Tag: Rent Prices

New online tool targets London’s fair rent prices

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th May 2026, 2 weeks ago | 5

Letting agents in London are being offered a new tool to benchmark rent prices ahead of tighter controls under the...

Rent price slowdown as Renters’ Rights Act looms

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th April 2026, 4 weeks ago | 0

Rents are holding steady ahead of the Renters’ Rights Act, according to a new survey. Data from Rightmove shows that,...

Rent controls do work claims Green Party

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th March 2026, 2 months ago | 11

The Green Party claims that “rent controls can work,” despite evidence suggesting otherwise. Speaking at the New Economics Foundation, Green...

Rent levels in England since 2010: what the data actually shows

Author: Mark Alexander

17th March 2026, 2 months ago | 2

Rent levels sit at the heart of almost every argument about housing. Tenants experience the pressure month to month. Landlords...

Renters turn to commuter towns as demand soars

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th February 2026, 3 months ago | 1

Demand has soared in commuter towns such as Esher as renters are priced out of cities, according to a new...

Regional divide widens as rents rise in certain areas but cool in others

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th October 2025, 7 months ago | 0

Despite London and the South East seeing a drop in the salary required to rent, regional differences remain, with rents...

Rents fell in August as inflation grew

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th September 2025, 8 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...

Rents hit record high as landlords grow increasingly worried

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th September 2025, 8 months ago | 1

Rents in Great Britain have reached a record high, with tenants paying £1,577 each month on average, data from Rightmove...

Former Tory Minister defends landlords charging market rent amid calls for rent controls

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th August 2025, 9 months ago | 3

A former Tory cabinet minister has defended landlords renting out their properties at market price. David Gauke, former Justice Secretary,...

Landlords offering properties falls to five-year low amid legislative pressure

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th August 2025, 9 months ago | 1

The number of landlords offering properties for rent falls to its lowest level in five years, claims the Royal Institution...

Rental market cools as first-time buyer numbers surge

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th June 2025, 11 months ago | 2

The private rented sector is experiencing a slowdown, with tenant registrations plummeting 17% in May compared to 2024, research reveals....

Rent rises drop to a four-low as PRS cools – Zoopla

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th June 2025, 11 months ago | 2

The surge in UK rent prices has lost momentum, with annual growth dropping to 2.8% in April, the slowest pace...

Rents continue rising as summer price spike looms

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd June 2025, 12 months ago | 4

The cost of renting in England has climbed for the fifth month running, with the average tenancy now priced at...

Landlords to continue thriving despite the Renters’ Rights Bill?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd April 2025, 1 year ago | 3

The private rented sector continues to flourish, with landlords poised to maintain profits despite the introduction of the Renters’ Rights...

The housing market has shifted since Covid as buying trends reverse

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th April 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Five years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Great Britain’s property landscape has undergone a huge transformation, according to...

Rent growth slows for new tenancies – but renewal prices soar

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th February 2025, 1 year ago | 1

The pace of rent rises for new tenancies has dropped, with average monthly payments climbing by just 1.8% in January...

Rent boom predicted for the ‘Silicon Valley of Europe’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th February 2025, 1 year ago | 3

The government’s plan to establish a ‘Silicon Valley of Europe’ along the Oxford-Cambridge Arc could cause local rent prices to...

PRS supply shortage fuels rent rise predictions – as house prices grow

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th February 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Demand for rental property is ‘flat’ and the number of landlords offering properties is still in decline, RICS reveals. Its...

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...

PRS crisis deepens as landlords plan exit and rents surge

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th February 2025, 1 year ago | 19

The deepening crisis in the UK’s private rented sector has been laid bare with a survey revealing that landlord confidence...