Tag: affordability
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The Bank of Mum and Dad help tenants with deposit costs
Nearly half of tenants (49%) consider the cost of the deposit when renting as being the biggest obstacle when searching for their most...
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London is now unaffordable to graduates – every pos...
London is now unaffordable to graduates, with every postcode in the capital a ‘no-grad zone’ thanks to sky-high rents,
![Rent deposits eat up more than half of the average monthly income](https://www.property118.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Sam-Reynolds-Zero-Deposit-250x250.jpg)
Rent deposits eat up more than half of the average monthl...
The average renter in the UK must spend 64% of their net monthly income just to pay the deposit on a new rental property, a study reveals.
![Tenants see rent affordability hit the worst level in 10 years](https://www.property118.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Richard-Donnell-Director-of-Research-and-Insight-Zoopla-250x250.jpg)
Tenants see rent affordability hit the worst level in 10 ...
Renters in the UK are facing the highest level of rental affordability in a decade as demand for rented homes outstrips supply across...
![Difficulties remortgaging due to higher interest rates affecting lenders affordability criteria](https://www.property118.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Difficulties-remortgaging-due-to-higher-interest-rates-affecting-lenders-affordability-criteria-250x250.jpg)
Difficulties remortgaging due to higher interest rates af...
Many landlords are reporting that it has become increasingly difficult to remortgage as a result of higher interest rates affecting...
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Tenants reluctant to access new Renters’ Reform Bil...
The tightening supply of homes to rent and affordability issues mean many renters will be reluctant to access their new rights under...
![A third of renters are spending more than 50% of their wages on rent](https://www.property118.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/A-third-of-renters-are-spending-more-than-50-of-their-wages-on-rent-property118-250x250.jpg)
A third of renters are spending more than 50% of their wa...
Research reveals that 81% of renters in the UK are spending more than 30% of their take-home pay on rent – which means that most...