Rent Prices

Scottish rents level out as supply improves

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th January 2026, 5 months ago | 0

Scotland’s private rented sector has shown signs of stabilisation over the past year, with rent rises broadly tracking inflation. DJ...

Rents fall and a supply surge weighs on house prices

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th January 2026, 5 months ago | 2

Asking rents are slipping deeper into decline, adding fresh downward pressure to house values at the start of 2026, one...

The UK’s rent rises slow but house prices are up – ONS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd January 2026, 5 months ago | 1

Private rents across the UK continued to rise, though the pace eased towards the end of 2025. New figures from...

Falling rents set a new record as landlord investment drops

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th January 2026, 5 months ago | 1

Rents across Great Britain ended 2025 lower than where they began for the first time on record, as softer demand,...

Rents grew by 2.2% in 2025 but growth is cooling

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th January 2026, 5 months ago | 1

Average advertised rents across Britain ended 2025 up 2.2%, with growth easing as tenant competition cooled and more homes came...

Tenant group claims rising rents to blame for homelessness increase

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th January 2026, 5 months ago | 9

A tenant group and a homelessness charity have claimed that unaffordable private rents and a chronic lack of social housing...

Annual rents are 2% higher but growth rate slows

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th January 2026, 5 months ago | 0

The private rented sector ended 2025 with a smaller than expected rise in rents as they grew by 2% year...

Rents stagnate as Renters’ Rights Act uncertainty bites

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th January 2026, 6 months ago | 1

The UK’s rents slipped in December to leave annual growth muted as landlords tread carefully ahead of May’s implementation of...

Rent growth slows in November as house price inflation also eases

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th December 2025, 6 months ago | 0

Private rents in the UK rose by 4.4% over the year to November, taking the average monthly cost to £1,366,...

Christmas rental surge forces tenants to earn more to secure a home

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th December 2025, 6 months ago | 0

The traditional pre-Christmas scramble for rented homes has pushed up the income that tenants typically need to secure a property...

Renting later in life exposes growing financial strain – survey

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th December 2025, 6 months ago | 0

New figures from the English Housing Survey show that growing numbers of people are reaching midlife and retirement still renting...

Rents fall for fourth month as November slowdown takes hold

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th December 2025, 7 months ago | 0

Rents in England dropped for a fourth straight month in November as the winter lull took hold, but annual rental...

London’s rental supply stays strong as demand drops in Christmas run-up

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd December 2025, 7 months ago | 0

New PRS listings continued to climb in October as the capital’s rental market showed no sign of weakening, even as...

UK rents climb 5% as growth slows – ONS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th November 2025, 7 months ago | 0

The UK’s private rents grew by 5% in the year to October, although the pace of growth has begun to...

Elizabeth line drives surge in rents as commuter towns soar ahead

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th November 2025, 7 months ago | 0

Rents along the Elizabeth line have surged ahead of the wider London market, with some commuter towns recording growth of...

Third of tenants spend half their income on rent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th November 2025, 7 months ago | 5

Around a third of tenants are now handing over at least half of their take-home pay to pay rent, research...

Rents forecast to rise 12% as PRS steadies

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th November 2025, 7 months ago | 2

Private rents in the UK are set to climb by 12% over the next five years as the rental market...

Wales and the North East hit hardest as rental affordability gap widens

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th November 2025, 7 months ago | 0

Wales and the North East are bearing the brunt of the UK’s widening rental affordability divide, new figures reveal. ARLA...