Tag: London rent

Essential workers spend up to half their income on rent in London

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th November 2025, 9 months ago | 1

A flat-share website has urged the Chancellor Rachel Reeves to address the housing crisis as workers in London struggle to...

Only 1% of London rental homes affordable under LHA rates

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd October 2025, 10 months ago | 1

Average rents continue to outpace Local Housing Allowance rates (LHA), pushing families into homelessness, according to a new report. Data...

Rents fell in August as inflation grew

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th September 2025, 11 months ago | 0

The cost of rent for new lets saw a 0.4% year-on-year decline in August as the rate of inflation grew...

Renters turn to parents as rents outpace budgets

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th August 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Rents are outpacing tenants’ budgets as they turn to parents to help with costs, claims a flat-share website. Data by...

London leads UK rental market decline as rents fall

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd January 2025, 2 years ago | 0

The UK’s private rented sector is showing signs of stabilisation after a period of upheaval, with rent increases slowing across...

Renters squeezed as they spend a third of their income on rent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th January 2025, 2 years ago | 3

The average UK tenant spent 35.7% of their take-home pay on rent last year which underscores the growing financial strain...

Rents rise by 8.7% – but one area sees a 30% increase

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th November 2024, 2 years ago | 3

Rents across Britain have surged over the past year by 8.7%, with some areas experiencing staggering increases – including one...

My landlord has just increased my rent by £700 per month

Author: Denzel Matsaudza

20th August 2024, 2 years ago | 52

“My landlord has just increased my rent by £700 per month.” That’s what my tenant client said to me last...

London’s renters head to the suburbs

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th May 2024, 2 years ago | 0

There has been a shift in London’s rental landscape, with renters increasingly looking beyond the city centre for cheaper options...

BBC fact-checks Sadiq Khan’s rent control claims

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th September 2023, 3 years ago | 7

The BBC has challenged London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s claims that rents in the capital will rise to £2,700 per month...