Tag: Rental market

Rents fluctuate amidst supply shortages in PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st January 2024, 2 years ago | 1

Tenant demand is still continuing to outstrip supply with letting agents seeing a reduction in stock levels. The latest figures...

Tenants squeezed out in England’s holiday home hotspots

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th January 2024, 2 years ago | 15

Holiday homes are not only making it harder for homebuyers to buy, but also for tenants to rent in England’s...

UK rental market sees slower growth amid easing demand

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th January 2024, 2 years ago | 0

The demand for rental properties in the UK is showing signs of slowing down, after reaching record levels in the...

London’s letting agents face the most competition and the highest demand

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th January 2024, 2 years ago | 0

London and Wales have seen the biggest rise in letting agent numbers in the past year, with a 4% increase...

UK rental market to remain strong despite supply recovery

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th January 2024, 2 years ago | 1

The UK rental market is expected to see solid growth in 2024, despite a gradual recovery in supply, according to...

England’s tenant demand hotspots revealed

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th January 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Somerset is the most sought-after county for renters in England, according to a new report by Zero Deposit. The firm’s...

Rental market shows signs of recovery in 2024 – SpareRoom

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st December 2023, 2 years ago | 1

After a year of soaring rents and scarce rooms, flat share website SpareRoom has offered its data pointing to a...

Busiest rental market in 2023 revealed

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th December 2023, 2 years ago | 0

Wrexham in Wales has been named this year’s busiest rental market by Rightmove. The city experienced a surge in rental...

What Do Buyers Look For In An Investment Property?

Author: Ranjan Bhattacharya

12th December 2023, 2 years ago | 0

What top 10 features do buyers look for in BTL investment property? Join Ranjan Bhattacharya and Andrew Roberts and fine...

Smaller landlords look to sell up and exit the PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th December 2023, 2 years ago | 12

Major structural changes are taking place in the UK’s private rented sector (PRS) with smaller landlords more likely to exit...

Are selective licensing schemes to blame for soaring rents?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th December 2023, 2 years ago | 23

For anyone wondering what the impact of selective licensing schemes is on tenants and rent prices, then one landlord has...

Legislation uncertainty causing chaos in PRS, claims industry body

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th December 2023, 2 years ago | 0

Uncertainty in legislation is causing high rents in the private rented sector, according to a new report. Propertymark’s Housing Insight...

The most affordable rental cities in Britain revealed

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th November 2023, 2 years ago | 0

The major cities that currently have the highest level of affordable homes for tenants that are at or below the...

Landlords optimistic about PRS after government’s EPC U-turn

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd November 2023, 2 years ago | 0

Landlords are more confident about their letting businesses and the private rental sector (PRS) after the government scrapped plans to...

ONS reports a rental price surge across UK

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th November 2023, 2 years ago | 1

Private rents increased by more than 6% in England, according to the ONS lettings price index. London saw a big...

Londoners demand green belt reforms to solve housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th November 2023, 2 years ago | 2

Londoners want homes built on the green belt to improve their housing chances, according to a new survey. In a...

NRLA urges cooperation between landlords and tenant groups on rental reform

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st November 2023, 2 years ago | 11

The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has appealed to the Renters’ Reform Coalition, a group of organisations that push for...

Affordable homes to rent are ‘scarce and in high demand’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th October 2023, 2 years ago | 5

Finding a cheap rental home in the UK is a daunting challenge with only 1.9% of the current rental market...

Landlords still keen to buy despite challenges, survey shows

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2023, 2 years ago | 5

Nearly a third (32%) of buy to let landlords are planning to buy more property in the next 12 months,...

Rising rents pushing students to the limit

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2023, 2 years ago | 3

Students are struggling as soaring rents outpace average maintenance loan, according to new research. A survey by student housing charity...