Tag: lettings

PRS faces rental shortages as landlords exit

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th July 2025, 10 months ago | 7

The private rented sector is grappling with a severe shortage of available properties, creating hurdles for tenants finding homes, a...

Scottish rents outpace inflation since rent controls

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th February 2025, 1 year ago | 2

Rent increases in Scotland have accelerated since the introduction of rent controls in September 2022, rising faster and higher than...

Rents cool down in December after record-breaking year

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th January 2025, 1 year ago | 2

Rents in England dipped again in December, marking the fifth consecutive month of rental cost reductions, according to the Goodlord...

London’s renters face fierce competition as lettings market heats up

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st August 2024, 2 years ago | 0

London’s rental market has seen a surge in tenant activity, with offers and enquiries jumping 22% and 7% respectively compared...

Rightmove and OpenRent U-turn in partnership shock

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th August 2024, 2 years ago | 0

An announcement last night (8 August) has upended Tuesday’s announcement that Rightmove had severed ties with OpenRent. The property portal...

NRLA backs landlord database plan

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th August 2024, 2 years ago | 35

The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has thrown its weight behind government plans for a new landlord database, insisting it...

Landlords using OpenRent to lose Rightmove access

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th August 2024, 2 years ago | 10

Landlords using OpenRent to find tenants will lose Rightmove access, it has been announced today (6 August). Rightmove says it...

Foxtons says London’s PRS is returning to ‘normal’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th June 2024, 2 years ago | 0

The London lettings market is returning to a ‘normalised’ with a rise in property listings, according to Foxtons. The firm’s...

London’s rental market shows signs of revival

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th May 2024, 2 years ago | 0

London’s rental market appears to be picking up as tenant demand rises after data shows there was a 12% rise...

Landlord sell-off slows down as rents continue rising

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th November 2023, 2 years ago | 5

Landlords in Great Britain are holding on to their properties as rents soar to new heights, according to the latest...

Rents fall and voids rise in England’s lettings market

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st November 2023, 2 years ago | 14

The lettings market in England experienced a post-summer slump in October, with rents on new tenancies falling by 11% and...

Worried letting agents voice fears over the Renters (Reform) Bill

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th September 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Most letting agents are against the proposed changes in the Renters (Reform) Bill and want to have their say, a...

Focus on Lettings in Greater Manchester

Author: Mark Alexander

3rd February 2014, 12 years ago | 0

I have just completed a telephone review with our partners at LettingSupermarket.com and one of the questions I asked was...