Tag: spareroom

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

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th November 2024, 1 year 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, 1 year 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...

SpareRoom calls for balanced approach in landlord-tenant relations

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th April 2024, 2 years ago | 10

In a world where the conversation about landlords and tenants has become increasingly polarised, one platform is calling for more...

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...

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, 2 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, 2 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, 2 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, 2 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...

Rented home supply in London begins to improve

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th August 2023, 3 years ago | 1

The supply of homes to rent in London is improving, two leading firms in the sector say. Flat share platform...

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

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

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...

Revealed: Cheapest place to rent in the UK

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th April 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Average monthly room rents in London now cost a staggering £952, according to a flatshare website. Spareroom reveals that nearly...

Room rents reach record high in London

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th April 2023, 3 years ago | 0

For the first time ever there’s not a single London postcode with an average monthly room for rent at less...