Tag: Rental market

Rent controls in Wales will worsen housing crisis warns NRLA

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th September 2023, 3 years ago | 1

One association is warning that introducing rent controls in Wales will have a ‘disastrous impact on the private rented sector.’...

Rents hit new record-breaking high

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18th September 2023, 3 years ago | 15

The average rent in Great Britain has now passed £1,300 for the first time in a decade, according to new...

Rent deposits eat up more than half of the average monthly income

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th September 2023, 3 years ago | 2

The average renter in the UK must spend 64% of their net monthly income just to pay the deposit on...

Another delay for Renters’ Reform Bill

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15th September 2023, 3 years ago | 15

The Renters’ Reform Bill has been delayed yet again! The government confirmed that the second reading of the legislation will...

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...

Rent cap law drives up Scottish rents to record highs

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th August 2023, 3 years ago | 12

Average rents in Scotland for new tenancies in the private rented sector (PRS) have soared by 11.4% – the third...

England’s hottest rental market is…

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th March 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Landlords with properties to rent in Cornwall currently have the nation’s hottest rental market, a rental demand index reveals. The...

Where are the most affordable places to rent?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th January 2023, 3 years ago | 0

The current turmoil in the rental market shows no signs of slowing down with UK rents in the fourth quarter...

Rental market picks up steam while house sales stall

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th November 2022, 4 years ago | 0

Demand across the lettings market is high and continues to push rents up, the latest surveyors’ report reveals. RICS says...

A call to convert 66,000 student HMO’s back to family homes?

Author: Mary Latham

26th August 2013, 13 years ago | 7

I have been having a catch up on my on-line reading over this weekend and I have just come across...

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Buy to let rents still rising and unlikely to fall

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd June 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Rents are still rising and are unlikely to drop anytime soon, according to one of the UK’s leading letting agents....

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Estate agent secretly tried to let home he should have sold

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th June 2012, 14 years ago | 0

An estate agent tried to make some money on the side by renting an empty home he was trying to...

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More surveys confirm North/South property divide

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th June 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Buy to let rents slipped back 4.3% to an average £919 a month in May, according to letting agents haart....

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Mortgage famine fuels buy to let rent rises

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th May 2012, 14 years ago | 1

Rent rises are fuelled by a mortgage famine that is forcing home owners that cannot sell to become reluctant landlords...

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Buy to let rents keep rising as tenants get poorer

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th April 2012, 14 years ago | 0

The average UK rent increased by 2.6% in March to £764 a month, according to the latest survey by specialist...

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UK split into “London” and “the rest” rent divide

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th April 2012, 14 years ago | 0

The great rental divide is splitting the UK as tenants in London pay double the amount for a comparable property...

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Buy to let did boom in 2011 – it’s official!

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th April 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Buy to let really did boom in 2011 – with the total up 12% on the previous year as 692,766...

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Landlords face tougher deposit protection rules

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th April 2012, 14 years ago | 6

Landlords failing to protect a tenants buy to let deposit face tougher penalties under new laws that come in to...

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Landlords warned to be insured against arrears

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th March 2012, 14 years ago | 0

With rents still continuing to rise, insurance provider LetRisks is urging to buy to let landlords to ensure they are...

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Managing LHA tenancies

Author: John Paul

26th March 2012, 14 years ago | 0

LHA Top Tips for landlords. Article 6 in a series of 8 Stay in contact to build a positive relationship....