10+ hour, 43+ min ago   (885+ words) The property portal expects rents to be rising by between 4% and 5% by the end of 2026, compared with annual growth of 2.6% currently. Average UK rents now stand at £1,340 a month, with annual growth having increased from a recent low of 1.6% in…...

6+ hour, 42+ min ago   (556+ words) The rising cost of renting a home in the UK has accelerated after a three-year slowdown - with tenants told to expect more pain to come. Average rental costs for new tenancies were up 2.6% in July compared with a year earlier,…...

13+ hour, 1+ min ago   (370+ words) Rental prices are expected to rise sharply by the end of the year according to Zoopla(Image: Getty Images) Elevated mortgage rates are placing strain on the rental sector, with UK rental prices forecast to rise by 4% to 5% annually by…...

6+ hour, 20+ min ago   (426+ words) Higher mortgage rates are putting pressure on the rental sector, with UK rental prices expected to be increasing by 4% to 5% annually by the end of the year, according to a property website. Zoopla said that demand for rental homes has…...

10+ hour, 35+ min ago   (939+ words) Rents are rising faster again after a sharp slowdown over 2024 and 2025 and are on track to climb as much as 5% by the end of the year. This is directly as a result of declining supply, according to the latest Zoopla…...

6+ hour, 34+ min ago   (336+ words) Elevated mortgage rates are placing renewed strain on the UK rental sector, with annual price growth expected to reach 4 per cent to 5 per cent by the end of the year, according to Zoopla. The property website noted that demand for…...

10+ hour, 47+ min ago   (723+ words) Weak landlord investment will see rents rise by between 4% and 5% by the year-end because the supply of rental homes has fallen for the first time in three years, Zoopla reveals. It says that the number of available homes began dropping…...

11+ hour, 2+ min ago   (340+ words) Rising mortgage rates are intensifying pressure on the UK rental market, with annual price growth projected to reach 4% to 5% by the end of the year. Property portal giant Zoopla noted that elevated borrowing costs are keeping prospective buyers in tenancy…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (1445+ words) As graduates head to the capital to start their careers, Prudence Ivey looks at whether even the dingiest flatshare is affordable in 2026 But is any of this horror and hilarity even an option for today’s graduates and first-jobbers, even those…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (328+ words) Rents have fallen across a swathe of the UK but affordability remains a key challenge for the market. That’s the view of Propertymark in its latest rental market snapshot. South East England recorded the largest monthly fall with average agreed…...