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Record rents stretch tenant budgets

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th September 2026, 2 weeks ago | 1

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

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th August 2026, 2 months ago | 0

Average rents across the UK rose to £1,369 a month in July, up 1.2% from £1,353 in June, according to...

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd April 2026, 6 months ago | 1

Rents have increased for the first time in five months as the Renters’ Rights Act edges closer to becoming law,...

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th October 2023, 3 years ago | 3

Renters in the UK are facing a ‘bleak’ future as the average rent price has reached another record high of...