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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...

The average landlord who sold their rental property in 2017 did so for £86,651 more than they paid for it, having...

Countrywide’s latest analysis of the lettings market says millennials are slowly but surely becoming homeowners, giving ground in the rentals sector...

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 record 65 per cent of landlord purchases over the last 12 months were made by cash buyers according to Countrywide. In the...

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

Countrywide says a record 64,672 tenants left London over the last 12 months with an unusually-high proportion going on to rent elsewhere. Some...

The number of landlords has fallen over the last two years despite a rise in supply of homes available to rent,...

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,...

Countrywide says that the average price of a new let in Britain rose by 1.1 per cent year-on-year in June 2017...

Retired tenants are becoming a larger part of the rental market, according to the UK's largest letting agency. Countrywide reports that pensioners...

A remarkable one in five properties now being let are operated by a company landlord - and the figure surges to...

Countrywide claims that the proportion of landlords paying in cash for a property reached 61 per cent in January, the highest...

The average London rent in November was 0.7 per cent lower than last year - not an enormous fall but nonetheless...

Affordability pressures in the private rental sector mean that far fewer tenants are now renting properties with spare bedrooms according to...

Rents are rising faster in northern cities than those in the south, narrowing the divide between the two halves of the...

Countrywide’s latest lettings index shows rental growth slowing in every region of Britain because of a glut of homes coming to...

In the three months after the introduction of the three per cent stamp duty surcharge on April 1, landlord purchases accounted...

The average cost of renting a one-bedroom home in Britain has risen to £746 per month - this is the equivalent...

Countrywide says £28 billion worth of home sales were completed in March ahead of the stamp duty surcharge deadline, a 76...

Countrywide says average rents across the UK are now at their highest-ever levels, some 12 per cent above their pre-recession peak.  This...

Britain's largest letting agency says rents grew by an average of 3.1 per cent in 2015, taking the average monthly rent...

Countrywide is calling on the Greater London Assembly to implement a single landlord licensing scheme which individual borough councils can opt...

The new three per cent stamp duty rate surcharge is the equivalent to 11 months income for the average mortgaged landlord,...

In an unusual boost for the benefits of the private rental sector, new data suggests tenants routinely rent in more expensive...

No fewer than 45 per cent of tenants renewing their tenancies were given rent increases in August, the highest since Countrywide's...

UK landlords own their properties for an average of 17 years before selling up, according to Countrywide's latest Lettings Index. This is...