Tag: Cost of living
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Rent rises to outpace wage growth despite cooling prices
Despite a recent cooling down in rent price growth, renters are likely to see their housing costs rise faster than their earnings in...
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Renters are spending nearly 40% of their wages on rent
The average UK tenant is spending nearly 38.3% of their monthly income on rent which means many will be teetering on the edge of affordability,
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Rents in England have risen by 28% since 2020
Rents in England continued their upward annual climb in March and while month-on-month prices remained flat, they rose 6.4% compared...
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Rent squeeze forces single tenants to share
Single renters are feeling the pinch of rising rents more than ever with the percentage of people choosing to live alone dropping by...
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UK rents rocket by 46% in a decade
The average UK rent has climbed by 46% in the past decade thanks to surging tenant demand and limited rented home supply, research...
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Annual rent rise is the highest ever recorded – ONS
The cost of renting in the UK has hit a new high as average rents across the UK rose by 9% in the 12 months to February – the...
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Landlords are feeling the squeeze with inflation and rece...
Landlords in the UK are facing a variety of challenges, with a new survey revealing worries about inflation, the cost-of-living crisis,