The latest Rental Index from PropTech platform Goodlord shows rents hit their highest levels since October over the last month. Rents across...
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![Top UK cities for 2024 rental potential revealed by industry supplier](/upload/images/24%2002%2029%20%20%2002.jpg)
Aldermore has named Bristol, as the best city for landlords to invest in for 2024. Manchester, Coventry, Brighton and London make up...
29 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Will rents keep rising?](/upload/images/24%2002%2027%20%20%2002%20by%20Alison%20Thompson.jpg)
Typically, rents rise in line with wages - which, in turn, tend to track inflation or increase at a slightly lower...
27 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Investors Warned - rising prime London lettings supply hits rental growth](/upload/images/24%2001%2030%2005.jpg)
Data from London property data consultancy LonRes suggests supply in prime areas of the capital is improving and so rental growth...
30 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Residential Letting - rent rises outstrip inflation in past year](/upload/images/23%2012%2007%2001.jpg)
Latest data from The Deposit Protection Service shows that average UK monthly rents for Q3 2023 were £1,121.46: a rise of...
07 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Property Near Crossrail Gives Investors Platform For Success](/upload/images/__thumbs/23%2009%2021%203.jpg/23%2009%2021%203__400x266.jpg)
Rental markets near London’s Crossrail stations have seen premiums emerge, a new survey suggests. Areas which have benefitted from the largest reductions...
21 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Investors – where are the five most profitable cities for furnished properties?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Interiors/FurnishedUKProperty400x310.png)
New research has revealed how much money landlords and investors can make in cities around the UK by furnishing their property...
24 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![How BTR can offer attainable access to desirable lifestyles](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/MillennialTenants-1-400x310.jpg)
Over the last two years, the housing market has been less than predictable. Despite the doom and gloom foreseen at the...
17 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Investors - houses versus apartments: which is best for buy-to-let?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingMarketStockImage-2-400x310.jpg)
It’s the age-old question that most investors are likely to find themselves wondering at one point or another - which property type...
23 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Crossrail is coming – the Eastern section from Stratford to Shenfield](/upload/images/Site%20logos/CrossrailSpecial-400x310.jpg)
After years of speculation and alterations, the Elizabeth Line is now set to launch in the first half of 2022. Initially,...
01 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Bigger than London – buy-to-let goes regional](/upload/images/library/EnglandMap-400x310.jpg)
Are you a buy-to-let investor considering selling up? You’re not alone. Research by the Nottingham Building Society revealed that a fifth...
29 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Insight: Is the tide turning for London’s rental market?](/upload/images/library/BPS-LondonAerial-400x310.jpg)
The pandemic has undoubtedly shaken the market for buying and selling, with national house prices on the rise with no signs...
02 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Market insight – homes for rent are letting 30% faster since Covid](/img/default/pit.png)
The pandemic continues to shape the UK property market, with a growing disparity between inner city and outer city residential rents,...
26 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Insight – what are the pros and cons of investing in hotel rooms?](/img/default/pit.png)
It’s one of the more niche forms of property investment, but is investing in a hotel room a worthwhile pursuit? Here, the...
21 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Prime London update: sales activity soars as rental values decline](/img/default/pit.png)
The number of sales transactions in the Prime Central London (PCL) market recorded in March was the highest since March 2016,...
19 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![A quality property will always market itself – so why change the ‘BTR’ name?](/img/default/pit.png)
January 7 2021 marked the launch of a new national committee, supported by The UK Apartment Association (UKAA), looking to improve...
15 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![How has the prime London market fared in 2021 so far?](/img/default/pit.png)
The annual price decline in prime central London (PCL) was 4.3% for the third consecutive month in January, while average rents...
08 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Manchester the top BTL investment hub as hidden gems found UK-wide](/img/default/pit.png)
Manchester has topped the list of the best areas for landlords to invest in, according to Aldermore’s 'Buy to Let City Tracker'. The...
27 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Covid crisis? London falls behind in two-tier rental market](/img/default/pit.png)
There’s a ‘firmly entrenched’ two-speed rental market across the UK, with London falling behind, according to Zoopla. Its Rental Market Report has...
11 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Where is best to invest? Top ten investment hotspots for 2021](/img/default/pit.png)
While 2020 has been a challenging year due to Covid, the property market has boomed, driven by changing priorities for homeowners...
30 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Landlords – now is the perfect time to let your property](/img/default/pit.png)
With activity in the market continuing to rise and the number new tenancies back to pre-pandemic levels, landlords are enjoying strong...
07 September 2020
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![International student drop-off leads to oversupply of rental properties](/img/default/pit.png)
The lockdowns and subsequent travel restrictions imposed across the globe as a result of Covid-19 are preventing international students from coming...
24 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Rental growth continues following property market restart in May](/img/default/pit.png)
The latest rental market data from HomeLet shows that average annual rents increased last month following the market officially reopening on...
08 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Market snapshot: 'remarkable bounce back in lettings activity'](/img/default/pit.png)
The UK lettings market has experienced a 'remarkable bounce back' in activity since reopening on May 13, according to Goodlord. Its data...
03 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Revealed – high tenant demand and strong yields makes Bradford investor-friendly](/img/default/pit.png)
As an investor, you will probably want to invest in an area with high tenant demand – and in many cases...
24 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Property predictions – what could happen to the housing market in 2020?](/img/default/pit.png)
Now that 2020 is underway, activity in the property market is likely to start picking up due to the traditional seasonal...
17 January 2020
From: Sponsored Content
![Rental market remained frosty throughout December](/img/default/pit.png)
The UK rental market remained stable in December 2019, according to Goodlord’s Rental Index. Average rents stayed close to levels recorded in...
10 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![UK's best and worst buy-to-let postcodes revealed](/img/default/pit.png)
The results are in - the UK's top 25 buy-to-let postcodes, as well as some of the worst performing areas, have...
21 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![UK rents not affected by tenant fees ban, study suggests](/img/default/pit.png)
The cost of renting a room in the UK remains steady, up just 1% on last year to an average monthly...
09 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![UK rents on the rise but growth begins to slow, figures show](/img/default/pit.png)
The average rent in the UK now sits at £934, a 1.6% rise on the same time last year, according to...
12 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![Research reveals that the average millennial rent fell in 2018](/img/default/pit.png)
The average rent paid by millennials declined in 2018, according to online estate agency yieldit. According to a survey of 2,000 UK...
08 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![The most affordable rents in Great Britain revealed](/img/default/pit.png)
An in-depth analysis from Zoopla has reported the trends in the affordability of private renting across the UK since 2007. The study...
24 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![UK rents up 2.5 per cent on same time last year](/img/default/pit.png)
The average rent in the UK is now £932, up by 2.5% on the same time last year, according to figures...
13 February 2019
From: Breaking News
![Rental sector remains resilient amid housing concerns](/img/default/pit.png)
Average UK rental values continued to grow towards the end of 2018, with December showing a continuation of the steady rise...
16 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Ireland still Europe’s number one buy-to-let hotspot](/img/default/pit.png)
Ireland has retained its position as Europe’s most attractive destination for buy-to-let investors for the third year in a row, according...
10 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Landlords urged to turn to student towns and cities for better rental yields](/img/default/pit.png)
Research by TotallyMoney has revealed that buy-to-let landlords facing increased taxation and diminishing profits could find better yields in UK towns...
17 August 2018
From: Breaking News
![UK rents on the rise, figures show](/img/default/pit.png)
The average rent in the UK reached £919 in May, up by 2% on the same time last year, according to...
08 June 2018
From: Breaking News
![Average UK rents drop for the first time in six years](/img/default/pit.png)
The UK has seen average rents decrease for the first time since 2017 during the first quarter of 2018, according to...
18 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![Scottish student housing transactions topped £100m in 2017](/img/default/pit.png)
Activity of transactions in Scotland’s Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) exceeded £100 million in 2017, according to recent figures for GVA’s Student...
23 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![London bounces back with UK rents on the rise](/img/default/pit.png)
The average cost of renting a home in the UK is now rising for the first time in almost two years,...
09 February 2018
From: Breaking News
![Rents and train fares up in London’s commuter hotspots](/img/default/pit.png)
Landbay’s latest Rental Index has revealed that commuters in nearly half of London’s most popular commuter towns face a greater overall...
10 January 2018
From: Breaking News
![Rental price inflation in the UK experiences another slowdown](/img/default/pit.png)
Rental price inflation has now lagged behind general rate of inflation, despite average rents across the UK rising by 0.7% in...
20 December 2017
From: Breaking News
![UK rents fall for the second consecutive month](/img/default/pit.png)
UK rental prices fell for the second month in a row in June, according to the latest HomeLet Rental Index. The data...
05 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![Rental price declines in PCL less marked in lower and higher price brackets](/img/default/pit.png)
The rental market in prime central London is showing signs that it is potentially on the road to recovery, as reflected...
16 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Landlords cut rents across U.S.](/img/default/pit.png)
A growing number of landlords in the U.S. are open to negotiating on asking prices, reflecting the fact that it is...
07 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![UK rents climb twice as fast as wages](/img/default/pit.png)
Average UK rental prices outperformed wages across 2015, according to findings from the monthly Landbay Rental Index. Despite a seasonal dip in...
19 January 2016
From: Breaking News
![Average rents fall below £800 per month](/img/default/pit.png)
The latest Buy-to-Let Index from Your Move and Reeds Rains has revealed that rents across England and Wales have dipped below...
22 December 2015
From: Breaking News
![Average rents falling as landlords pledge to hold firm for first half of 2016](/img/default/pit.png)
Average rent on new tenancies agreed over the three months to November fell in most areas of the country, according to...
11 December 2015
From: Breaking News
![Nottingham University best for rental returns](/img/default/pit.png)
The University of Nottingham provides one of the UK's best student property investment locations in terms of rental returns. This is the...
30 October 2015
From: Breaking News
![Rental growth for one bedroom flats rises sharply](/img/default/pit.png)
Rent rises for one bedroom flats increased significantly last month, according to the second Landbay Rental Index. Average rents for one bed...
27 October 2015
From: Breaking News
![Average rents retreating as yields remain steady](/img/default/pit.png)
Average monthly rents in England and Wales have fallen on a monthly basis for the first time since March, according to...
18 September 2015
From: Breaking News
![Berlin rent controls will work, says investment firm](/img/default/pit.png)
Despite a recently introduced rent cap, the rental sector in Berlin will remain profitable for landlords and investors, according to Property Frontiers. Berlin...
18 September 2015
From: Breaking News
![Fastest rent rises on record, say agents](/img/default/pit.png)
Average rents in England and Wales accelerated at a faster rate in June than in any other month on record, according...
21 July 2015
From: Breaking News
![Rest of the UK catching London on rental growth](/img/default/pit.png)
The average rent across the UK is now rising in line with Greater London for the first time and at the...