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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...

A prominent lettings agent is calling for an end to what he calls the “archaic” system under which some tenants end...

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

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

Trends in the lettings market “do not bode well for renters on low incomes” according to an analyst. Jack Godby of lettings...

A prominent figure in property investment is warning that buy to let is the sector facing the biggest challenges in the...

A bizarre lettings start-up has launched - and isn’t taking rent in return for property.  KindRoom instead offers itself as a platform...

There’s been a big rise in the number of private rental properties on the past decade, despite sweeping tax and regulation...

The UK’s rental market is now the world’s fourth largest by total volumes of privately rented properties according to research from...

New financial incentives are needed to bring thousands of empty homes back into use and give a much-needed boost to the...

A 68-page academic report urges governments not to adopt hard controls that simply freeze rents - even though it acknowledges that...

Rental values in London and the Home Counties have climbed to five per cent above their pre-pandemic level in March 2020,...

A suite of new ‘pet-let’ products is to be offered by The Lettings Hub, which already has some 1,000-plus agents on...

The rush for space to work and relax at home will still dominate the rental market for the short term at...

Another index is showing that a scarcity of rental properties has prompted a rise in every single region of Britain -...

A new estimate put the value of the UK private rental sector at almost £1.4 trillion. Buy to let and investment consultancy...

The Leaders Romans Group has identified four locations which it says have come into their own since the working-from-home craze started...

Airbnb, which has been criticised by some for its impact on local rental markets, is to set up its own ‘tax’...

Fresh data from Knight Frank shows how uncertainty continues to dog the lettings market in some parts of central London. There appears...

The city centre rental market, considered to be one of the industry’s losers during the worst of the pandemic, is beginning...

The fall out from Coronavirus is forcing the rental market into a once in a lifetime change as tenants reassess priorities. This...

HousingAnywhere, a rental platform specialising in accommodation for young professionals and students, has raised some €24m for further expansion. The service covers some UK...

Weekend statements from the government and Housing Secretary have made it clear that the rental market remains open for business even...

An end-of-year market snapshot by the Association of Residential Letting Agents shows the supply of rental accommodation was the highest on record...

London lettings agency Benham and Reeves has drawn up a league table of which boroughs in the capital have had their...

Later this week agents will have the opportunity to hear one of the industry’s leading consultants give advice on preparing for an...

Another housing market snapshot suggests demand and confidence are improving as a result of the new political and economic landscape following...

There has been a significant spike in activity in the East Hampshire lettings market, according to analysis from Zoopla. Over the last...

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

Rental values in prime London show early signs of bottoming out, says Savills, with the annual rate of falls now at...

Manchester’s rental market is rising higher than in any other UK city according to property consultancy Cushman & Wakefield.  Rents were up...

A new analysis of rental yields across all of the UK’s local authorities has revealed exactly where the best places are for...

Martin & Co claims to have identified the 10 key factors that influence local rental markets in terms of tenant numbers...

Property consultancy Dataloft has produced an index to monitor what it says are the four key factors behind buy to let investors'...

Savills says mainstream UK rents are likely to rise by an average of 16.5 per cent by the end of 2020...