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A charity providing support for older people facing financial hardship has hit out at the government over rumours concerning the Renters...

There were 12,000 first time buyers over the age of 50 in the UK in 2022, the latest figures available. This means...

Older private renters must have their voices heard In support of the Renters Reform Bill. That’s the view of Joanna Elson, chief...

A retirement forecast suggests older renters may struggle as demographic and property market figures change over time. Scottish Widows’ annual retirement report,...

After a decade of steady growth, the number of older renters is poised to increase rapidly over the next 10 years...

The Centre for Ageing Better claims older tenants will benefit most from some of the provisions in the Renters Reform Bill. As...

The launch of a new collection of high end homes aimed at renters aged 60-plus has triggered enthusiastic responses from agents. Developer...

A large majority of private renters are happy with their properties, status and their landlords according to a new survey. A report...

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

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

A PropTech platform claims that an area where the average rent is 50 per cent of less of an average salary...

A rent guarantor service has taken a swipe at new housing minister Chris Pincher and his recent predecessors who have not...

A government report suggests the private rental sector is attracting an increasing number of older tenants - and the sector needs...

More tenants save to go on holiday than to put a deposit down on a home to own according to buy...

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

The majority of the UK’s private renters don’t want to purchase a home according to new research, coming just as the...

The rental sector needs to prepare for the demographic challenge of an increasingly older population, says the head of a high...

Utilities management service Tenant Shop says demographic changes leading to more families and older individuals renting privately represent an opportunity for...

The 45+ age demographic is the fastest growing tenant market, according to flatsharing site SpareRoom. The website's data shows that the total...

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

A trade body has stepped up its calls on government to help the lettings industry do more for older renters. Responding to...

Grainger says it’s ready to respond to the growing need for longer tenancies for families and older renters - the latter...

Older people aged 40 and above are now almost twice as likely to be renting their home from a private landlord...

Policy makers concerned with the private rental sector ignore the needs of older tenants who are regarded as “invisible”. That’s the claim...

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