Average rents in prime central London declined 14.3 per cent in the year to March - but one agency reckons that may be...
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14 April 2021
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Average rents across the UK have risen for the fourth time in as many months according to the HomeLet index. Typical rent...
07 April 2021
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Foxtons has made no bones about how it sees future growth - it wants to acquire lettings books from other agencies. “There...
11 March 2021
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An inventory supplier to the lettings industry is advising agents to make sure they spot early signs of pet damage in...
05 March 2021
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The fall out from Coronavirus is forcing the rental market into a once in a lifetime change as tenants reassess priorities. This...
09 February 2021
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Average rents in prime central London fell 13 per cent in the year to January as over-supply still dominated the market, according...
04 February 2021
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The latest market snapshot for the private lettings sector shows rents holding steady into 2021 but voids increasing across the board. The...
02 February 2021
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A survey by a personal finance service has identified the traditional premium for a city centre rental property, and attempts to...
19 January 2021
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Higher levels of supply and weaker demand have dominated prime London lettings markets this month says Knight Frank. This meant that average...
23 December 2020
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There is mounting evidence that rental growth is picking up steam, according to the latest analysis by Countrywide brand Hamptons. Average rents...
15 December 2020
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The latest rental market snapshot from PropTech supplier Goodlord shows the November lockdown creating a subdued picture - but with early...
02 December 2020
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The gap between typical City rents and Country rents is closing according to an analysis of Countrywide properties by the company’s...
16 November 2020
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A market snapshot produced by PropTech firm Goodlord shows rents dropping a hefty nine per cent across the UK. This follows several...
03 November 2020
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Rents in the UK dropped in six of the eight regions monitored by PropTech supplier Goodlord. During September, the average rent for...
08 October 2020
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The rental market is heading into the normally-quieter autumn period with strength but increasing void periods. Data from PropTech firm Goodlord, which...
04 September 2020
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The average rent across the UK is now £985 per calendar month, up some 2.1 per cent on four weeks ago...
02 September 2020
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Rents are higher for Londoners living near busy high streets - for the moment at least. Research by rental platform Spotahome has...
01 September 2020
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New data from Zoopla shows that a two-speed rental market is operating across the UK, with London in particular hitting major...
05 August 2020
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New tenancies recorded by The Deposit Protection Service suggests the market is back almost to its pre-pandemic levels of activity. Data in...
23 July 2020
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Average rents in most regions of the UK have fallen slightly in the past month according to the latest HomeLet market...
10 July 2020
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Labour has thrown its weight behind campaigning pressure groups in a general call to avoid what the party’s housing spokeswoman calls...
17 June 2020
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We’re familiar with the rental market being strong across England - now there’s news of it doing well north of the...
09 June 2020
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PropTech firm Goodlord says there’s been “a remarkable bounce back” in the lettings sector since the market resumed. It’s been three weeks...
03 June 2020
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The latest market snapshot by PropTech firm Goodlord suggests that while new and completed tenancy volumes dropped rapidly in the first...
06 May 2020
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A new analysis reveals three key figures that suggest the rental market will bounce back from the lockdown and the Coronavirus...
27 April 2020
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The latest lettings market snapshot by HomeLet shows that average rents across the UK are still not breaking through the £1,000...
11 March 2020
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The latest lettings market snapshot provided by HomeLet shows that the average rent across the UK as a whole is now...
12 February 2020
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New investment in private rented housing has fallen since 2016 as some private landlords have dipped out of the sector in...
22 January 2020
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The average cost of a rental home in Great Britain rose to £999 pcm in December according to figures just released...
20 January 2020
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The latest lettings market snapshot by referencing firm HomeLet shows the average rent in the UK is now £947. This is up...
20 December 2019
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The latest lettings market snapshot by insurance firm HomeLet says the average rent across the UK is now £953, up 2.7...
18 November 2019
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The average rent of a newly let property in Great Britain rose to £999 pcm in October according to data from...
12 November 2019
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The latest rental index from PropTech firm Goodlord shows some regions enjoying lower void periods with others slower to stabilise. Specifically, the...
07 November 2019
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Two housing charities have called for the government to invest more in housing benefit so it rises in line with private...
10 October 2019
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The cost of renting a room in the UK remained steady during Q3, according to SpareRoom. The country's biggest flatsharing site says...
07 October 2019
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There is increasing evidence of the so-called unintended consequences of the tenant fee ban according to a major regional lettings agency. Linley &...
09 September 2019
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Void periods have fallen to record lows across the UK in August, with average voids standing at just 11 days. The data,...
04 September 2019
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The tenant fee ban in England has led to a surge in demand from tenants for properties according to Belvoir. The franchise...
30 August 2019
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27 August 2019
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Average rents dropped in five of the eight UK regions monitored by property technology company Goodlord. The biggest drop was recorded in...
09 August 2019
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A flat-sharing website has created a league table of average rents in locations surrounding the top-ranked universities in the United Kingdom....
09 August 2019
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Rental growth continues to accelerate, reaching the highest level since April 2016 according to data from Hamptons International, part of Countrywide. The...
24 July 2019
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Data from a student accommodation specialist firm shows average rents across many cities are stuck at around a 20-year average of...
17 July 2019
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Data from rental insurance firm HomeLet suggests that the Tenant Fees Act may already be causing more movement amongst tenants. The firm...
11 July 2019
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Average rents performed strongly across many parts of the country last month, but floundered in London and the South East. Goodlord's Rental...
05 July 2019
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Agents need to be pro-actively using PropTech and improving their work methods to reduce voids for their landlord clients. That’s the view...
19 June 2019
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The average cost of a new let in Great Britain has risen to £977 per calendar month. That’s a 2.6 per cent...
18 June 2019
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Average rents across the UK continue to rise ahead of the introduction of the Tenant Fees Act next month, according to...
13 May 2019
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Average monthly UK rent is now at its lowest level for three years according to the Deposit Protection Service. Average rent fell...
11 April 2019
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Latest lettings market data from high-end agency Knight Frank shows that average rents in prime central London rose 1.1 per cent...
01 April 2019
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12 February 2019
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Private tenants in Britain in 2018 paid £59.1 billion on rent - that’s £1.9 billion less than in 2017 and the...
11 February 2019
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The latest rental market snapshot from YourMove suggests that typical rents rose 1.8 per cent across England and Wales in the...
30 January 2019
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Renting became more affordable in 2018 thanks to a combination of a once-in-a-decade fall in annual rents and wage inflation, according...
24 January 2019
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The average UK rental values continued to grow towards the end of last year according to data with the average rent now...
11 January 2019
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HomeLet’s latest snapshot of the lettings market suggests that the average UK rent is now £918 pcm - that’s 1.5 per...
11 December 2018
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15 November 2018
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So-called ‘real rents’ - those adjusted for inflation - have fallen by 2.2 per cent since October 2008. This means that the...
12 November 2018
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New figures show that the Scottish rental market returned to growth in September with average growth of 0.1 per cent across...
31 October 2018
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With an average rental return of 7.69 per cent Ireland has been named as the top location in Europe for buy to...
11 October 2018
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The latest rental figures produced by Your Move for Scotland have prompted a claim that the country now has better yields...
28 September 2018
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17 September 2018
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The average rent in the UK increased by 0.13% last month - the highest level of monthly growth recorded since April...
07 September 2018
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Average rents in London are £1,615, up 3.3 per cent on last year, according to HomeLet’s latest index. This is the first...
08 August 2018
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14 June 2018
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13 June 2018
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Data from Your Move's England and Wales Rental Tracker shows that the number of tenants in arrears increased for the fourth...
25 May 2018
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There are now five per cent fewer homes to let now than two years ago, says Countrywide in its rebranded Hamptons...
14 May 2018
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09 May 2018
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Belvoir has published what it calls ‘a decade of data’ tracking the changes in the private rental sector since 2008, when...
20 April 2018
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The average cost of a new let reached £951 per month in Great Britain in March - that’s up 1.7 per...
17 April 2018
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Rents have risen a negligible 0.9 per cent across the UK in the last 12 months according to HomeLet. The average monthly...
16 April 2018
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The average UK rent outside London is now £761, with London’s average being £1,879 - meaning tenants across the country now...
06 April 2018
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A range of factors - including fierce competition under the supplied housing market, rising property prices and political uncertainty – have...
08 February 2018
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The average cost of renting a home is now rising across every UK region for the first time in almost two...
08 February 2018
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The average rent agreed on a new tenancy signed in December was £907 according to the insurance firm HomeLet, compared to...
23 January 2018
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UK rents grew by a tiny 0.56 per cent in 2017 according to specialist lender Landbay. However, in a special exercise, the...
08 January 2018
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Latest data from HomeLet suggests that typical rents across the UK have fallen in real terms over the past 12 months. Average...
20 December 2017
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Latest lettings findings from franchise agency Belvoir shows that in the third quarter of this year average rents were just £3 a...
20 December 2017
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Rents across the UK began to shrink for the first time in over half a decade toward the end of 2017,...
14 December 2017
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The annual rate of rental growth picked up in November, with the cost of a new let across Great Britain rising...
12 December 2017
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Average rents in prime central London fell 2.4 per cent year-on-year in November, which was the most modest decline recorded in...
07 December 2017
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Knight Frank says average rents are to rise by 14 per cent between the start of next year and the end...
06 December 2017
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Average rents across the UK rose a modest 0.9 per cent in the year to October, taking the country's average to...
09 November 2017
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After several months of rising rent costs, the number of letting agents who saw landlords increasing prices for tenants fell substantially...
27 October 2017
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Rents in the UK rose by an average of 2.4 per cent during August - the highest rate of annual growth...
18 September 2017
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Average rents for newly-let property across Great Britain rose to £954 per month in August, reflecting a 1.6 per cent annual...
11 September 2017
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Graduates sharing in London spend upwards of 45 per cent of their monthly take home pay on accommodation according to a...
08 September 2017
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Foxtons reports that average rents continued to fall across many parts of the capital in the second quarter of this year,...
17 August 2017
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The typical rent paid by tenants across Britain rose by an average of 1.8 per cent in the 12 months to...
19 July 2017
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Countrywide says that the average price of a new let in Britain rose by 1.1 per cent year-on-year in June 2017...
18 July 2017
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Purpose-built and professionally-managed Build To Rent - until now seen as a primarily London phenomenon - appears on the march in Scotland...
12 July 2017
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Rents fell in June by 0.3 per cent when compared to the same time last year, the second successive month in...
05 July 2017
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Rented housing in London is at its least affordable levels for 10 years after typical rent rises of 47 per cent...
05 July 2017
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Retired tenants are becoming a larger part of the rental market, according to the UK's largest letting agency. Countrywide reports that pensioners...
12 June 2017
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The prospect of today's General Election as well as ongoing uncertainty surrounding Britain's exit from the European Union is having a...
08 June 2017
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Average UK rents fell in May, according to the latest HomeLet Rental Index. The figures show that the average UK rent on...
06 June 2017
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The remaining overhand of last year’s buy to let buying surge by landlords means the annual rate of rent rises has...
07 April 2017
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Average rents ended 2016 higher than they started it according to figures from Your Move relating to England and Wales. The average...
09 February 2017
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Average private rents in Scotland at the national level recorded an uncharacteristic dip in the final quarter of 2016, down 0.9...
19 January 2017
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The average rent paid for a home in the UK outside London hit £750 in December, rising by 2.04 per cent...
10 January 2017
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The average rental property was let for £830 a month in November according to Your Move - that means the average...
30 December 2016
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Average rents across the country have risen just three per cent in the past year and typical tenants are staying an...
14 November 2016
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Rents have fallen in prime central London for every month for the past year and tenants now have the whip hand,...
14 November 2016
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In an otherwise-downbeat set of predictions for 2017 and beyond, Savills says that rental growth is likely to outstrip sales price growth...
04 November 2016
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Average rents across the UK are up eight per cent over the past 15 months according to Connells Group - but...
03 November 2016
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Government figures from the Office for National Statistics show average rents in privately let homes across Britain rose by an average...
31 October 2016
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The rate of rental growth has dipped to its lowest annual rate this year - prices are up three per cent...
14 October 2016
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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...
16 September 2016
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Average rents paid by tenants across Great Britain rose by 2.4 per cent in the 12 months to July, according to...
25 August 2016
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A BBC investigation claims that people living in the private rental sector spend more than a third of their disposable income...
08 August 2016
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Data from London agency Portico suggests rents dipped 1.7 per cent during the May to July period, covering six weeks leading up...
04 August 2016
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Rents in Scotland are at a record high, after the fastest month-on-month growth on record. Data from Your Move shows that average...
22 June 2016
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Letting agencies Your Move and Reeds Rains claim rents have started to drop in many areas following the arrival of a...
17 June 2016
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A study published by the GMB union claims that London’s well-documented high private rents are now leading to other steep rises...
07 June 2016
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Average rents for single rooms across the UK increased at a faster rate than those in London, according to spareroom.co.uk. The rental...
02 June 2016
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The average rent paid by private tenants across Great Britain increased by 2.6% in the twelve months to April 2016, according...
01 June 2016
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Annual rent rises in Scotland hit a three-year low in April, according to new figures. Your Move's Scotland Buy-to-Let Index shows that...
25 May 2016
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Average rents are now rising at the fastest rate since last Autumn, bringing the average monthly rent in England and Wales...
24 May 2016
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Rent increases in Prime Central London have slowed due to uncertainty surrounding next month's EU Referendum, according to a new report. London...
24 May 2016
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The outgoing director of the Your Move chain of lettings agents says the new London mayor - whether Sadiq Khan or...
06 May 2016
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Average asking rents in Scotland now stand at £767 per month, up 2.1 per cent over the past year. The exception to...
21 April 2016
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Average rents are now rising on a monthly basis for the first time since September, up 0.1 per cent between January...
18 March 2016
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The number of tenancies signed by a single tenant has fallen, according to the latest HomeLet Rental Index. Last year, tenants living...
15 March 2016
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A survey claims that 17 per cent of private rental sector tenants in the UK admit to having rented out part...
23 February 2016
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Countrywide says average rents across the UK are now at their highest-ever levels, some 12 per cent above their pre-recession peak. This...
15 February 2016
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There has been an end of year surge in Scottish rents according to a buy to let index run by Your...
27 January 2016
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Rents across England and Wales rose by an average of 3.4 per cent in 2015 - the fastest annual growth rate...
22 January 2016
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Typical rents in Scotland are down from £757 per month to £747 according to Citylets - just as the Private Housing...
22 January 2016
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A survey conducted for buy to let lender Landbay claims that a strong lettings market even in winter demonstrates “the shortage...
15 January 2016
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Figures from the 211-office agency Belvoir shows that average rents in Britain exceed the pre-downturn late 2008 figure by a mere...
25 November 2015
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Rents across England and Wales have fallen between September and October, according to data from the Your Move and Reeds Rains...
20 November 2015
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JLL is forecasting that average rents across the UK will rise by 4.5 per cent next year, followed by a 4.0...
04 November 2015
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Labour MP David Lammy and Kevin Hollinrake, the founder of Hunters - and now a Conservative MP - have clashed online...
03 November 2015
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Average rents have risen for 10 months in a row according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors - and there's...
09 October 2015
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With perhaps ironic timing, rents across some parts of Scotland are falling - just as the Scottish Government prepares to outline...
07 October 2015
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Rents are rising faster for three bedroom homes than for any other property type. They show a rise of 4.6 per cent...
25 September 2015
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Scottish rents have fallen month-on-month for the first time since the start of the year - and rent controls may make...
24 September 2015
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The average rent in Scotland has plateaued, remaining at an all-time record high of £549 a month, according to Your Move's...
26 August 2015
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Average monthly rents in England and Wales hit a record high of £804 last month, according to Your Move and Reeds...
21 August 2015
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HomeLet’s rental index figures for June shows another rise with average rents outside of London now standing at £747 per month,...
17 July 2015
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Rents in prime central London are rising again after a prolonged period of stagnation, according to property advisers London Central Portfolio. “The...
30 June 2015
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Rents have risen in all parts of the UK in the past three months with Greater London average rents now exceeding...
15 June 2015
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Average Scottish rents recorded in April increased by 1.6% in a year, according to Your Move’s latest Scottish Rental Index. This is...
27 May 2015
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Some 45 per cent of letting agents expect average rents in prime central London to rise over the course of 2015...