1+ hour, 19+ min ago   (658+ 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,…...

1+ hour, 11+ 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…...

1+ hour, 24+ 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…...

1+ hour, 38+ 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, 14+ 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, 1+ 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…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (481+ words) A tenants’ group is calling for rent caps to be introduced, claiming they are “good for growth”. Writing in LabourList, Renters’ Reform Coalition director Clara Collingwood claimed that “out-of-control” rents were pushing up the cost of Local Housing Allowance and…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1199+ words) With Rhode Island rents up more than 30% in four years, a new national report on corporate landlords in Phoenix offers a cautionary tale for state lawmakers. While institutional investors own a tiny fraction of local housing today, proposals to restrict…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (302+ words) By Laura Linham 10th Sep 2026 Allotment holders in Shepton Mallet will pay more from next month, with rents rising across all three plot sizes from 1 October 2026. The town council, which provides 100 allotment plots across three sites, has confirmed that annual rents…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (173+ words) 10 Sep 2026 | 14:24 | London | by Lovelyn Tagalag Savills expects future retail tenants to come from health, food and beverage, leisure and services sectors Starlight makes final close of second UK residential fund Kajima secures approval for 31,000 sq ft Soho office retrofit EQT…...