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Renters in London see an 8% annual rise in rents
Rents in London have increased by 8% year-on-year, with the average rent now at £582, Foxtons reveals.
The estate agent also highlights...
Shelter says 309,000 people will spend Christmas homeless...
At least 309,000 people in England will spend Christmas without a home, including nearly 140,000 children – which Shelter says...
Landlords sell rental properties in record numbers
One firm of chartered surveyors and auctioneers has revealed it has seen a 300% increase in instructions to sell residential buy to...
‘Christmas cheer’ as BOE interest rates remai...
The Bank of England has held firm as interest rates remain unchanged at 5.25%.
The decision, which was widely expected by financial...
Landlords’ complaints over councillor’s ̵...
An independent councillor who referred to private landlords as ‘entitled parasites’ on social media has had complaints...
Council extends and introduces Selective Licensing schemes
Wirral council has announced plans to extend and introduce selective licensing schemes for private sector landlords in four areas of...
Rents to increase by 4% in the UK over the next year
Rents are expected to rise by almost 4% in the next year as the supply of homes to rent dwindles, the latest RICS UK Residential survey...