12th April 2024 Average rents climb 9% over the last 12 months Rents rose 9% on average in the UK in Q1 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, according to the latest data released by flatshare site, SpareRoom.
12th April 2024 Tenant demand ramps up as spring commences There has been a 10% rise in the number of tenants signing a tenancy agreement in March compared to February, according to Chestertons latest data.
10th April 2024 Tenancy fraud surged by 140% in 2023 Payslip fraud has been found to be the most common way tenants try to trick referencing systems.
4th April 2024 Cost of living crisis sees volume of single person tenancies fall New research has revealed that the percentage of tenants choosing to live alone reduced by 8% between 2021 and 2023.
4th April 2024 One in five UK tenants found to be spending over half of their... The majority of UK tenants are at the very limit of what experts believe is ‘affordable’, according to new research.
3rd April 2024 Rental demand starts to climb in Q1 Tenant demand for rental homes climbed by +1.5% during the first quarter of 2024, with almost a third of all homes listed for rent already being snapped up by renters.
28th March 2024 Average monthly cost of renting up 46% in the last decade The rental market is straining under the pressure of high tenant demand which has seen rental costs spiral in recent years.
27th March 2024 First-time buyers 'better off renting' in most UK regions: Halifax The gap between the monthly cost of homeownership and renting has shrunk to its lowest level since 2019.
27th March 2024 Vast majority of tenants still in the dark about the Renters... Over four out of five tenants remain unaware of the Bill, its contents, and what the changes mean for them, according to new research.
25th March 2024 Loneliness of renting revealed in new poll Renters feel more unconnected to their local area than the wider population according to new research commissioned by the Belonging Forum