London rental market “in dire need of reform” cla…

London rental market “in dire need of reform” cla…

Almost a quarter of London tenants have had to move rental properties more than five times in five years, a tax consultancy claims. Cornerstone gives a wide range of statistics in a... Read more »
Normality Returns – London rental market returning to…

Normality Returns – London rental market returning to…

Two new reports – from lettings agency Foxtons and data consultancy LonRes – show London’s rental market returning to pre-pandemic normality. Foxtons says that in December, there was a 24 per cent... Read more »
How Residential Rental Market will perform…

How Residential Rental Market will perform…

Savills forecasts that the imbalance between supply and demand means UK rents will rise a further 6.0 per cent in 2024 before hitting the ‘affordability ceiling’ in 2025. A greater supply challenge... Read more »
Rental demand triples in just four years says NRLA…

Rental demand triples in just four years says NRLA…

The proportion of private landlords who report increased demand for rental properties has more than tripled compared with demand for properties seen before the pandemic. According to independent research for the National... Read more »
Rental growth to slow as supply catches up with deman…

Rental growth to slow as supply catches up with deman…

An agency has issued its rental market forecast for 2024. Chestertons says rents are forecast to have increased by 6.5 per cent across the UK and by around 8.0 per cent in... Read more »
Britain’s worst city for rental availabi…

Britain’s worst city for rental availabi…

New research has identified locations with the largest volume of available rental stock, based on those units at or below the current average rent.  The analysis looked at the current average cost... Read more »
New Rental Listings Portal designed to by-pass lettin…

New Rental Listings Portal designed to by-pass lettin…

A new rental property listings platform – called Krispyhouse – can completely by-pass letting agents. It describes itself as a ‘dating service’ for tenants and landlords, delivering what it describes as “instant... Read more »
Growth slows in Prime London rental markets…

Growth slows in Prime London rental markets…

Prime London rents are still rising – but that growth is slowing, says Knight Frank. And the number of new prospective tenants in prime London postcodes was flat compared to the five-year... Read more »
Boost for London Landlords as rental growth tops expe…

Boost for London Landlords as rental growth tops expe…

A leading lettings agency and property consultancy has revealed that it anticipates stronger-than-expected rental growth this year and next in prime London. Knight Frank says the imbalance between supply and demand will... Read more »
Market Showing – prime rental growth starting to mode…

Market Showing – prime rental growth starting to mode…

Rental growth in prime regional markets has started to slow, following runaway growth over the past three years. That’s the view from Savills in its latest market snapshot.  Prime regional rental prices... Read more »