Tag: affordability

Welsh housing plans receive mixed reaction from Propertymark
Propertymark has responded to the Welsh government’s housing white paper consultation and expressed support for some measures...

PRS crisis deepens as landlords plan exit and rents surge
The deepening crisis in the UK’s private rented sector has been laid bare with a survey revealing that landlord confidence has...

Two lenders cut buy to let mortgage rates
Two leading lenders have announced reductions in their buy to let mortgage rates, offering competitive financing options.
The first...

Rent caps and housing tribunals demanded to protect tenan...
Up to one million children in the PRS could face poverty by 2026 because of a rent shortfall due to frozen Local Housing Allowance...

UK house price growth slowed in January
The UK’s housing market saw a slowdown in price growth last month with an annual increase of 4.1%, a dip from December’s...

Renters’ Rights Bill risks excluding vulnerable ten...
Landlords, letting agents and build-to-rent providers have warned that the government’s Renters’ Rights Bill could make...

London room rents fall as the market stabilises
Rents for rooms in London have fallen for the fourth consecutive quarter in Q4 2024, according to the latest SpareRoom rental index.