Housing Shortage & Affordability

Domestic abusers to be evicted under new legislation

Written by: Graham Norwood

Landlords and courts will be able to evict perpetrators of domestic abuse from social housing without the victim leaving first. ...

3rd June 2026
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Private rental sector must become more family-friendly – figures

Written by: Graham Norwood

There's been a demographic revolution in the past 25 years ...

28th May 2026
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High rents drive tenants to unorthodox option – figures

Written by: Graham Norwood

There are presently 754,000 vacant properties in England ...

19th May 2026
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Demand outstrips supply yet again with rents set to rise

Written by: Graham Norwood

The survey measures agents’ sentiment across areas like demand, new landlord instructions and rent levels. ...

14th May 2026
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700 former homes to rent listed for sale every day, says Savills

Written by: Graham Norwood

700 former homes to rent listed for sale every day, says Savills ...

5th May 2026

Rental affordability worsens as average rents up year-on-year

Written by: Graham Norwood

It's the latest market snapshot from HomeLet ...

5th May 2026

Interest Rate decision from Bank of England

Written by: Graham Norwood

Reaction to the decision has been coming thick and fast ...

30th April 2026

Sales jitters to keep pressure on rents – forecast

Written by: Liz Morrell

Despite a marginal lowering of rental forecasts, pressure on rents is set to continue as the economic impact of the Iran War feeds through to the housing market and uncertain buyers rent for longer. ...

27th April 2026

London rental demand rises as hesitant buyers hold fire

Written by: Liz Morrell

A combination of the war, its economic impacts and changing mortgage rates has meant that residential buyers are holding off buying in London and renting for longer instead, increasing rental demand and putting further upward pressure on rent prices. ...