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Tenants now spend 36% of income on rent as affordability crisis deepens
Tenants across the UK are now spending an average of 36.3 percent of their income on rent, up from 34.2 percent last year, as rental…
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Flatsharer demand surges in commuter towns as city rents push tenants out
Demand from flatsharers has risen sharply in commuter towns across the UK as renters priced out of major cities seek more affordable options, according to…
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40% of UK homes now cheaper to buy than rent as mortgage rates fall
Four in ten UK homes are now cheaper to buy with a mortgage than to rent, marking a significant shift in housing affordability that is…
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London councils offer guaranteed rent as housing crisis deepens
Eleven London councils are making urgent appeals to private landlords for three-bedroom properties, with one management firm reporting “exceptionally high demand” across the capital. Property…
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Coalition urges national empty homes strategy as voids hit 310,000
A cross-sector coalition has called on the government to develop a national strategy for bringing empty homes back into use, as the number of long-term…
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Property auction sales surge 53% as 2026 opens strong
Residential property auctions recorded a 53 percent increase in sales during January 2026 compared with the same month last year, according to data from the…
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Landlords spend 31 hours a month on property management
Landlords are spending an average of 31 hours per month managing their rental properties – the equivalent of almost four working days – according to…
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House prices rise 2.4% but London lags behind
UK house prices increased by 2.4 percent in the year to December 2025, bringing the average property value to £270,000, according to the latest official…
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UK largest agency handles one in ten home sales as lettings grow
Connells Group, the UK’s largest estate agency network, handled 86,000 property exchanges in 2025 – approximately one in ten of all home sales nationally –…
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Scottish landlords sell three times faster than they buy
More landlords in Scotland sold property than bought over the past year, with disposals running at nearly three times the rate of new investment. Research…
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One in nine new homes built in flood zones despite insurer warnings
More than 43,000 homes built in England over the past two years are located in areas at medium or high flood risk, with insurers and…
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Buy-to-let void costs jump 14% as empty days drain landlord income
Landlords are losing more money to void periods as the gap between tenants widens and rents continue to rise. New data shows average void costs…
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Fife Council offers landlords guaranteed rent in housing crisis deal
A Scottish council has launched a partnership scheme offering private landlords guaranteed monthly rent and no void periods in exchange for leasing their properties to…
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Rental demand cools as cheaper mortgages draw tenants back to buying
The UK rental market is entering a new phase as demand begins to ease and more tenants transition into homeownership, according to property investment experts….
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Rents fall for first time as southern slowdown takes hold
Rents on newly let homes have fallen for the first time, with the South of England driving a broader cooling across the market. Data from…
