Shelter is blaming evictions and rising rents for a surge in homelessness this Christmas.
According to the housing charity, 354,000 people in England, including 161,500 children, will spend Christmas without...
Industry bodies have blasted the Welsh labour government over raising stamp duty for landlords and second homeowners in the Welsh Budget.
Former First Minister and now Finance Secretary, Mark Drakeford,
The cost of renting a home has surged since the Covid lockdowns, rising from £12,000 annually in 2021 to £15,240 this year – a 27% increase.
However, rising rent has outpaced the growth in earnings,
The number of tenants facing homelessness due to landlords selling up has soared by a third since the end of last year, the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) reveals.
It says that between...
Rent and mortgage spending reached a 14-month high as more homeowners focus on improving energy efficiency in their homes for winter, according to Barclays.
According to Barclays Property Insight report,
Thousands of people across England and Wales are facing the prospect of homelessness in the lead-up to Christmas, new figures reveal.
Analysis from Tlyfe, a tenant app, and Benham and Reeves, the lettings...
Mortgage rates remain a big barrier to first-time buyers in the UK, research reveals.
The Mortgage Advice Bureau says that two in five (42%) first-time buyers believe that mortgage rates will make it harder...
While the UK’s house prices continue to rise, income growth has lagged, making homeownership a distant dream for many, data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows.
Using figures for...
Renters across the UK are growing increasingly concerned about their ability to pay rent with a surge in online searches related to rent arrears.
Data from Zero Deposit reveals there has been an 8.6% increase...
Despite the Labour government claiming there is no evidence of a landlord exodus, the English Private Landlord Survey shows a rise in the number of landlords leaving the sector.
The survey reveals that...
Precise and Fleet Mortgages have both announced significant interest rate reductions on their buy to let products.
Precise, part of the OSB Group, has introduced a sub-4% BTL product, catering to both...
Buyer demand continues to rise across UK cities, as stamp duty thresholds are set to end next year.
According to estate agent comparison website, GetAgent, 45% of homes currently listed across Britain...
The imbalance of supply and demand is returning to normal after five years of soaring levels.
According to SpareRoom, supply and demand levels are now beginning to fall back to pre-pandemic levels.
The...
Tenants on the brink of retirement are the fastest-growing group of private renters in England, research reveals.
According to an analysis by Paragon Bank, the number of households headed by individuals...
News that more than half of landlords in England put up the rent for a new tenancy this year has led campaigners to urge the government to deal with rent affordability.
The call comes from the Renters’...
The government’s ambition to remove unsafe cladding from buildings by 2029 has been welcomed by Propertymark – but it is concerned about the pace of remediation.
It is also worried about the...
The latest official private sector rent statistics have revealed that rent controls introduced in Scotland in 2022 have not eased the housing crisis – but made it worse.
That’s according to...
A Disney-themed house in Wales has taken the crown as the most viewed property on Zoopla in 2024, while Scottish regions dominate the fastest-selling markets list.
Zoopla’s annual review of user...
Even though 74% of tenants are keen to own their own home, a new report highlights what landlords can do to attract and retain tenants.
The Bricks to Belonging report by the OSB Group reveals that tenants...
Bradford has been named the nation’s least accessible rental market in a new report.
According to tenant app Tlyfe, only 1.2% of rental properties in Bradford are currently listed to rent, with just...
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