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Regional rent gaps widen across UK – Propertymark

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th May 2026, 9 hours ago | 0

Scotland, Northern Ireland and London recorded some of the largest monthly rent rises in April, while Wales and parts of...

Group of renters viewing homes to let in Chichester beside the city welcome sign and cathedral backdrop

Surprising city tops tenant demand index

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th May 2026, 3 days ago | 0

A surprising city has been named as the strongest location for tenants looking for homes to rent, according to Pepper...

Person carrying large “RENT” letters up steps beside a house with a to let sign, illustrating rising UK rental costs.

UK rents climb again in April

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th May 2026, 4 days ago | 1

Average rents rose for the second month in a row in April, with tenants paying £1,325 a month across the...

Rental price checker dashboard displayed in a London letting agency office

New online tool targets London’s fair rent prices

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th May 2026, 7 days ago | 5

Letting agents in London are being offered a new tool to benchmark rent prices ahead of tighter controls under the...

UK houses with signs comparing £700 rent vs £2,200 mortgage and a percentage rate balloon

Rent is cheaper than having a mortgage as rates rise

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th April 2026, 2 weeks ago | 3

Renting a home in Great Britain now costs less each month than buying with a mortgage, as higher borrowing rates...

UK terraced houses with upward arrows showing rising rents and property prices

UK rent growth slows as house prices edge up – ONS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd April 2026, 3 weeks ago | 0

The UK’s private rents rose by 3.4% in the year to March, taking the average monthly figure to £1,377, the...

One-third figure made of British pound notes symbolising rising rents in England

Rent rises affect one in three tenants since rental reforms

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd April 2026, 3 weeks ago | 5

Nearly a third of tenants in England have experienced rent rises since the Renters’ Rights Act received Royal Assent six...

Landlords are seeing rents rise again as tenant demand picks up amid tightening property supply tightens. Hamptons said the annual pace of rent growth on newly let homes across Great Britain doubled from 0.5% in February to 1% in March. Inner London drove much of that increase, with rents there climbing 4.1% year-on-year to March, reversing declines seen earlier in 2025. The recent rent rises follow a period where prices had been falling at the start of the year. Tenant demand is up The firm's head of research, Aneisha Beveridge, said: "While rents fell last year, early signs suggest the pace of rental growth is beginning to pick up as tenant demand rebounds and mortgage rates rise. "The falls recorded in 2025 have already been wiped out, while the 24% annual increase in tenants starting the search for a new home in March was the largest since our records began." Tenancy renewal prices have also increased with rents rising 3.1% annually in March, up from 2.2% the previous month. All regions saw demand rise Hamptons also says that tenant activity has also strengthened, and in March there was a 24% annual increase in people searching for a new home. That is the largest rise since records began, with every region posting double-digit growth in demand. At the same time, availability remains constrained. There were 1% fewer homes on the market than a year ago, while supply is down 33% compared with March 2019, limiting choice for renters across the country. Rents around Britain In the first quarter of 2026, 6% of homes were let above their advertised price, down from 56% during the same period in 2021. That dynamic may change again under new rules since March was the penultimate month landlords in England could accept offers above the listed price. The firm says that is altering how rents are set going forward rather than the level ultimately achieved. London recorded an average monthly rent of £2,305 for new lets, with inner areas reaching £2,733. In the Midlands, new agreements averaged £1,046, while in the North they stood at £955. Wales posted £879 and Scotland £1,014.

Rents rise as tenant demand rebounds

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th April 2026, 3 weeks ago | 0

Landlords are seeing rents rise again as tenant demand picks up amid tightening property supply tightens. Hamptons said the annual...

UK rent trends visualised with map and widening gap symbolising regional disparities in rental prices

Rent price gaps widen across the UK

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th April 2026, 4 weeks ago | 0

Landlords are facing widening gaps in rent performance and tenant affordability, with sharp monthly swings emerging between regions, research reveals....

England’s rents rise 2.4% ahead of reform

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th April 2026, 1 month ago | 0

Rents in England rose 2.4% year-on-year in March, while monthly increases remained limited as the market moves towards Renters’ Rights...

Rent increase challenge form with £47 fee, model house, and UK currency illustrating tribunal costs for tenants

Government announce fee for tenants appealing rent increases

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th March 2026, 2 months ago | 39

The government has claimed it “wants to ensure justice is protected for all” after announcing a £47 fee for tenants...

Sloth hanging from a sign reading “Rents & House Prices” symbolising slow UK housing market growth

Rents hold at 3.5% as house price growth slows – ONS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th March 2026, 2 months ago | 0

Private rents increased 3.5% in the 12 months to February, leaving the average monthly cost at £1,374, the Office for...

Houses to rent sign on a London street with rising pound arrows symbolising increasing UK rental prices

Rent growth returns as London leads rise

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th March 2026, 2 months ago | 0

Annual rent growth for newly agreed tenancies has returned to positive territory after seven months of declines, new figures from...

Judge’s gavel beside stacks of cash symbolising legal costs for tenants challenging rent increases

Government under fire from tenant group over rent tribunal fees

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th March 2026, 2 months ago | 2

A tenant group has slammed the government over the fees tenants must pay to access rent tribunals. A story in...

Rocket graphic over a UK map illustrating sharp rises in room rents across major cities

Room rents rocket in UK cities

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th March 2026, 2 months ago | 0

Sharp rises in room rents across major UK cities are affecting affordability for tenants and shaping demand as a result....

UK rent prices rising and falling across regions shown on map with trend lines

Rent rises show regional split in February – ARLA Propertymark

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th March 2026, 2 months ago | 0

Average monthly rents moved in different directions across the country in February, with several regions recording increases while others registered...

To Let sign showing 2% rental increase with stacked coins and upward arrow outside English terraced houses

Rents rise 2% across England – Goodlord

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th March 2026, 2 months ago | 0

Rents across England rose by 2% year-on-year in February, with the average monthly cost reaching £1,203, the latest Goodlord rental...

Rent control debate illustrated by newspapers showing falling and rising rent graphs with a question mark

The rent control fallacy: when good intentions reduce housing supply

Author: Mark Alexander

6th March 2026, 2 months ago | 11

Rent control has an obvious political appeal. If rents are rising faster than wages, the solution can appear straightforward. Limit...