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There's good news for the buy to let sector as mortgage product availability is showing signs of stability, according to the...

HomeLet and Let Alliance’s chief executive Andy Halstead has called for less “government grandstanding” and more direct action to recognise the...

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

Airbnb - which recently announced it’s sharing some information about its landlord hosts with HMRC - is now sharing data with...

A new report suggests that past impressions of Build To Rent and other institution-funded rental units as expensive and concentrating on...

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

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

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

Propertymark has donated £5,200 to the industry charity Agents Giving, which works with lettings and estate agents to encourage, support and...

Zoopla’s research team says the rise in mortgage interest rates means it’s now cheaper to rent than to buy for the...

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

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

A new assessment of the average cost to a UK property owner of improving their EPC rating suggests it’s soared to...

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

The Bank of England has raised base rate by 0.25 per cent to 4.25 per cent - the highest level since...

Overseas investors have bagged an effective bonus of £40,000 off the purchase of a UK buy to let, according to leading...

Location, Location, Location star Phil Spencer says it’s time for agents to go for the ‘hard sell’ on Buy To Let,...

Rental yields have increased by as much as 2.5 per cent in the past year as rent values outperform house prices.  The...

Interest rates may be on the way up right now following the latest Bank of England decision but there’s good news...

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

An end-of-year assessment by Zoopla suggests the price of flats across the UK have underperformed the rest of the market and...

A prominent figure in property investment is warning that buy to let is the sector facing the biggest challenges in the...

Savills is the latest agency to suggest significant house price falls next year - although in its long-range forecast it says...

A prominent research chief at a leading agency has repeated his claim that average UK house prices are set to drop...

Maintenance costs now account for over a fifth of the average rental income of a property, it’s been claimed. A company called...

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

Average UK rents have increased for the sixth consecutive quarter - but some tenants are paying above the going rate to...

A lettings agency says renters must pay an average of up to 77 per cent of their monthly household income to...

The latest lettings market snapshot from HomeLet suggests another record average UK monthly rent level of £1,064 pcm - up a...

Average UK rents increased for the fifth consecutive quarter in Q4 2021 according to The Deposit Protection Service, as stock shortages...

New figures provide further evidence of the difficulties first time buyers have getting on the property ladder - and why as...

Rents for detached homes increased twice as fast as the average for all UK properties during Q3 2021 says the Deposit...

A prominent industry supplier is warning the government not to damage the private rental sector in its push to promote ever-more...

More buy to let properties are being put on the sales market, despite the strength in the lettings sector, says Zoopla. In...

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

The latest research by lettings agency Benham and Reeves has analysed how the pandemic has affected the UK rental market when...

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

The average rent in the UK is now at a record high of £1,029, up 6.6 per cent on the same time last year,...

The capital appreciation of the past year proves that there’s no better investment than bricks and mortar, according to an agency...

Average rents in London declined during the second quarter of 2021, according to the latest market snapshot from the  Deposit Protection...

The average UK rent now stands at a record £1,007 per calendar month - the highest ever, according to HomeLet. It’s up...

A survey by a personal finance service has identified the traditional premium for a city centre rental property, and attempts to...

Letting agents are being offered a free consultation helpline during the pandemic.  Julie Condliffe, a lawyer and property investment expert, says the...

The average rent across the UK is now £985 per calendar month, up some 2.1 per cent on four weeks ago...

The average rent in the UK has risen 1.5 per cent in just a month, but it is still a fraction...

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

Age UK is the latest campaigning charity to call for the repeal of S21 and the introduction of greater controls over...

PropTech firm Goodlord says there’s been “a remarkable bounce back” in the lettings sector since the market resumed. It’s been three weeks...

New research claims to show that the lockdown could end up with higher rents as demand in the lettings sector outstrips...

The latest market snapshot produced by PropTech firm Goodlord suggests that even in the south west of England - where renters...

The rental market is stable as it enters 2020 according to the latest index from PropTech company Goodlord.  Five out of the...

The latest lettings market snapshot by insurance firm HomeLet says the average rent across the UK is now £953, up 2.7...

UK-wide rental prices are up 2.0 per cent annually to £876 – a three-year high – according to a new quarterly...

Average UK rents continued to rise between July and September, but failed to keep up with inflation, according to The Deposit...

Well-known letting agent Kristjan Byfield has announced the details of his new product which aims to reduce the workload of the...

The average UK rent rose from £757 to £771 during the second quarter of 2019 - that’s 1.7 per cent, according...

Average rents across the UK continue to rise ahead of the introduction of the Tenant Fees Act next month, according to...

The average UK rental values continued to grow towards the end of last year according to data with the average rent now...

HomeLet’s latest snapshot of the lettings market suggests that the average UK rent is now £918 pcm - that’s 1.5 per...

The average rent in the UK increased by 0.13% last month - the highest level of monthly growth recorded since April...

A new online rental platform claims that landlords could save enough to afford an additional holiday this year if they signed...

Average UK rents have risen 1.8 per cent in the last year, equating to a typical £16 monthly hike. That’s the view...

Letting agents and landlords could be missing out on £61m of rent every month because families in temporary and emergency accommodation...

A rental market survey conducted for The Deposit Protection Service claims the average rent has fallen in the UK for the...

The average UK rent outside London is now £761, with London’s average being £1,879 - meaning tenants across the country now...

The latest figures from LSL Property Services suggest that rents have increased across the UK by an average 2.5 per cent in the...

The average cost of renting a home is now rising across every UK region for the first time in almost two...

Rents across the UK began to shrink for the first time in over half a decade toward the end of 2017,...

The average UK rent increased just £11.55 or 1.51 per cent over the last year according to The Deposit Protection Service. The new DPS...

The average UK private rental tenancy is now 20 months, almost a fifth longer than in 2014 according to research from...

The prospect of today's General Election as well as ongoing uncertainty surrounding Britain's exit from the European Union is having a...

Average UK rents fell in May, according to the latest HomeLet Rental Index. The figures show that the average UK rent on...

A new study of landlords reveals that far more believe they will be affected by today’s buy to let mortgage interest...

Rents in the UK were an average of just 0.7 per cent higher last month than in January 2016, the latest...

Age UK says the number of older people renting in the private sector is set to soar in the near future...

The average UK tenant expects to remain part of the Private Rented Sector for a further decade, according to a new...

The average rent for a one-bedroom property was £1,010 in August, according to the latest Landbay Rental Index. Between July and August,...

In 2026 - just 10 years from now - the average UK private rental deposit is set to reach £1,111 - the...

The gap between average incomes and the pay of tenants who want to buy their first property has reached a post-recession...

Economic uncertainty in China could spill over to cause problems for the student letting sector in the UK, an agent is...

The latest survey of private sector rents by HomeLet shows very large regional differences with one area seeing a 4.9 per...

Rent rises have moderated across the UK according to HomeLet.  In every region of the UK, the pace of rent rises slowed...

Rents continue to rise across the UK with many regions now keeping pace with or exceeding the pace of price increases...

Rents have risen in all parts of the UK in the past three months with Greater London average rents now exceeding...