Only 9% of tenants in the UK say they are financially comfortable, while 59% said they had trouble paying their bills and expenses due to the high cost of living, a survey reveals.
The findings from Zero Deposit also found that nearly half (46%) of ren…
Key workers in London are struggling to afford the high rents in the city and a rent cap is needed, says one campaign group.
A report from Generation Rent highlights how much key workers are struggling as it calls for all metro mayors – including Londo…
The annual increase in rents for new lettings in Great Britain dropped to 8.3% in January, the lowest level since December 2022, research reveals.
According to a report by Hamptons, rent price growth has lost momentum since August 2023
The government is being urged to take action to prevent a potential crisis in the student rental market as fed-up landlords increasingly look to sell, warns Propertymark.
The professional body for the property sector points to a survey by Save the Student
The UK’s rental market has seen a sharp rise in rents over the last year, with the average monthly rent reaching £1,220, according to property platform Zoopla.
This is an increase of 8.3% compared to a year ago
Scottish tenants are facing a looming crisis in the private rented sector as emergency protections against rent hikes and evictions expire on 31 March, campaigners have warned.
The Scottish government has “in effect rubber-stamped rent increases …
Landlords evicted more tenants in the final quarter of 2023 than they have since 2018, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) reveals.
It says that in the last quarter of 2023, there were 23,382 landlord claims, 18,003 landlord orders
The Government has been accused of breaking its promise to increase the funding for disabled people to adapt their homes, leaving many in a housing crisis.
The Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) is a fund that helps disabled people in England pay for home…
While the Government has confirmed new rates for Local Housing Allowance (LHA), the amounts are lagging behind rent rises, a report from Savills reveals.
The new rates, which are the maximum amount that people renting from private landlords can receive…
Rents in the UK reached new records in 2023, but the pace of growth slowed down significantly compared to previous years, according to Rightmove.
There are also signs that some areas are seeing the tenant affordability ceiling being reached.
Tenants are cutting back on necessities such as food and heating to pay their rent, a survey shows.
According to Quotezone.co.uk, 26% of tenants have switched off their heating to save money for their rent, while 15% have skipped meals for the same rea…
Hello, After a very long 7 months of trying to increase the rent on my property, which involved paper submissions, an inspection and a subsequent hearing, the First Tier Property Tribunal returned a decision agreeing to an increase in rent for my tenants.
The number of properties available for rent has increased by 45% compared to last year, reaching the highest level since Covid, Chestertons reports.
The London-based estate agency attributes this surge to the expiry of many three-year contracts that te…
The Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act 2022, which aimed to protect tenants from excessive rent increases, has failed to prevent new rents from skyrocketing in Scotland.
According to Citylets, a leading lettings portal, new rents have r…
Tenants in the UK are feeling the pinch as private rent prices reached record highs in the year to December 2023, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveals.
The ONS reports that rents rose by 6.2% last year
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