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The UK's rental market is experiencing a slowdown says a lettings chief. Nicky Stevenson, Managing Director of Fine & Country notes that...
16 April 2024
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Houses in Multiple Occupation are making up an increasing percentage of buy-to-let business, according specialist lender Shawbrook. In both 2022 and 2023,...
12 April 2024
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Supply has continued to build while demand remained steady, which increased downwards pressure on rents in the first quarter of 2024...
09 April 2024
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There’s been at most a one per cent reduction in landlords in the buy to let sector, a think tank claims...
08 April 2024
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Propertymark has batted away any possible market pessimism as a result of a downbeat price index result from the Halifax Just before...
08 April 2024
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The latest rental data from PropTech supplier Goodlord has shown that March rents are now up by over 6% year-on-year. And looking...
05 April 2024
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Promising figures from the latest house price index doesn’t mean underlying problems in the market have been solved, warns Propertymark. UK house...
04 April 2024
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Prime London rental values ticked up 0.3% over the first three months of 2024, according to Savills, as the market continues...
04 April 2024
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February saw significant improvements in activity across the prime London lettings market, and annual rental growth also increased slightly after four...
21 March 2024
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The largest lettings agency in Scotland says purchases by landlords and other investor buyers in that country have risen sharply despite...
20 March 2024
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Asking rents continue to show positive annualised growth in all regions except Greater London and Scotland. That’s according to respected property website...
14 March 2024
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Towns within commuting distance of big cities have seen some of the UK’s largest rent rises in recent years, says Zoopla. The...
06 March 2024
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A high profile lettings agency has had to pay almost £22,000 in damages to an employee who raised concerns about safety...
01 March 2024
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Propertymark has again urged the UK government to continue with its target of building 300,000 new homes in England a year...
26 February 2024
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Respected energy industry consultancy Cornwall Insight says the price cap for the April to June period this year - to be...
20 February 2024
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Rental growth across prime London slowed again in January, with average rents falling on a monthly basis for the third time...
16 February 2024
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The British Property Federation claims the time required for Build To Rent planning applications has significantly increased over the past decade...
07 February 2024
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Prime London rental values fell closer to their longer-term average in January, as supply continued to increase - but worries about...
05 February 2024
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A prominent lettings agency is advising landlords to fit out homes in prime locations to the same high specification as if...
01 February 2024
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A return of pent-up demand and mortgage rates falling below five per cent have boosted the start of the year for...
29 January 2024
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Savills says prime rental growth across London and the country has stalled for the first time in almost three years. In prime...
29 January 2024
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The average advertised rent for new properties coming to market hits another new record outside of London of £1,280 per calendar...
26 January 2024
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The UK government has taken an equity stake in the rental investment platform Shojin through the conversion of a pandemic-era loan...
24 January 2024
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There are more rental properties for tenants to choose from than any other time since Covid, according to London estate agency...
18 January 2024
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There are growing fears that the hoped-for Bank of England base rate cut this spring - the first off possibly several...
18 January 2024
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Property taxes in Scotland exceeded £600m over the last year according to analysis of the latest statistics by the country’s largest...
17 January 2024
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Rents across the UK continue to retreat from their 2023 highs, falling by 2.9 per cent over the last three months,...
16 January 2024
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A survey by one of the industry’s deposit alternative services, flatfair, shows that - unsurprisingly - over 61 per cent rank...
12 January 2024
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Propertymark has stepped into the row over a bank chief’s comments on first time buyers. Sir Howard Davies, chairman of NatWest, responded...
08 January 2024
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Owner occupiers have been competing with landlords in the battle to purchase smaller properties, new figures show. Smaller properties are often preferred...
02 January 2024
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The Jackson-Stops agency is warning that the Renters Reform Bill is driving investors away - and making the market worse, not...
28 December 2023
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A new Bank of England survey has confirmed a growing outflow of landlords from the private rental sector since 2020. The Bank’s...
22 December 2023
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Propertymark has listed a string of legal reforms it wants as part of the government’s modernisation of the court process -...
21 December 2023
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Two property company bosses have been sentenced following an Insolvency Service investigation which found they had abused a £30,000 Bounce Back...
20 December 2023
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Rightmove has released its annual league table of busiest rental locations. Wrexham is this year’s busiest, with each home available to rent...
19 December 2023
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An analysis of tenants renting between 2020 and 2023 shows a big rise in those on high salaries asked to provide...
19 December 2023
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LonRes says rents in prime London are still rising but the rate of rental growth has slowed to two-year low. That took...
18 December 2023
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Scores of councils that enforce licensing regimes on the private rental sector claim they are on the verge of bankruptcy. Almost one...
08 December 2023
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Almost two in five UK owners - landlords and homeowners - now consider improving the energy efficiency of their property an...
08 December 2023
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Sally Lawson of Agent Rainmaker writes: Online information sessions are a vital way to network with landlords and showcase your expertise. That’s what...
01 December 2023
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More multi-millionaires and billionaires are choosing to rent super-prime homes in London, rather than purchase, reveals a new wealth report Beauchamp Estates’...
29 November 2023
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The Department for Work and Pensions will recommence the Private Rented Sector Universal Credit Engagement Group next month, following a concerted...
23 November 2023
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Inheritance Tax totalled £4.6 billion for the HM Treasury between April and October - that’s £500,000 up on the same period...
22 November 2023
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The prospect of a long-term eviction ban appears to have been lifted in one part of the UK. The Welsh Government is...
22 November 2023
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The London rental market is shifting towards equilibrium for the first time since the end of the pandemic, according to Foxtons. In...
16 November 2023
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Annual rental growth across prime London slowed slightly to 8.1 per cent in October according to property data firm LonRes. However, rents...
15 November 2023
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PropTech firm Kamma - which specialises in information about landlord licensing - has inked another partnership. This latest link is with Goodlord. Kamma’s...
07 November 2023
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New figures have shown that 2,086 people were found to be sleeping on London’s streets for the first time between July...
07 November 2023
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There’s been widespread dismay in the industry as the outcome of a Judicial Review has backed the Scottish Government’s objective of...
03 November 2023
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Propertymark is urging the government to use next month’s Autumn Statement to support low-income households in the private rented sector in...
26 October 2023
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A charity claims the Renters Reform Bill, which gets its Second Reading in the Commons next week, will help reduce homelessness. New...
19 October 2023
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There are growing fears of yet another Bank of England base rate rise next month following the surprise inflation figure released...
19 October 2023
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Airbnb’s global chief executive has suggested that the short lets platform may handle longer term rentals in future. Brian Chesky, in an...
11 October 2023
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Rental growth in prime regional markets has started to slow, following runaway growth over the past three years. That’s the view from...
09 October 2023
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Prime London markets are proving more resilient to rising interest rates than their mainstream equivalents, says Savills. Prices in prime central London...
06 October 2023
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Propertymark has cautiously welcomed the Nationwide’s house price index showing a 5.3 per cent fall in the year to September. It says...
04 October 2023
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A leading lettings agency and property consultancy has revealed that it anticipate stronger-than-expected rental growth this year and next in prime...
03 October 2023
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Apartments are underperforming when it comes to capital growth, according to the Nationwide. The lender, in its latest house price index, says...
03 October 2023
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The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is launching its manifesto at this week’s Tory party conference - and improving the supply...
02 October 2023
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A legal advice service for landlords and their agents says it’s identified several areas with particularly lengthy delays in finding court...
18 September 2023
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The average rate of annual rental growth on a newly let property in Britain hit 12.0 per cent in August, the...
18 September 2023
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Rental value growth in prime London postcodes declined further in August as supply built and demand cooled. That’s the view of high...
18 September 2023
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There are no signs of rental growth slowing in prime London lettings market, says LonRes. The property data firm says annual rental...
15 September 2023
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The latest lettings market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows that a significant majority of members expect yet...
14 September 2023
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Annual rental growth in July was 9.1 per cent across prime London according to LonRes. This figure took rents to 28.4 per...
18 August 2023
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A property website has produced startling figures giving an insight into the frenzied rental market. Property Pal, which looks at the housing...
14 August 2023
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There are few signs that the pace of rental growth is slackening, warns Hamptons. It says the cost of a new tenancy...
14 August 2023
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The long-awaited supply increase in the prime London lettings market is underway, says high-end agency Knight Frank. The agency says the underlying...
09 August 2023
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The looming threat of the abolition of Section 21 is already impacting the rental market, a legal firm is warning. Dutton Gregory’s...
21 July 2023
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Average asking rents for new tenants outside of London reach another new record this quarter of £1,231 per calendar month. That’s the...
21 July 2023
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Increasing numbers of relatively well-paid tenants are being asked to provide a guarantor. That’s the view of PropTech firm Goodlord which says...
18 July 2023
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The vast majority of auctions - widely regarded as a favourite for buy to let investors acquiring properties - are now...
14 July 2023
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Prime London’s rental growth has started to slow on an annual basis, according to the latest Savills prime lettings index. But the...
11 July 2023
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Tenants want letting agents, landlords and other property industry figures to more openly demonstrate their green credentials. That’s the message from a...
07 July 2023
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New research shows a 41 per cent reduction in the number of London properties available for private rent since the Covid-19...
06 July 2023
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A lettings agency dealing primarily with Prime Central London is reporting that tenancy renewal volumes are shooting upwards as renters stay...
06 July 2023
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Canary Wharf was once seen as the future of London - now it’s the location that’s seen the greatest loss in...
04 July 2023
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Typical UK rents now account for 28.3 per cent of average pre-tax earnings - slightly above the 10-year average of 27...
22 June 2023
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The latest lettings market snapshot produced by London-focussed property data firm LonRes shows little change in the supply-constrained rental sector. However, figures...
14 June 2023
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Agents whose rental properties became workplaces during the pandemic are unlikely to see any major change in the situation soon. That’s because...
02 June 2023
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Large portfolio professional landlords are in a confident mood, with the majority planning to acquire at least one new asset in...
25 May 2023
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Strong rental growth pushed the average monthly rent on a newly let property outside London up to £1,002 pcm in April,...
19 May 2023
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The Bank of England has announced its latest decision on base rate. This has been increased by 0.25 per cent to 4.5...
11 May 2023
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One of the high end lettings agencies dominating the prime London rental landscape says there’s no end in sight to the...
11 May 2023
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The number of Build To Rent completions has fallen by 56 per cent in the past year, a decline being very...
09 May 2023
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More property is likely to come onto the sales market in the weeks and months ahead as rising numbers of landlords...
27 April 2023
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New figures today from London-focussed lettings agency Foxtons shows growth in the supply of lettings properties on the market is starting...
24 April 2023
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Average room rents rose by 10 per cent or more in every UK region, every London region and almost every major...
17 April 2023
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An investigation by the BBC and Zoopla shows the sharp drop in the volume of available rental units in the past...
30 March 2023
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The government has pulled together the latest guidance on Right To Rent, appropriate to landlords, lettings agents and home owners who...
27 March 2023
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The Bank of England has raised base rate by 0.25 per cent to 4.25 per cent - the highest level since...
24 March 2023
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Buy to let investors have created the largest increase in the mortgage market in the past year, it’s being claimed. Octane Capital...
22 March 2023
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Cheshire has topped a new ranking of the best places in the UK to invest in a holiday let, according to...
21 March 2023
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Propertymark is speaking out about problems with some conversions of commercial property into residential.The warning comes in the trade body’s response...
21 March 2023
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Rightmove says growing numbers of renters are leaving Britain’s cities to find a cheaper place to live or to get more...
17 March 2023
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A new How To Rent guide is to be issued on Friday, according to a government communication with the National Residential...
15 March 2023
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The rental market in Prime London continues to suffer from a severe stock shortage according to recent data from property consultancy...
14 March 2023
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“Optimism has survived another difficult month” says business consultancy Hargreaves Lansdown in response to the latest house price index. Indeed, the industry...