Goodlord’s October Rental Index shows UK rents up 5 percent year on year for the second month running, with average rents at £1,592 and void periods lengthening to 28 days.
Goodlord finds 57% of landlords say ending fixed terms hurt them, with 27% cutting holdings as tenant selection tightens.
Goodlord says fraudulent tenancy applications could expose landlords to £4.1bn in direct annual losses, with fake employment references and identity fraud still rising across the private rented sector.
Goodlord says average rents rose 6.5 percent in June from May, with annual inflation hitting 7.8 percent as Section 13 pressure keeps rent resets elevated after the Renters Rights Act launch.
Average rents in England rose by 0.5 percent in May, but annual rental inflation held at just 1.7 percent for a second month running, according…
Goodlord has chosen Reposit as its exclusive integrated deposit replacement partner, in a move the companies say will give landlords access to higher tenancy security…
The so-called landlord exodus appears to be slowing, with the majority of property investors now in a holding pattern ahead of the Renters’ Rights Act…
Rental inflation remained subdued across England during March, with year-on-year rent increases standing at just 2.4 percent – well below the 4.6 percent recorded at…
