accounting is...
Let's be honest – landlords are the lifeblood of any letting...
.png)
I think we can all agree that the National Trading Standards...
Attention estate agents: if you're looking for a bumper Christmas bonus,...
Houses in Multiple Occupation are making up an increasing percentage of...
A lettings agency has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme...
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has launched a new Residential...
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has launched a new Residential...
There’s been at most a one per cent reduction in landlords...
Tenant groups and charities reacted angrily over the Easter weekend to...
Who are you and what does it say on...
Who are you and what does it say on...
Who are you and what does it say on...
Join the conversation
Jump to latest comment and add your reply
Rents have a long way to go yet. As S24 bites properties will be sold off and that will push rents higher. With significant increases in inflation expected the low income individuals and families face a very tough time ahead.
Maybe the money pledged by our elected dictatorship AKA government will over the next year enable local councils to build enough units to fill the pected shortfall. But hold on there are not enough days in the week for even planning consent to be granted as planners spend so much time faffing around it will be long after the PRS has sold off for any noticeable increase in council housing. Tents on beaches in parkland on roundabouts are looking a good prospect though.
Please login to comment