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Renters: The dos and don’ts of doing up your home - according to property experts

  • Renting a property has become cheaper than buying for the first time in over six years
  • Searches for ‘houses to let near me’ have increased by 377%
  • Experts reveal the dos and don’ts of renovating a rented property

The pandemic has led to a change in the costs of buying and renting a home across the UK. And according to recent figures, renting is now...

UK Families Can Lose Up to £400 Million In Rental Deposits Because Of Household Damages Caused By Kids

Recent research has shown that curious kids can cause up to £400 of damage around the house before the age of three. With one million private renters who have children in the UK, this can amount to £400 million in deposit deductions.

Digging into recent data, London based Estate Agents Douglas & Gordon have researched and compared the most common and costliest household damages...

500,000 more of us are now renting - These are the areas with the biggest increases

The latest research by nationwide buy-to-let specialist, Sequre Property Investment , has revealed where across the nation has seen the biggest swing towards renting when compared to homeownership in recent years.

Sequre analysed data on dwellings across each area of England since 2012 and found that currently, 19.5% of the 24.4m dwellings across England sit within the private rental...

Build to rent is leading the pet rental revolution

Research from build to rent specialists, Ascend Properties , has revealed which lifestyle features the build to rent market is currently catering for most to appeal to the modern-day resident, based on an analysis of current stock available on the market.

Pet rentals have been a hot topic in recent times and despite the government’s changes to the model tenancy agreement preventing a...

Rental incomes climb by as much as 68% since the last financial downturn

Research from Build to Rent specialists, Ascend Properties , has revealed which areas of the English rental market have performed the strongest since the 2008/09 recession where the growth in average rental income is concerned.

Ascend analysed rental market values during the last property market crash and found that the average rent in England fell from £699 per month in 2008 to £678...

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Build to Rent pipeline already expected to boost sector value by £10.9bn in 2021

Research from Build to Rent specialists, Ascend Properties , has revealed how the sector is poised to gain further momentum due to the number of units currently under construction.

Previous research by Ascend found that where pandemic completions across the BTR sector were concerned, London had seen a 28% uplift, while elsewhere across the UK completions were down -33%.

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Rental Market not enough Supply

A worrying trend of the last few months has been a distinct lack of suitable property available to rent. There are numerous reports of tenants queueing up and competing for the right property and in some cases ANY property. The government needs to take this worrying trend on board and stop constantly bombarding landlords with extra legislation. If the number of landlords as predicted (around...

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ONE YEAR ON: LONDON RENTS & DEMAND CONTINUE TO FALL

Flatshare site SpareRoom has released its quarterly rental index which reveals London has seen a significant decline in room rents for four consecutive quarters, down 8% between Q1 2020 and Q1 2021, one year on from the beginning of the pandemic.

In fact, every London region was down year on year with the West Central region seeing the biggest drop in rents (-20%), followed by East...

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Pandemic Rent Squeeze - London Tenants See Better Value During Covid

Research by London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves , has found that rental affordability across London has actually improved during the pandemic where the percentage of income required to cover rental outgoings is concerned.

Benham and Reeves analysed the rent to income ratio prior to the pandemic and found that across London, 64.4% of the average net monthly earnings...

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UK ranks as one of Europe’s most affordable rental markets

The latest research from the international rental marketplace, Spotahome , has revealed which pocket of the European rental market currently offers the most affordable option where both rental price and the average net income available are concerned.

Spotahome analysed the average net monthly income and the average rental cost of living in each EU nation, as well as the UK, to see...

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