Tag: spareroom

Older tenants lead flatsharing surge as the PRS evolves

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th February 2025, 1 year ago | 0

The landscape of flatsharing is undergoing a dramatic shift, with older generations leading the charge, research reveals. Data from SpareRoom...

London leads UK rental market decline as rents fall

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd January 2025, 1 year ago | 0

The UK’s private rented sector is showing signs of stabilisation after a period of upheaval, with rent increases slowing across...

London room rents fall as the market stabilises

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th January 2025, 2 years ago | 0

Rents for rooms in London have fallen for the fourth consecutive quarter in Q4 2024, according to the latest SpareRoom...

Rent prices could drop if 1% of spare rooms were rented out

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd December 2024, 2 years ago | 1

If just 1% of the UK’s 26 million spare rooms were let out, rent prices would drop back to 2017...

Government’s second homes policy doesn’t address the housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th November 2024, 2 years ago | 6

The government’s recent decision to increase stamp duty on second homes has been slammed for not addressing the UK’s housing...

PRS rents show signs of stabilisation as increases slow

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th October 2024, 2 years ago | 2

The UK’s private rented sector is beginning to show signs of stabilisation as rent rises are slowing down, research reveals....

Landlords’ election choices uncertain amid housing policy concerns

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th June 2024, 2 years ago | 10

With just a week to go until the general election, landlords are sceptical about the housing policies of the political...

London’s renters head to the suburbs

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th May 2024, 2 years ago | 0

There has been a shift in London’s rental landscape, with renters increasingly looking beyond the city centre for cheaper options...

Housing crisis emerges as top priority in new poll

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th April 2024, 2 years ago | 6

The housing crisis takes the lead as the most crucial issue for Generation Rent, according to a new poll. A...

London rents slide as landlords adjust to new market reality

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th March 2024, 2 years ago | 1

London’s tenants are seeing rent prices fall with three firms highlighting the trend – and how landlords are responding. Estate...

Spareroom urges reforms to tackle rental crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th February 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Spareroom is demanding the government take action against the rental crisis. The flatshare website says residential lets have become a...

Couples co-habit to combat rental crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th February 2024, 2 years ago | 2

The number of couples living in a flatshare has increased dramatically since the pandemic. New data from Spareroom reveals the...

Renters slash summer plans as rent prices rise with inflation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd February 2024, 2 years ago | 5

Renters are sacrificing summer holidays due to rising costs, according to new data. Flat share website Spareroom reveals that 72%...

More homeowners turn to lodgers amid cost-of-living crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th January 2024, 2 years ago | 0

There has been a massive jump in the number of homeowners who are renting out their spare rooms to lodgers...

Flatshare rents begin to fall as market stabilises

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th January 2024, 3 years ago | 0

Flatsharing Londoners have seen their rents drop for the second month in a row, after reaching an all-time high in...

Rental market shows signs of recovery in 2024 – SpareRoom

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st December 2023, 3 years ago | 1

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

How renting out 1.74% of empty bedrooms could lower rents by 22%

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th November 2023, 3 years ago | 8

With the UK facing a severe rental crisis, with demand for rooms far outstripping supply and rents reaching record highs,...

Renters take on extra jobs to cope with rising rents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st October 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Growing numbers of renters are having to work more than one job to make ends meet amid soaring inflation and...

London is now unaffordable to graduates – every postcode is a ‘no-grad zone’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th September 2023, 3 years ago | 0

London is now unaffordable to graduates, with every postcode in the capital a ‘no-grad zone’ thanks to sky-high rents, new...

Rising rents are driving tenants to consider moving abroad

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th September 2023, 3 years ago | 3

A survey has revealed that 72% of renters in the UK are either actively searching (46%) for new accommodation in...