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

A leading lettings agency says 2023 was a record-breaking year for rental growth.   The average rent on a newly let property in...

A severe shortage of properties to rent, fierce competition to secure the homes that are available, and rising rental prices led...

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

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

The total amount of rent paid by tenants in Great Britain this year will hit £85.6 billion - over twice the...

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

Annual rental growth across remained in double-digits during September, with the average cost of a new let up 11.7 per cent...

The average rate of annual rental growth on a newly let property in Britain hit 12.0 per cent in August, the...

One of the controversial Bruce brothers, founders of the ill-fated Purplebricks venture, is back in the agency business. It’s almost a decade...

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

The BBC says discussions are underway to extend the Renters Reform Bill to specifically outlaw any rental listing banning families and benefit recipients...

Ukrainians in the UK will be helped into private rental homes as part of a £150m government injection.  The funding will be...

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

Strong rental growth pushed the average monthly rent on a newly let property outside London up to £1,002 pcm in April,...

Landlords who bought soon after the launch of the first buy-to-let mortgage in 1996 are retiring in increasing numbers.   Research from lettings...

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

Rents across Great Britain hit another record high in February, averaging £1,230 pcm for a newly let home.   The figure - which...

Rightmove forecasts average asking prices will drop two per cent in 2023 - meaning they will remain higher than after the...

Annual rental growth strengthened for the third month running, with average rents up 7.9 per cent across Britain on the same...

Average asking rents for new tenants outside of London have risen to a new record of £1,162 per calendar month according...

Rents across Great Britain rose by an average of 8.3 per cent over the last 12 months, marking a gradual slowdown...

The most recent interest rate rise has swung the balance making it cheaper to rent than to buy, according to lettings...

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

Agents and landlords are being warned by a government minister not to charge all-inclusive HMO tenants more than necessary in a...

Rightmove is advising the private rental sector not to pass on interest rate rises to tenants. Yesterday the Bank of England increased...

Lettings agency Hamptons, part of Connells, says there’s little sign that the stamp duty holiday led to large numbers of new...

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

The rapid pace of growth in the rental market will slow in 2022 but the enduring rate of increase should still...

Tenants are now paying less rent than five years ago, research claims. Analysis by Hamptons claims the total amount of rent paid...

Across Great Britain the pace of rental growth continued to climb in June, with rents rising 8.5 per cent year-on-year. The data...

If agents want to emphasise the green credentials of their local area, then a new league table may be of help. An...

Lettings agency Hamptons says there’s been “an unprecedented fall” in the number of rental homes on the market, leading to double-digit...

The five years since the introduction of the three per cent stamp duty surcharge on additional homes has led to a...

Demand is still moving away from cities and towards suburbs and rural areas, according to Rightmove. “Areas around the North and South...

The rate of rental growth picked up for the sixth month running according to lettings agency Hamptons.  Across Great Britain rents rose 4.3...

There is mounting evidence that rental growth is picking up steam, according to the latest analysis by Countrywide brand Hamptons. Average rents...

The gap between typical City rents and Country rents is closing according to an analysis of Countrywide properties by the company’s...

Research by Hamptons International shows that since the end of the spring lockdown and the reopening of the rental market, affluent...

Hamptons International has given a rental market forecast for 2021 - and it doesn’t make for happy reading. The agency says the rental...

One in eight homes coming onto the rental market in inner London since May has previously been an Airbnb or other...

The average rental asking price outside of London has hit an all-time high says Rightmove - whereas inside the capital, the...

Rents on renewed tenancies across Great Britain fell 1.6 per cent in May, the third consecutive monthly fall.   Data from Hamptons International...

The buy-to-let market has grown significantly in recent years as long-term renting becomes more popular and investors continue to see the...

The return of the housing market has seen demand for rental property boom - and it’s a third higher now than...

Rents on renewed tenancies fell for the second month in a row according to data from Hamptons International.   In April the average...

The average rent for a newly let property rose 3.3 per cent in the year to the end of February -...

London’s asking rents hit a new record average of £2,119 per calendar month as the ongoing shortage of property for tenants...

The average cost of a rental home in Great Britain rose to £999 pcm in December according to figures just released...

Research from Hamptons International suggests that millennials are paying a lower proportion of the total rental burden in Britain than a...

Countrywide has calculated that with many landlords exiting the buy to let market, the number of homes available to rent has...

Rental growth in Great Britain picked up throughout 2019 according to Countrywide.   In an analysis of the market released under the name...

The national homelessness charity Crisis has unearthed shocking findings about a common but under-reported form of homelessness – sofa surfing. The report,...

The average rent of a newly let property in Great Britain rose to £999 pcm in October according to data from...

The proportion of homes in Great Britain let by overseas based landlords is 11 per cent, up from seven per cent...

A trade body says the private rental sector is facing a major crisis - more landlords are selling properties than buying...

Countrywide’s monthly rental index - based on achieved rather than advertised rents on newly let properties - says the average rent...

Lettings experts are being invited to the unveiling of a service described by its creators as “a revolutionary rental product.” It is...

Rental growth continues to accelerate, reaching the highest level since April 2016 according to data from Hamptons International, part of Countrywide.   The...

Some 12 per cent of homes to let are operated by a ‘company landlord’ according to an analysis by Countrywide high-end...

The average cost of a new let in Great Britain has risen to £977 per calendar month.  That’s a 2.6 per cent...

New figures out this morning show that the over-50s are becoming a larger part of the rental market.  So far this year...

The average cost of a new let in Great Britain is now £969 pcm as rental growth continues to rise.  Data from Hamptons...

The proportion of landlords purchasing buy to let homes in London with cash rose from 33 per cent in 2017 to...

New research from Zoopla suggests that parking sits firmly at the top of requirements for renters - but with pet-friendly facilities...

Private tenants in Britain in 2018 paid £59.1 billion on rent - that’s £1.9 billion less than in 2017 and the...

A lettings market snapshot from Rightmove suggests asking rents in London are now increasing at an annual rate not seen for...

The proportion of homes let by an overseas based landlord has more than halved in the last eight years according to...

So-called ‘real rents’ - those adjusted for inflation - have fallen by 2.2 per cent since October 2008.   This means that the...

Latest government figures show that private rents paid by tenants in Great Britain rose by 0.9 per cent in the 12...

The latest figures produced by Countrywide show a slow rise in rents across most of the country with the notable exception of...

The proportion of landlords of British buy to let properties who are themselves based overseas has fallen to a record low...

Data from Countrywide’s Hamptons International agency suggests that the number of second homes that were rented rather than purchased last year...

There are now five per cent fewer homes to let now than two years ago, says Countrywide in its rebranded Hamptons...

The average cost of a new let reached £951 per month in Great Britain in March - that’s up 1.7 per...

Rightmove has revealed that the 10 year average growth in asking rents across London has been 25 per cent, and over...

Private rental prices paid by tenants in Great Britain rose by 1.2 per cent in the 12 months to December according...

Last year saw a significant drop in the number of homes bought by landlords according to data released this morning by...

Rental growth across Great Britain picked up in 2017 according to data released today by Countrywide.   Last year rents rose by an...

The annual rate of rental growth picked up in November, with the cost of a new let across Great Britain rising...

Countrywide says one in every 12 homes that came on to the rental market in 2017 was for sale at some...

A cocktail of tax reform and tighter regulation is slowing growth across the private rental sector, despite its value hitting a new...

The annual rate of rental growth slowed between September and October according to Countrywide. The cost of the average new let in...

Average rents for newly-let property across Great Britain rose to £954 per month in August, reflecting a 1.6 per cent annual...

The annual rate of rental growth across Britain doubled between June and July driven by a turnaround in the London market,...

Rents in prime central London are down 4.8 per cent in the past year according to Knight Frank - a slightly...

Conservative peer Lord Flight, a former shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, says the UK needs “a vibrant and growing private...

Average rents paid by tenants across Great Britain rose by 2.4 per cent in the 12 months to July, according to...

A controversial Bill now being considered by the House of Lords has the controversial measure of banning lettings fees - but...

The average rent paid by private tenants across Great Britain increased by 2.6% in the twelve months to April 2016, according...