Tag: RICS

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

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th August 2025, 8 months ago | 1

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

PRS supply crunch fuels rent hikes while house prices rise – RICS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th January 2025, 1 year ago | 0

While tenant demand for rental properties has stabilised, landlords selling up continues to push rents higher, RICS says. Its latest...

House prices rise as tenant demand slows – RICS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th December 2024, 1 year ago | 0

House prices in the UK continue to rise, while rental demand has shown its first signs of slowing since 2020,...

RICS: Rental crisis deepens while house prices continue to rise

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th November 2024, 1 year ago | 0

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has painted a bleak picture of the UK’s private rented sector (PRS), with...

UK housing market picks up, but rents continue to soar

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th September 2024, 2 years ago | 1

The UK’s housing market is showing signs of recovery, according to the latest RICS residential survey for August – but...

UK housing market: Rental crisis deepens, home sales improve – RICS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th August 2024, 2 years ago | 6

The UK housing market exhibited mixed fortunes in July as the private rented sector (PRS) continued to grapple with a...

Post-election optimism boosts housing market recovery amidst challenges

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th July 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Despite a sluggish housing market, a post-election bounce could boost optimism as a new government brings fresh hope for recovery....

PRS is facing ‘a huge mismatch’ between supply and demand – RICS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th June 2024, 2 years ago | 5

Confidence in the UK’s housing market is beginning to fall in the run-up to the General Election with one index...

UK housing market shows signs of improvement

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th April 2024, 2 years ago | 1

There has been a positive shift in the housing market with buyer demand and expectations for future sales on the...

UK rents reached a record high in January

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th February 2024, 2 years ago | 2

Private rents in the UK reached record highs in January with the average rent paid by tenants rising by 6.2%....

UK housing market continues to improve but rent growth slows

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th February 2024, 2 years ago | 0

The UK housing market showed further signs of recovery in January 2024, according to the latest survey by the Royal...

UK housing market shows signs of recovery but landlords are ‘scarce’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th January 2024, 2 years ago | 0

The UK housing market improved in December, with buyer demand stabilising and sales activity picking up but there remains a...

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

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

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,...

UK rents rise as supply falls and house prices remain subdued

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th November 2023, 2 years ago | 3

The UK rental market is facing a supply-demand imbalance with rents expected to rise by 4% in the next year,...

King Charles confirms plans for abolishing section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th November 2023, 2 years ago | 10

King Charles has delivered his first King’s Speech as monarch, setting out the government’s legislative agenda for the year ahead....

RICS survey reveals rising rents and falling house prices

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th October 2023, 3 years ago | 2

The UK’s housing market is facing a tough time, with the latest survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors...

RICS unveils its manifesto and calls for more homes to rent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th September 2023, 3 years ago | 1

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has launched its manifesto for the built environment in the run-up to the...

Rishi’s EPC U-turn slammed by RICS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th September 2023, 3 years ago | 10

It’s taken nearly a week, but the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has hit out at Prime Minister Rishi...

UK rents continue rising as London leads the surge – ONS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th September 2023, 3 years ago | 2

Private rent prices paid by tenants in the UK have continued growing and have risen by 5.5% in the year...

UK rents to rise as supply falls short of demand – RICS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th September 2023, 3 years ago | 0

The UK’s rental market is facing a shortage of available properties, as tenant demand continues to outweigh landlord instructions, the...