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New research has identified locations with the largest volume of available rental stock, based on those units at or below the...

Glasgow’s lettings market is the strongest it’s been in up to 10 years, with a shortage of rental flats driving demand...

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

The London rental market is shifting towards equilibrium for the first time since the end of the pandemic, according to Foxtons. In...

Knight Frank has bolstered its prime offering across north London with a new head of lettings in its Hampstead office. Jared Kilgarriff...

Annual rental growth across prime London slowed slightly to 8.1 per cent in October according to property data firm LonRes.  However, rents...

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

The latest RICS lettings market survey shows another increase in rental demand - but that demand appears to be slowing. The institution’s...

The UK lettings market, after experiencing recent surges in prices, is now displaying signs of returning to its seasonal patterns.  This is...

Normality appeared on the horizon in the prime London rental market in October according to high end agency Knight Frank.  Average rents...

The latest edition of the HomeLet Rental Index shows a near double-digit average annual rent rise across the UK. Renters can now...

Introduction The lettings market is no stranger to the complexities and challenges that come with finding the right tenants for the right...

Savills has appointed Marielle Papadopoullos as head of lettings in its key Hampstead office.  Papadopoullos, who joins as a director, has over...

London-focused agency Chestertons says it’s enjoyed a record month for lettings. This was driven by increasing demand for short-term rentals from business...

In September last year, flatfair, a deposit alternative provider, released their latest rental solution called flatfair Deposits, to the lettings market....

The latest lettings market survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows rental demand continuing to rise.  A net balance of...

Prime London rents are still rising - but that growth is slowing, says Knight Frank. And the number of new prospective tenants...

Zoopla has issued the first major private rental sector market forecast for 2024. Rental growth this year is on track to end...

There are no signs of rental growth slowing in prime London lettings market, says LonRes. The property data firm says annual rental...

The latest lettings market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows that a significant majority of members expect yet...

New data from flatshare site SpareRoom has revealed just under three quarters of renters are either actively looking or considering moving...

Private rents have continued to soar in Scotland according to DJ Alexander, the largest lettings agency in the country.  It says rental...

A lettings agent who describes himself as “a responsible and ethical property professional” has met with a Liberal Democrat MP to...

The rental market remained strong in August says PropTech firm Goodlord. Despite average rents dipping marginally after a record breaking July -...

The apparent rise and rise of Belvoir Group is down to its resilient business model and the entrepreneurs who run its...

Reposit has increased the number of agencies offering its deposit alternative product.   This increase in agent customers comes as Reposit reports growth...

Chestertons’ latest data on London’s rental market reveals that there were 39 per cent more rental properties on the market in...

New figures from flat-sharing site SpareRoom suggest that while rents are still climbing, there are early signs of a lettings market...

Propertymark chief executive Nathan Emerson says the lettings market is defined now by the “alarming disparity” between demand and supply. In the...

Annual rental growth in July was 9.1 per cent across prime London according to LonRes.   This figure took rents to 28.4 per...

A leading agency says the squeeze on tenants facing high rent rises is not going to end anytime soon. The comment -...

New figures from Foxtons show that average weekly rent in July 2023 was 12 per cent higher than July 2022.  The agency’s...

There are few signs that the pace of rental growth is slackening, warns Hamptons. It says the cost of a new tenancy...

Industry supplier HomeLet says rent guarantee insurance is now heavily advised because rents have reached what it calls an “astonishing” level. Andy...

There’s a blunt warning to renters this morning from the man behind the monthly lettings market snapshot from the Royal Institution...

The long-awaited supply increase in the prime London lettings market is underway, says high-end agency Knight Frank.  The agency says the underlying...

A letting platform says what it calls “the rental chaos” of the current market has now end in sight. New data from...

July was a record breaking month for the rental market, claims a PropTech company. Goodlord analyses tens of thousands of completed tenancies...

Savills has announced a new head of its lettings department in its Bishops Park office in Fulham. Christina McLean steps into the...

The post-Covid prime lettings market in London has seen remarkable growth, an agency says. The latest data from Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices London...

Average asking rents for new tenants outside of London reach another new record this quarter of £1,231 per calendar month. That’s the...

A study by consumer intelligence service TwentyCi shows a continued severe under-supply of properties in the private rental sector.  It says that...

The latest market snapshot from ARLA Propertymark shows a familiar story for the lettings sector.  It says that in June the number...

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

Finances have never been more stretched in the UK, with almost every bill and expense soaring for employees and employers alike,...

Latest data from London-focussed lettings agency Chestertons confirms that the traditionally busy ‘summer season’ has kicked off. In June some 19 per...

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

The results of the latest RICS UK Residential Survey, out today, point to a renewed worry about the housing market. The survey...

My Property Box Tyne & Wear has extended its all-inclusive rent deal - and it says it’s in response to concerns...

OnTheMarket says the frantic lettings market of the past year or more is bad news for agents. In a trading statement to...

Prime London’s rental growth has started to slow on an annual basis, according to the latest Savills prime lettings index. But the...

A lettings agency dealing primarily with Prime Central London is reporting that tenancy renewal volumes are shooting upwards as renters stay...

The latest market snapshot from Propertymark shows that once again the lettings sector is dominated by demand outstripping supply. Using data from...

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

Propertymark has set out the case for an increase in benefits for private tenants. Timothy Douglas, Propertymark's Head of Policy and Campaigns...

The story of low supply in the prime London lettings market appears to be coming to an end, says Knight Frank. The...

London agency Chestertons has warned tenants in the capital to be prepared for a highly competitive property search this summer. The firm’s...

Lettings chain Fine & Country says rents are likely to steadily rise through the summer. Nicky Stevenson, managing director of Fine &...

The pace of rental growth cooled in May, with the average rent on a newly let home in Britain rising 9.1...

The latest lettings market snapshot produced by London-focussed property data firm LonRes shows little change in the supply-constrained rental sector. However, figures...

The cost of rent across England rose for the fifth consecutive month during May, according to PropTech firm Goodlord. During the month,...

A lettings agency claims eviction powers may actually increase - not reduce - thanks to the controversial Renters Reform Bill. Knight Frank...

A buyer has been announced for part of the lettings portfolio of Purplebricks, it has been announced today. The deal, finalised for...

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

One of the high end lettings agencies dominating the prime London rental landscape says there’s no end in sight to the...

Investors looking to add to their portfolios in 2023 should be urged to consider student housing opportunities, according to a Newcastle...

Propertymark has recognised the Level 3 Certificate for Estate and Lettings Agents (CELA) offered by Rightmove. Both Propertymark and its training arm...

HomeLet has released its latest market figures from April, showing UK average rental prices hitting their highest of all time.  The average...

Average asking rents for new tenants outside of London have risen to yet another new record of £1,190 per calendar month. This...

Property portal Citylets says average rents in Scotland rose 12.4 per cent in the past year to £1,007 per month -...

New figures today from London-focussed lettings agency Foxtons shows growth in the supply of lettings properties on the market is starting...

Lettings agency Fine & Country believes that tenants will continue to feel the pressure this spring with rental growth expected to...

The Cambridge Building Society has invested in two family-sized houses to expand its unique ‘Rent to Home’ rent-return housing scheme. The two...

Winkworth has told its shareholders that the weak figures posted for 2022 are actually in line with management expectations. The franchise giant...

The number of new prospective tenants registering at each branch of a Propertymark-member lettings agency held steady at 106 in March,...

A lettings agency says an improvement in stock levels is allowing negotiations on rent levels between landlords and tenants. London-focused agency Chestertons...

After a hectic period of rent rises it appears that the lettings market is at a standstill according to PropTech firm...

Prime London rents picked up again over the first three months of this year, says Savills. Rental prices are up 1.4 per...

The number of new prospective tenants registering per Propertymark member branch held at 91 in February - very close to last...

New figures today from London agency Foxtons show that the average rent in February 2023 rose five per cent from the...

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...

Good EPC ratings are increasingly important for tenants when considering which properties to rent, it’s been claimed. Nicky Stevenson, managing director of...

The latest market snapshot from the Royal Institution for Chartered Surveyors - out today - shows tenant demand continuing to increase...

The average rent in the UK is now £1,175 per calendar month according to HomeLet. This is a tiny 0.3 per cent...

The number of lettings instructions in London has dropped since the start of the year.  Knight Frank says that compared to the...

Key figures from across the industry will come together tomorrow to discuss the challenges currently facing the lettings sector.,  Starting at 10am...

Rents across Greater London are up 21 per cent year-on-year according to the Home property website, which prepares a mon they...

There were 108 new applicants registered per Propertymark member lettings agency branch on average in January, compared to just 64 in...

The latest market analysis by London lettings agency Chestertons, comparing January 2023 to the same month last year, shows the rental...

Price growth in the rental market is predicted to continue throughout 2023 but there are tentative signs that rent hikes are...

A debt advisory service claims it has calculated the overall size of the private rental sector. Sirius Property Finance analysed the current...

The latest Rental Index from Goodlord shows a mixed market with rents holding steady but voids increasing in certain regions. The cost...

The supply of lettings property is finally increasing says Knight Frank. The agency says that in London and elsewhere, mortgage rates and...

The availability of stock within the owner-occupied market is now back to a pre-pandemic norm, but the reverse is true for...

The housing crisis will be made worse by rent caps, two property experts have said. Various activist groups, much of the Green...

The anti-agent pro-renter group Acorn has protested outside some agents’ offices in Bristol demanding an end to rival bids for properties...

A leading agency says there are now clear indications that supply in the lettings market is growing and that rent levels...

Demand for rental property has grown by 57 per cent since 2018 when Propertymark records began, the trade body has revealed.  At...

Tenant demand in the past month has been the lowest since February 2021 and suggests that the pace of demand growth...