Rents rose 9% on average in the UK in Q1 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, says flatshare site SpareRoom. Out...
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New data from flatshare site SpareRoom has revealed just under three quarters of renters are either actively looking or considering moving...
13 September 2023
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New figures from flat-sharing site SpareRoom suggest that while rents are still climbing, there are early signs of a lettings market...
24 August 2023
From: Breaking News
A letting platform says what it calls “the rental chaos” of the current market has now end in sight. New data from...
04 August 2023
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Rents continue to soar across the UK according to data released by flatshare website SpareRoom. It says average UK room rents were...
13 July 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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New data from flatshare site SpareRoom reveals that rents reached an all-time high in Q4 2022, with the average UK room...
16 January 2023
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Average monthly room rentals are at their most expensive ever according to lettings platform SpareRoom. It says in London the typical monthly...
03 August 2022
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A lettings platform has joined forces with - wait for it - an astrologer, to find ideal places for people with...
20 July 2022
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A new market snapshot suggests that the cost of renting just a room in London has reached an average of over...
07 July 2022
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New data suggests a quarter of tenants up to their late 30s have typically moved home no fewer than 10 times...
23 March 2022
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New data reveals that over 80 per cent of renters spend more than 30 per cent of their take home pay...
10 March 2022
From: Breaking News
The pandemic has brought with it a whole new way of working, with many businesses now offering a hybrid model, and...
28 October 2021
From: Breaking News
‘Room wanted’ ads are currently outnumbering ads for ‘rooms available’ on flatshare site SpareRoom for only the third time in six...
13 October 2021
From: Breaking News
One of the most pessimistic lettings operations about the London market during the pandemic says that at last the capital is...
30 July 2021
From: Breaking News
A poll of over 1,300 renters by a flat share platform suggests that over half have been deterred from moving in...
10 June 2021
From: Breaking News
One year on from the beginning of the pandemic, London’s reversal of fortunes in the rental market continues according to the...
27 April 2021
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Flatshare website SpareRoom says over a fifth of 18 to 24 years olds have moved back in with their parents to...
20 April 2021
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Data from PropTech platform SpareRoom suggests that London’s typical room rent has dropped further, this time in response to the new...
21 January 2021
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Rental growth expectations remain “slightly positive” across most of the UK according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors market...
22 December 2020
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The debate over rental properties listed on portals with ‘No DSS’ statements has reignited over the weekend. This follows a BBC investigation...
21 December 2020
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London’s lettings market may never return to its pre-pandemic appearance according to a flat-sharing rental platform. SpareRoom says 49 per cent of...
10 December 2020
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The UK-based flat-sharing platform SpareRoom has acquired one of its rivals Roomgo - better known by its previous name of Easyroommate. The...
07 September 2020
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Room rents in the capital have dropped seven per cent in the past three months as the Coronavirus crisis saps demand...
16 July 2020
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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...
22 June 2020
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A new survey of tenants’ sentiment suggests that 54 per cent of renters feel confident to view a property with appropriate...
26 May 2020
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There’s been a sharp drop in rental churn since the Coronavirus outbreak worsened according to a flat-sharing website. SpareRoom says that across...
23 March 2020
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A rogue landlord and the property company he ran have been fined £22,000 for dishing out ‘sham licences’ to tenants in...
20 November 2019
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The cost of renting a room in the UK remained steady during Q3, according to SpareRoom. The country's biggest flatsharing site says...
07 October 2019
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The 45+ age demographic is the fastest growing tenant market, according to flatsharing site SpareRoom. The website's data shows that the total...
08 July 2019
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New data looking specifically at room rental rates suggest that across the UK rents rose by an average three per cent...
03 May 2019
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Another online lettings agency launches in March with a claim that it “will streamline and automate the majority of admin tasks...
04 January 2019
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The first-ever pet think tank has launched to address what is claimed to be a lack of pet-friendly rental accommodation in...
29 November 2018
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A newspaper claims landlords who ‘game’ the current tax regime for short term lets and lodging may be in the firing...
15 October 2018
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The Observer newspaper has published a story alleging that a London lettings agency “pressured” prospective tenants into accepting accommodation without viewing...
21 March 2018
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A fake agent who made thousands from letting out rooms that didn’t exist has been arrested - a month after being...
01 February 2018
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The number of EU nationals looking to move to the UK and rent has fallen in the year since the UK...
19 June 2017
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A London couple have used a lettings website to advertise for flat sharers in their property overlooking the Thames - it...
03 October 2016
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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...
16 September 2016
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Rents for individual rooms to let are rising fastest in Swansea, Bradford, Portsmouth and Swindon, with all of these locations seeing...
03 August 2016
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Individuals must find an average of £1,175 to move into a privately rented apartment or house across the UK - or £2,043...
22 July 2016
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Average rents for single rooms across the UK increased at a faster rate than those in London, according to spareroom.co.uk. The rental...
02 June 2016
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The highly-publicised attempt by the founder of flat-sharing website SpareRoom to let two rooms from the London home “for what you can...
04 February 2016
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Almost half of landlords are set to increase their rents in 2016 in a bid to counteract tax changes and higher...
31 December 2015
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A survey of house- and flat-share private tenants shows 15 per cent claiming not to have a working smoke alarm in...
04 November 2015
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The shortage of rental accommodation in some university towns is so great that up to 22 people are competing for every...
21 September 2015
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More evidence of a possible affordability issue in the private rental sector has been produced from a survey of Londoners earning...