Tag: housing shortage

Rent controls do ‘more harm than good’ – IEA

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th August 2024, 2 years ago | 14

Rent controls do far more damage than benefit tenants, according to a comprehensive global review. A new briefing paper from...

Tenants are searching further afield for a home amid rental shortage

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th August 2024, 2 years ago | 1

The UK’s rental market remains intensely competitive, with tenants facing a perfect storm of surging demand, dwindling supply and escalating...

One in five renters forced to find rent guarantor

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd August 2024, 2 years ago | 4

One in five private tenants has been forced to use a rent guarantor to secure their home as competition to...

Average UK rent tops £1,400 for the first time

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st July 2024, 2 years ago | 1

A perfect storm of soaring demand and limited supply of homes has pushed rents to unprecedented levels, according to the...

Record rents for tenants outside London – Rightmove

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd July 2024, 2 years ago | 1

High demand and a lack of available properties are pushing rents outside London to record levels, according to Rightmove. It...

Sixth Scottish council declares housing emergency

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st May 2024, 2 years ago | 1

West Lothian Council has declared a housing emergency, citing the mounting pressures on housing and homelessness due to an imbalance...

Why the UK Remains a Haven for Foreign Property Investors

Author: Mark Alexander

17th May 2024, 2 years ago | 1

The United Kingdom has long held a magnetic pull for international property investors. From the towering skyscrapers of London to...

UK rental market heats up after winter lull

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th April 2024, 2 years ago | 0

The UK’s private rented sector (PRS) is seeing a surge in tenant demand, with a new report revealing a significant...

Scotland housing crisis laid bare as 22,000 homes disappear in a year

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th March 2024, 3 years ago | 10

Government policy and anti-landlord rhetoric are to blame for a 22,000 drop in rental homes across Scotland in one year,...

Selective licensing blamed as Nottingham faces alarming homelessness figures

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st December 2023, 3 years ago | 35

Shocking new figures reveal Nottingham has the highest rate of homelessness across the county. Data from Shelter reveals 2,700 people...

Alarming rise of empty homes across England

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th November 2023, 3 years ago | 7

Empty homes in England have risen by more than 10% over the past five years, according to the Local Government...

Glasgow braces for “humanitarian catastrophe” as asylum seeker housing crisis looms

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th October 2023, 3 years ago | 4

City leaders in Glasgow are warning of a “humanitarian catastrophe” over plans to find housing for asylum seekers. At an...

Rental market frenzy: Nottingham landlord sheds light on supply and demand imbalance

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th October 2023, 3 years ago | 11

The mismatch between supply and demand is worse than ever with a frenzy of activity in the rental market. New...

Mismatch between supply and demand continues to dominate the lettings market

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th September 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Demand continues to outstrip supply as rents continue to rocket, one industry body warns. Propertymark’s Housing Insight report reveals August...

Deprived areas hit hardest by shortage of rental stock

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th September 2023, 3 years ago | 6

People living in the most deprived areas of the UK have seen their rents skyrocket this year, according to new...

Landlords pull out of London’s temporary accommodation sector

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st August 2023, 3 years ago | 7

London’s boroughs are sounding the alarm over the escalating housing pressures after it was revealed that there has been a...

Demand for rented properties higher than ever

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd August 2023, 3 years ago | 0

A major shortage in rental properties leaves tenants struggling to get on the property ladder, according to a new survey....

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Britain Faces Shortage of 1 million Homes by 2020

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th January 2012, 15 years ago | 0

Buy to let is expected to keep growing for the next few years as Britain faces a severe shortage of...