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![Cushioned private sector rents begin catching up with 'true' market levels](/upload/images/24%2006%2004%20%202.jpg)
So Hamptons wants that in percentage terms, tenants are now facing bigger rent increases when they renew their contract rather than...
04 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![A look into 2024 so far: 3 key insights for landlords](/upload/images/Mature%20man%20orange%20shirt%20sat%20down%20on%20a%20phone%20call%20-%20360x280(1).png)
Twenty twenty-four is a pivotal year for landlords in the Private Rented Sector (PRS). It is still the Government’s aim that...
16 April 2024
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![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
![Data reveals surprise location as buy to let investment capital](/upload/images/__thumbs/2023%2011%2023%201.jpg/2023%2011%2023%201__400x265.jpg)
A property and legal consultancy has identified what it calls Scotland’s buy to let capital - and it’s neither of the...
23 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Relief for investors as Gove rules out buy to let rent controls](/upload/images/23%2011%2002%204.jpg)
Rent controls as currently in force in Scotland and under consideration in Wales will not be put into effect in England,...
02 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - the areas with Britain’s strongest tenant demand](/upload/images/23%2008%2029%203%20Revealed%20-%20the%20areas%20with%20Britain%E2%80%99s%20strongest%20tenant%20demand.png)
Paragon Bank has given investors a valuable insight into where tenant demand is at its strongest in Britain. The research of 983...
29 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Tenants could be paying £800 more in rent per year – claim](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/New%20Rental%20Index-400x310.png)
In just a year’s time, the average UK tenant could be paying £800 more a year in rent, research by rental...
04 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Not for the faint of heart: here’s how to buy your first investment property](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Homes-MaginifyingGlass-400x310.jpg)
Here, in this latest PIT guest piece, Ellen Klein - editor at Sleep Junkie - outlines how investors should buy their first...
29 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Tenant demand and rental supply the ‘highest on record’ for June](/img/default/pit.png)
The number of new prospective renters and supply of rental stock reached an all-time high in June, ARLA Propertymark’s June PRS...
05 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Investors take financial hit as rent rises reach an all-time low](/img/default/pit.png)
Landlords and property investors have taken a financial hit in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic as the number of letting...
03 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![The most affordable vs most expensive places to live in the new decade](/img/default/pit.png)
With January being a popular month for a fresh start, SpareRoom explored the cheapest and most expensive places to rent in...
13 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Falling rent costs show ‘temporary relief’ for tenants](/img/default/pit.png)
The number of agents who saw rent increases fell by 8% in October against a tumultuous political backdrop. That is according to...
11 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Trouble for tenants? Rent costs accelerate to record high](/img/default/pit.png)
Rent prices rose to a new record high for the third consecutive month in July, according to ARLA Propertymark’s July Private...
28 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Record number of tenants successfully negotiating rent reductions](/img/default/pit.png)
The number of tenants successfully negotiating rent reductions increased by 85% in October, according to ARLA Propertymark. Its October Private Rented Sector...
05 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![Number of tenants experiencing rent hikes continues to increase](/img/default/pit.png)
The number of tenants experiencing rent increases continued to rise in September, according to ARLA Propertymark’s latest Private Rented Sector (PRS)...
02 November 2018
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
![Some 43% of residential properties do not meet ‘Home Living Standard’](/img/default/pit.png)
Shelter is calling for greater protection for tenants after new research by the housing charity found that 43% of homes in...
18 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![Landlord tax changes will lead to rent increases](/img/default/pit.png)
A survey by The Deposit Protection Service has revealed that 68% of landlords believe that changes in landlord tax will lead...
01 December 2015
From: Breaking News
![No sign of seasonal slowdown as UK rents continue to rise](/img/default/pit.png)
The average rent in the UK climbed 0.7% to £1,294 in October, according to Landbay's latest rental index. Rents in all UK...
17 November 2015
From: Breaking News
![Slowdown of rental price growth across the UK, HomeLet Index reveals](/img/default/pit.png)
The latest findings from the HomeLet Rental Index have revealed that rent prices have slowed below double figures to an average...