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Newport leads UK rent surge with 47 percent rise in five years
Newport has seen the sharpest rent increases in the UK over the past five years, with one-bedroom rental costs rising 47.4 percent according to new…
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Summer listings get twice the enquiries as London landlords urged to prepare
Landlords listing rental properties in London during summer months receive twice as many tenant enquiries as those listing earlier in the year, according to new…
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Shildon tops UK affordability as families can buy for £325 a month
Families can get on the housing ladder for as little as £325 a month in parts of the North East, with Shildon in County Durham…
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Housebuilders accelerate shift to Build to Rent as single family investment hits record
UK housebuilders are rapidly shifting towards institutional rental sales, with investment in Single Family Housing reaching a record £3.17 billion in 2025, according to new…
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Student loans cost aspiring buyers £2,000 a year in deposit savings
Graduates with student loans save nearly £2,000 less per year towards house deposits than debt-free savers, with 41 percent saying repayments are preventing them from…
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Inverclyde crowned UK’s most affordable area as 70 percent see improvement
Inverclyde in Scotland has been named the UK’s most affordable area for homebuyers, according to Nationwide Building Society’s latest affordability analysis. The lender found around…
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Rental supply rises 12 percent as tenant arrears fall to 2 percent
Rental property supply increased 12 percent in January while tenant arrears fell to their lowest level in recent months, according to new data from Propertymark…
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Small landlords lose market share as larger portfolios grow
The proportion of landlords owning just one or two properties fell from 57 percent to 50 percent in a single year, according to new data…
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Quarter of landlord sales include sitting tenants as PRS contracts
More than a quarter of properties sold by landlords last year included sitting tenants, according to new research that shows the private rented sector continues…
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Cardiff tops buy-to-let hotspots as student towns deliver yields above 9%
Cardiff, Nottingham and Manchester dominate landlord investment as yield-driven buying continues to favour university towns, according to new Paragon Bank lending data. The specialist lender’s…
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Asking prices rise 0.8% as spring market holds steady despite geopolitical uncertainty
Average new seller asking prices rose 0.8 percent in March to £371,042, with the spring market showing resilience despite geopolitical tensions and rising mortgage rates….
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Housing demand rebounds in February with London leading recovery
Buyer demand for homes has started to recover after a subdued start to the year, with new applicant registrations rising 1.5 percent year-on-year to make…
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Housing market confidence dips as Iran conflict spooks buyers
Buyer demand dropped sharply in February as geopolitical uncertainty and inflation concerns weighed on the housing market, according to the latest RICS UK Residential Market…
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Rental competition falls to six-year low as tenant demand drops 14%
Competition for rental homes has fallen to its lowest level in six years, with landlords receiving just 4.8 enquiries per property compared to 6.5 a…
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Private rental sector shrinks £48bn as landlords exit market
The value of the UK private rental sector contracted by £48 billion last year – the largest single-year decline recorded in the past century, according…
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Holiday let owners earn average £25,600 as Cotswolds leads income table
Holiday let owners earned an average gross income of £25,600 in 2025, up from £24,700 in 2024, according to new research from Sykes Holiday Cottages….
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Families with children now more likely to rent than buy with a mortgage
The number of households with children owning a property with a mortgage has dropped 20 percent in the last 20 years, with more families now…
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East Midlands leads rental growth as regional markets diverge
Regional rental trends diverged sharply in February as the East Midlands and North West recorded rent increases above 2.5 percent while Northern Ireland fell 6.6…
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Outer London rental stock falls to just 15% in worst-hit boroughs
Rental properties make up just 32 percent of available housing stock across London – but in some outer boroughs the figure drops as low as…
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UK multifamily investment hits 30bn as sector enters new trading cycle
Institutional investors have deployed almost £40 billion into the UK’s build to rent market over the past decade, with £30 billion – around 75 percent…
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Foxtons lettings portfolio hits 32,000 as London agent banks on RRA
Foxtons has grown its lettings portfolio to more than 32,000 tenancies – an increase of over 50 percent since 2021 – as the London-focused agent…
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Limited company landlords 14 points more likely to raise rents
Landlords who hold properties through limited companies are significantly more likely to increase rents than those who own in their personal names, according to new…
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Lomond expands into Liverpool with acquisition of Homesure
Lomond has expanded its North West presence with the acquisition of Liverpool-based lettings and estate agency Homesure, adding more than 1,700 managed properties to the…
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Poor maintenance could cost landlords up to £75,000 per property
Landlords who neglect property upkeep risk losing up to £75,000 in value over a typical 10-year ownership period, according to new analysis highlighting the hidden…
