Tenant demand for mainstream rental homes climbed by 1.5% between Q1 and Q2 2024, although demand remains 2.3% lower than this...
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![Rental stock availability up 12.1% with London seeing biggest surge](/upload/images/24%2005%2002%20%2004.jpg)
The latest research by London lettings agency Benham and Reeves has shown that rental stock availability is up 12% year on...
02 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Call for investors who improve EPCs to get tax relief](/upload/images/24%2002%2020%20%2003.png)
Buy to let landlords who improve the energy efficiency of their rental stock should get tax relief. That’s the view of Heather...
20 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Short Lets Investors face more red tape](/upload/images/24%2001%2016%2002.jpg)
A mandatory short lets registration and licensing scheme is to be introduced in part of the UK, described as a system...
16 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - How Residential Rental Market will perform in 2024 and beyond](/upload/images/23%2012%2005%2002.jpg)
The latest lettings market forecast from Savills says average UK rents to end 2023 at up 9.5 per cent year on...
05 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
![How much to maintain the rental sector? Around £30bn, study says](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Maintenance-400x310.png)
Maintenance in the UK rented sector totals a whopping £30 billion a year, according to new research. Property maintenance solution provider, Help...
06 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![London exodus reverses as rental demand climbs in Q1](/upload/images/Locations/LondonMap400x310-min.png)
With tenants returning to the capital in 2022, research by rental portal Rentd has revealed that the London rental market has...
01 April 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
![Good news for investors – London propels PRS property availability](/upload/images/Locations/London400x310.jpg)
Research from Octane Capital has revealed which areas of the UK rental market are driving growth in rental stock availability, as...
11 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Tenants miss out on properties amidst high demand – claim](/upload/images/library/OnlineValuationRequest-400x310.jpg)
Some 40% of tenants described their recent hunt for a rental home as difficult, and half of them said it took...
26 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Predictions for 2022 - what could happen to the property market?](/upload/images/Seasonal%20%26%20Holidays/2022Begins-400x310.png)
It's been another busy year for those with a stake in the UK property market, with commercial to residential transformations, Build...
22 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Insight – where are the top locations for high rental yields?](/upload/images/library/Row-of-houses400x310.png)
Research by Sequre Property Investment has revealed which cities are seeing the largest level of high yield rental homes. The buy-to-let (BTL)...
17 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Rental update – new HMO licensing rules, green spaces and low supply](/upload/images/library/MillennialTenants-1-400x310.jpg)
In this market update, PIT looks at how HMO licensing will potentially impact Westminster’s rental market, the rising demand for green...
13 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Seaside Shortage – tenant competition rises as interest outweighs availability](/upload/images/library/SeasideTown-400x310.jpg)
Seaside living is at the top of many tenants’ wishlists, that is according to Rightmove. As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic,...
20 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![London rental market ‘in full swing’ as rents rise and stock levels drop](/img/default/pit.png)
The property market has suffered greatly as a result of the pandemic, and the rental market, even more so. Dwindling demand due...
23 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Development roundup – redevelopment schemes and a modular focus](/img/default/pit.png)
Dover District Council has approved Etopia Homes’ plans to deliver 50 eco-friendly homes on a site in Eastry, Kent. Situated on Gore...
26 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Dev roundup – waterside homes, BTR stock rises and former school sites](/img/default/pit.png)
Nottingham’s residential development, The Waterside Apartments, has opened its show penthouse and apartment to eager buyers. Boasting panoramic views of the River...
22 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Avanton plans huge BTR growth; Red Loft marks major SE expansion](/img/default/pit.png)
A leading London investor-developer has revealed its plans to invest up to £500 million in strategic land acquisitions over the next...
19 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Rental trends: flood of urban stock as tenants flee cities](/img/default/pit.png)
The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has led to a rise in city centre rental stock and dropping asking rents, according...
29 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Take your pick – housing demand and rental stock at record high](/img/default/pit.png)
As we near the end of 2020, NAEA Propertymark and ARLA Propertymark provide analysis of their 2020 sales and lettings data. The...
11 December 2020
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
![A look at lockdown - a Q&A with the SDL Group](/img/default/pit.png)
Following the reopening of England’s housing market in May, the sector has seen a bounce back. Pent-up demand during lockdown has...
06 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Back to work – how is the London property market faring?](/img/default/pit.png)
On May 13, the property market in all parts of England was given the go-ahead to reopen. Since then, there has...
15 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Chancellor should use Budget to encourage growth in the PRS – claim](/img/default/pit.png)
Newly-appointed Chancellor Rishi Sunak should use the forthcoming Budget to ‘produce a level playing field for taxation’ with the short-term letting...
09 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Where is the highest tenant demand for buy-to-let homes?](/img/default/pit.png)
The hottest UK cities for rental demand have been revealed by new research from rental management platform Howsy. The platform has examined...
13 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Green shoots of recovery in London despite Brexit](/img/default/pit.png)
Soaring rents are tempting investors back into the capital's lettings market, according to September’s Home.co.uk Asking Price Index. A revitalisation of the...
18 September 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
![Tenant demand uplift seven times the norm as Tenant Fees Act comes in](/img/default/pit.png)
There’s been an upsurge in tenant demand seven times greater than usual, boosted by those who waited until after the changes...
26 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Spike in landlords exiting rental market amidst Fees Ban, ARLA reports](/img/default/pit.png)
UK letting agents reported a rise in the number of landlords selling up in April, according to ARLA Propertymark’s April Private...
05 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![Could the tenant fees ban leave tenants worse off?](/img/default/pit.png)
The government’s tenant fee ban has been widely championed in the consumer press as a big win for renters – but...
24 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![Low stock levels send London asking rents soaring](/img/default/pit.png)
Asking rents for London properties hit a record high at the end of 2018, exceeding the previous peak witnessed in the...
18 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Drop in available rental homes pushes rents to record high](/img/default/pit.png)
Asking rents have reached a record high this quarter following an ongoing trend of fewer property investors purchasing buy-to-let properties, according...
31 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Rising rents in UK hit 10-month high](/img/default/pit.png)
The number of tenants experiencing rent hikes rose to 35% in June, up from 28% in May – the highest figure...
01 August 2018
From: Breaking News
![Rent prices to rise while rental stock falls, predict NAEA and ARLA](/img/default/pit.png)
NAEA Propertymark and ARLA Propertmark have shared their forecasts for the rental and buying market in 2018, with rental prices set...
13 December 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
![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...