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Average room rents in the capital have dipped seven per cent compared to this time last year according to a flat-sharing...

A new survey of tenants’ sentiment suggests that 54 per cent of renters feel confident to view a property with appropriate...

There’s been a sharp drop in rental churn since the Coronavirus outbreak worsened according to a flat-sharing website. SpareRoom says that across...

A rogue landlord and the property company he ran have been fined £22,000 for dishing out ‘sham licences’ to tenants in...

The cost of renting a room in the UK remained steady during Q3, according to SpareRoom. The country's biggest flatsharing site says...

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

New data looking specifically at room rental rates suggest that across the UK rents rose by an average three per cent...

Another online lettings agency launches in March with a claim that it “will streamline and automate the majority of admin tasks...

The first-ever pet think tank has launched to address what is claimed to be a lack of pet-friendly rental accommodation in...

A newspaper claims landlords who ‘game’ the current tax regime for short term lets and lodging may be in the firing...

The Observer newspaper has published a story alleging that a London lettings agency “pressured” prospective tenants into accepting accommodation without viewing...

A fake agent who made thousands from letting out rooms that didn’t exist has been arrested - a month after being...

The number of EU nationals looking to move to the UK and rent has fallen in the year since the UK...

A London couple have used a lettings website to advertise for flat sharers in their property overlooking the Thames - it...

Average rents in some of the UK's most popular university locations have increased significantly over the last year, according to SpareRoom.co.uk. As...

Rents for individual rooms to let are rising fastest in Swansea, Bradford, Portsmouth and Swindon, with all of these locations seeing...

Individuals must find an average of £1,175 to move into a privately rented apartment or house across the UK - or £2,043...

Average rents for single rooms across the UK increased at a faster rate than those in London, according to spareroom.co.uk. The rental...

The highly-publicised attempt by the founder of flat-sharing website SpareRoom to let two rooms from the London home “for what you can...

Almost half of landlords are set to increase their rents in 2016 in a bid to counteract tax changes and higher...

A survey of house- and flat-share private tenants shows 15 per cent claiming not to have a working smoke alarm in...

The shortage of rental accommodation in some university towns is so great that up to 22 people are competing for every...

More evidence of a possible affordability issue in the private rental sector has been produced from a survey of Londoners earning...

Changes announced to the amount of money ordinary home owners can secure, tax-free, from letting out rooms in their homes have...