Tag: rents

PRS landlords to get £70bn in government housing support, NEF says

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1st February 2024, 2 years ago | 13

Private rented sector landlords are set to receive more than £70 billion in housing support from the government over the...

Landlords see rents soar and voids drop in 2023, index reveals

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5th January 2024, 2 years ago | 2

Landlords in England saw rents rocket by nearly 9% last year, and several rent records were broken in the summer,...

TSB targets renters with first-time buyer mortgages

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29th December 2023, 2 years ago | 0

With many renters in the UK struggling to become homeowners, the TSB has unveiled first-time buyer mortgages to help. The...

Renters in London see an 8% annual rise in rents

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15th December 2023, 2 years ago | 1

Rents in London have increased by 8% year-on-year, with the average rent now at £582, Foxtons reveals. The estate agent...

Rents to increase by 4% in the UK over the next year

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14th December 2023, 2 years ago | 0

Rents are expected to rise by almost 4% in the next year as the supply of homes to rent dwindles,...

Rents rise across England despite winter slowdown

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5th December 2023, 2 years ago | 0

Rents have increased across England by 7.3% compared to November 2022, despite the onset of the winter season, a leading...

Private rents in Scotland soar by 14.3% in a year

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29th November 2023, 2 years ago | 16

Despite a rent cap, there has been a sharp increase in average rents across all property sizes in Scotland, with...

Rents will rise and house prices will fall in 2024 prediction

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th November 2023, 2 years ago | 4

A market forecast for the sales and lettings markets for the next two years reveals that tenants will see rents...

Rents soar by up to 41% in five years

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5th October 2023, 3 years ago | 11

Bristol is the most expensive city to rent a property in England with tenants paying 41% more than they did...

Despite rising costs, landlords see portfolio income rise by 8.7% – in London it’s a whopping 32.9%

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20th September 2023, 3 years ago | 5

Landlords in England and Wales have earned more from their rental properties in the past year, a study reveals. According...

45% of tenants are struggling to pay rent – ONS

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11th September 2023, 3 years ago | 3

An Office for National Statistics (ONS) survey has revealed that 45% of renters and homeowners say they are struggling to...

Stick that in your pipe Shelter!

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14th July 2023, 3 years ago | 8

Despite what Shelter and tenant activist groups say, only a small minority (4%) of renters are evicted or asked to...

Tenant demand surges along London’s Elizabeth Line

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26th May 2023, 3 years ago | 0

It’s been a year since the grand opening of London’s Elizabeth Line and a new report has revealed the latest...

A third of renters are spending more than 50% of their wages on rent

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24th May 2023, 3 years ago | 8

Research reveals that 81% of renters in the UK are spending more than 30% of their take-home pay on rent...

Rent price growth leads renters to look further afield

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16th May 2023, 3 years ago | 0

With fast-rising rents, growing numbers of tenants are becoming more flexible over choosing where to live – and are increasingly...

Landlords continue fleeing PRS as tenant demand rises

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11th May 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Tenant demand in the first three months of the year rocketed by 41%, but fewer rental properties came onto the...

Rents hit another record high

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4th May 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Rents across the UK have continued rising to a new high with the average being paid by tenants reaching £1,199,...

Rising rents force tenants to become first time buyers

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3rd May 2023, 3 years ago | 3

While house price growth has slowed to 3%, the country’s high rents mean it is cheaper for tenants to buy,...

London leads the way with rent rises

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3rd May 2023, 3 years ago | 0

England’s rents are on the rise and London is leading the way, one rental index reveals. According to Goodlord, rents...

Rent ‘reality gap’: London’s tenants are paying more than official data suggests

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28th April 2023, 3 years ago | 2

Renters in the capital are paying 37% or £613 more per month than official statistics suggest, research reveals. The findings...