Tag: Housing Affordability

Labour warned by Generation Rent of alienating core voters without a rent freeze

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th December 2025, 4 months ago | 12

Labour needs to act decisively and introduce a rent freeze in England now or risk alienating its core voters who...

Rents forecast to rise 12% as PRS steadies

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th November 2025, 5 months ago | 2

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

First-time buyers hit pause until the Autumn Budget

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th November 2025, 6 months ago | 0

Nearly half of first-time buyers have put their property buying plans on hold until after the Autumn Budget, research reveals....

Rental crisis hits towns harder than cities

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th September 2025, 8 months ago | 0

The UK’s private rented sector is under unprecedented strain, with suburban towns bearing the brunt of a growing shortage of...

England’s renters face growing affordability challenges – ONS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th August 2025, 8 months ago | 7

Renters in England faced growing budget pressures last year, with tenants on a median household income having to spend 36.3%...

House prices rocket 5.3 times faster than earnings

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th July 2025, 9 months ago | 2

Great Britain’s property market has become increasingly unattainable for aspiring homeowners, as research reveals that house prices have surged at...

Tenants face becoming ‘lifetime renters’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th July 2025, 9 months ago | 1

Around 2.2 million would-be first-time buyers have been locked out of the property market since 2006, research reveals. According to...

Housing activists urge mayors to champion rent control powers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th June 2025, 10 months ago | 2

A coalition of housing campaigners is appealing to England’s mayors to push for authority over rent controls for private tenants...

Renters struggle with homeownership dreams amid rising costs

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd May 2025, 11 months ago | 6

A quarter (25%) of renters under 30 are considering moving back in with their parents to save money so they...

Labour squeezes landlords as housing market hits North-South divide

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th May 2025, 11 months ago | 1

Labour continues to squeeze landlords financially, amid signs the government could go further to increase its overall tax take from...

Younger renters less likely to back regulation despite challenges

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th April 2025, 1 year ago | 1

Despite more than one million renters aged 18–34 feeling stressed about their living situation, younger renters are less likely to...

First-time buyers struggle as mortgage payments surge by £350 a month

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th March 2025, 1 year ago | 0

First-time buyers face tough market conditions as mortgage payments surge, according to new data. Research by Rightmove reveals first-time buyers...

Landlord exodus threatens the UK’s PRS – survey

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th February 2025, 1 year ago | 9

A looming crisis will hit the UK’s private rented sector as two-thirds (67%) of landlords say they will either leave,...

Balance struck for rent control amendment but more landlord support needed in Scotland

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th January 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Two industry bodies claim while a balance may have been struck for rent controls in the Scottish Housing Bill, the...

Lettings body warns against Renters’ Rights Bill clauses

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th January 2025, 1 year ago | 7

Letting body safeagent is urging the government to withdraw two new clauses from the Renters’ Rights Bill, warning they could...

Scottish housing survey highlights diverging tenant needs

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th January 2025, 1 year ago | 0

The latest Scottish Housing Survey underscores the distinct roles played by the private rented sector (PRS) and social housing in...

House prices edge upward as market shows signs of recovery

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st December 2024, 1 year ago | 0

House prices in England and Wales saw a modest increase in November, rising 0.2% to an average of £358,800, e.surv...

Buy to let lending set to soar – IMLA

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st December 2024, 1 year ago | 6

The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) is forecasting a 14% surge in buy to let lending in 2025, reaching £38...

Zoopla predicts house prices will rise next year as sales surge

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd December 2024, 1 year ago | 0

The property market saw sales reaching record highs in 2024, with house prices expected to rise in 2025. According to...

Thousands of tenants face eviction before Christmas

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th December 2024, 1 year ago | 11

Thousands of people across England and Wales are facing the prospect of homelessness in the lead-up to Christmas, new figures...