Outlook for London tenants improves (slightly) as rents stabilise after period of rapid growth February 16, 2024 The rental market in London appears to have peaked, with price growth steady month on month, according to new government figures.
Our credit scoring system is out of date and Generation Rent is paying the price January 23, 2024 Many Brits are forking out thousands on rent but remain credit-invisible; unlocking data could be the solution, writes Alex Marsh.
London renters need 209,000 new homes as government told it has ‘huge task on hands’ January 22, 2024 Some 209,000 new rental homes will be needed in London by 2031 to help deal with the capital’s shrinking pool of housing.
Interactive: Here’s how much rents have gone up where you live as London prices spiral December 1, 2023 Rents have gone up over the past year but more in some areas than most - with London hit particularly hard by increases
Delay to ban on no-fault evictions welcomed by landlords October 23, 2023 A delay to the long-promised ban on no-fault evictions has been welcomed by landlords despite warnings from housing campaigners over the “human cost”. Ministers have announced the long-awaited barring of section 21 notices will be put on ice until the UK’s court system is reformed, amid a record backlog of 65,000 Crown Court cases. Housing [...]
Parliament urged to back renters reform bill amid fears landlord MPs could rebel October 22, 2023 Parliament has been urged to support the Renters Reform Bill which would end no-fault evictions despite fears landlord MPs could rebel against the legislation. Some MPs who own rental properties say they will be among landlords leaving the market due to what they call an “unconservative” policy on Section 21, according to the Telegraph. But [...]
London rental prices clock biggest monthly bump since records began October 18, 2023 Data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on Wednesday showed rental prices in London increased by 6.2 per cent in the year to September, up from 5.9 per cent in August.
40 per cent of adults struggle to pay rent October 15, 2023 40 per cent of adults are finding it difficult to pay rent or mortgage payments, an increase of 10 per cent from last years' report.
Mortgage and rent payments ‘difficult’ for almost 40 per cent of Brits August 11, 2023 Some 38 per cent of Brits have confessed to finding it difficult to afford their rent or mortgage payments over the past month, as the cost of living crisis continues to wreak havoc on the public’s personal finances. This figure was around 29 per cent in early August 2022, new figures from the ONS show, [...]
Rents likely to continue rising sharply despite cost of living crisis August 10, 2023 Rents are likely to continue rising sharply despite the cost of living crisis, surveyors are warning. Property professionals’ expectations that rents will rise in the next few months are at the strongest levels seen so far this century, the findings from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) indicate. A net balance of 63 per [...]