Rent Prices Archives - Property118

Red 5% rent increase symbol beside house keys and a void calendar illustrating rising UK rents and longer tenancy gaps.

Rents rise 5% as landlord voids lengthen

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th November 2026, 11 minutes ago | 0

Landlords faced an extra eight days between tenancies in October, despite UK rents rising by 5% over the year, research...

Rental property comparison in London, Leeds and Cardiff, highlighting differences in local rental markets.

Below-average rents scarcer outside London

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th November 2026, 4 days ago | 1

Landlords in Leeds and Cardiff face a smaller proportion of competing properties advertised below the local average rent than those...

To Let sign with rising arrow beside For Sale sign illustrating UK rent increases and slowing house price growth.

Rents rise as house price growth slows – ONS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd October 2026, 3 weeks ago | 3

Landlords saw average UK private rents rise by £52 a month over the year to September, taking the monthly figure...

Colour-coded UK map showing houses with downward red arrows, illustrating falling rents across eight regions.

Rents fall across eight UK regions

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st October 2026, 3 weeks ago | 0

Landlords in eight of the UK’s 12 regions saw average rents fall in September, despite the national figure reaching another...

Rent and mortgage price tags above two homes, illustrating higher monthly mortgage costs for first-time buyers.

First-time buyers face mortgage payments above rent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th October 2026, 3 weeks ago | 0

More than half of tenants who bought their first home in September were paying a mortgage that was higher than...

UK rental prices rising after the Renters’ Rights Act, illustrated with London skyline and increasing rent stacks.

London rents rise as property prices fall

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th October 2026, 3 weeks ago | 0

London landlords have seen rents rise while house prices have fallen, according to research covering January to July. Yet in...

To Let sign displaying £1,400 rent breaking through a barrier, highlighting record UK rental prices.

Advertised rents break £1,400 barrier – Rightmove

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th October 2026, 4 weeks ago | 2

Tenants outside London have seen advertised rents pass £1,400 a month for the first time, while in the capital they...

Tenants queue outside a UK rental property as demand rises and rents are expected to increase

Rents tipped to rise as tenant demand grows – RICS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th October 2026, 1 month ago | 0

Landlords face rising tenant demand, with surveyors expecting rents to increase over the next three months. The Royal Institution of...

Rising stacks of pound coins and rental homes illustrate increasing UK rents

Average rents rise £888 a year

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th October 2026, 1 month ago | 1

Tenants face an extra £888 a year in rent after Britain’s monthly average rose by 4.9% in September compared with...

UK Budget briefcase beneath rising rents lettering made from pound notes

Landlords warn Budget costs will push up rents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th September 2026, 1 month ago | 3

Nearly two-thirds of landlords say they will put rents up to recover losses from tax and regulatory changes, research reveals....

Pound rent symbol bridging homes illustrates large local rent differences across Britain

Local rent gaps exceed 100% across seven regions

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th September 2026, 1 month ago | 0

Landlords face local rent differences of more than 100% between the most and least expensive areas in seven regions of...

UK rental demand map highlighting high competition for homes in Birkenhead, Wallasey and other locations

Britain’s most competitive rent hotspots revealed

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th September 2026, 2 months ago | 0

Homes to rent in Birkenhead and Wallasey attracted an average of 30 enquiries apiece during July and August, research reveals....

UK rent and budget pressures illustrated with pound notes squeezed between rising rental costs

Record rents stretch tenant budgets

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th September 2026, 2 months ago | 1

Landlords are seeing record rents agreed, but tenants are now spending an average of 32% of their income on housing....

Rising pound steps illustrate UK private rent growth as monthly rents reach £1,400

Rent growth hits nine-month high – ONS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th September 2026, 2 months ago | 1

Average private rent growth has climbed to its highest level since December 2025, with the average UK monthly rent reaching...

House keys marked 2.4% beside signs for Manchester, Leeds and Newcastle, illustrating rising rents in Great Britain.

New-let rents rise 2.4% as northern rents top £1,000

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th September 2026, 2 months ago | 2

The cost of taking on a new rented home rose at its fastest rate for nearly two years in August,...

Rising rents graphic illustrating weak landlord investment and falling UK rental supply

Landlord investment slump pushes rents higher – Zoopla

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th September 2026, 2 months ago | 2

Weak landlord investment will see rents rise by between 4% and 5% by the year-end because the supply of rental...

To let sign outside UK homes illustrating rising rents amid strong tenant demand and fewer landlord instructions

Rents look set to rise as tenant demand grows – RICS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th September 2026, 2 months ago | 6

Rents are facing renewed upward pressure as tenant demand grows and landlord instructions remain in negative territory, according to the...

Renters’ Rights Act document pouring into rising rent figures above English rental homes

Renters’ Rights Act fuels rent growth

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th September 2026, 2 months ago | 2

Rent growth has accelerated across five of England’s nine regions since the Renters’ Rights Act took effect in May, despite...