Rent Prices

Tenants face soaring rents as demand outstrips supply

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th October 2023, 3 years ago | 3

Renting a home in the UK has become more expensive than ever, as a new report reveals that the average...

London and South East see record rents in September

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd October 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Renters in London and the South East saw record-breaking rent rises in September, one rental index reveals. According to Goodlord,...

Lib Dems want to introduce landlord licensing and rent controls

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th September 2023, 3 years ago | 38

The Liberal Democrats have pledged to give private rented sector (PRS) tenants and landlords a ‘fair deal’ in their newly...

UK rents continue rising as London leads the surge – ONS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th September 2023, 3 years ago | 2

Private rent prices paid by tenants in the UK have continued growing and have risen by 5.5% in the year...

BBC fact-checks Sadiq Khan’s rent control claims

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th September 2023, 3 years ago | 7

The BBC has challenged London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s claims that rents in the capital will rise to £2,700 per month...

Tenants see rent affordability hit the worst level in 10 years

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th September 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Renters in the UK are facing the highest level of rental affordability in a decade as demand for rented homes...

Rents predicted to rocket 25% by 2026

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th September 2023, 3 years ago | 4

A housing market forecast is offering an alarming prediction that rents could rocket between 2023 and 2026 by 25%. The...

45% of tenants are struggling to pay rent – ONS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th September 2023, 3 years ago | 3

An Office for National Statistics (ONS) survey has revealed that 45% of renters and homeowners say they are struggling to...

Despite rent cap, Scotland’s rents rocket

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th September 2023, 3 years ago | 1

Private rent prices in Scotland have soared to unprecedented levels, marking a significant surge in the housing market, one firm...

‘Madness’ as rent prices in the UK soar to record highs

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th September 2023, 3 years ago | 2

The average rent price in the UK for July 2023 was £1,243 – that’s a whopping 10.3% increase from the...

August sees rents remaining red hot

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th September 2023, 3 years ago | 1

The rental market remained ‘boiling hot’ in August, with the cost of rent up 10% year-on-year, according to the latest...

Rents rocket at the highest rate since 2016

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th August 2023, 3 years ago | 0

The soaring price of renting in the UK is at the highest rate since January 2016 – and is being...

Rent ‘madness’ continues as prices rise in every region

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th August 2023, 3 years ago | 3

The latest data reveals that rents have risen in every region of the UK with the average price now at...

S13 notice after soft enquiry?

Author: Readers Question

28th July 2023, 3 years ago | 10

Hi everyone, If you enquire on a ‘soft basis’ as to a tenant’s agreement to a rent increase, and that...

Stick that in your pipe Shelter!

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th July 2023, 3 years ago | 8

Despite what Shelter and tenant activist groups say, only a small minority (4%) of renters are evicted or asked to...

The Midlands shines as a rental hotspot amid dip in renter interest

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th June 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Despite a slight nationwide drop in rental interest, the Midlands is emerging as an exception to the trend, a rental...

UK’s rental market soars: Record highs and regional disparities

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th June 2023, 3 years ago | 4

Landlords and tenants in the UK have witnessed average rent costs for a new tenancy rocketing by 10% year-on-year, reaching...

Sadiq Khan calls for a London rent freeze – AGAIN!

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th May 2023, 3 years ago | 9

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has repeated his calls for a rent freeze to help Londoners in the week that the...