Property Market News

Fed-up landlords leaving the PRS push up rents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th February 2023, 3 years ago | 3

The number of available rental properties fell by 7.8% last year, compared to 2021, and by more than 25% since...

Landlords continue to sell up and leave the PRS – and house prices fall

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th February 2023, 3 years ago | 1

The latest report from RICS makes for grim reading for landlords and homeowners with news that sales and house prices...

Halifax says that UK house prices have stabilised

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th February 2023, 3 years ago | 0

After four months of house prices falling in the UK, Halifax says they have begun to stabilise. In its latest...

Santander predicts a 10% house price fall this year

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th February 2023, 3 years ago | 2

Santander is predicting a 10% drop in UK house prices this year – and they could return to 2021 levels. ...

HMO market in England shrinks by 21,000 properties

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd February 2023, 3 years ago | 4

England’s house in multiple occupation (HMO) market is still shrinking despite a growing need for affordable rental accommodation, a survey...

Voids reach the highest level in two years

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd February 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Rent prices increased in January but voids have reached their highest level since 2021, data from Goodlord reveals. The firm...

House prices continue to fall – Nationwide

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st February 2023, 3 years ago | 0

House prices have now fallen for the fifth consecutive month, Nationwide says. Its latest house price index reveals that in...

Tenant demand in central London bounces back

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st February 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Landlords with properties in central London have reported the highest levels of tenant demand across England and Wales, research from...

How long will the housing market slump last?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st January 2023, 3 years ago | 5

Falling house prices will only last a couple of months, according to a new report. The findings from GetAgent reveal...

Sellers will have to cut prices as buyers ‘wait-and-see’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th January 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Home buyers are holding off from entering the market and are now waiting to see if house prices and mortgage...

Rents hit new record highs across the country

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th January 2023, 3 years ago | 3

Average asking rents in inner London have soared past £3,000 per month for the first time, according to Rightmove. The...

75% of PBSA beds snapped up for the autumn term

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th January 2023, 3 years ago | 5

The struggles for students to find somewhere to live while at university look set to continue with news that 75%...

Scottish government urged to declare a ‘national housing crisis’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th January 2023, 3 years ago | 5

A Conservative MSP is calling on the Scottish Government to declare a ‘national housing crisis’ after it was revealed that...

Where are the most affordable places to rent?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th January 2023, 3 years ago | 0

The current turmoil in the rental market shows no signs of slowing down with UK rents in the fourth quarter...

Daily Telegraph wants to talk to landlords who have sold any buy-to-let properties

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th January 2023, 3 years ago | 0

If you are a landlord who has sold any buy-to-let properties and invested funds in savings bonds, which now pay...

Daily Telegraph wants to talk to landlords not raising rents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th January 2023, 3 years ago | 7

Are you a landlord who is not raising rents on some or all of your properties? Then, Alexa Phillips, the...

House sales fell by 3% in December, HMRC says

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th January 2023, 3 years ago | 0

The latest data on the UK’s house sales from HMRC reveals that numbers dipped by 3% month-on-month in December 2022...

Rented home supply drops sharply as landlords flee the PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th January 2023, 3 years ago | 8

There has been a ‘significant’ drop in the supply of rental accommodation as landlords have sold up because of increasing...