Howsy’s Lonely-Hearts Rentals Index – Forget Love Island, here’s where to rent for the best chance of finding love and affordability

Innovative lettings management platform, Howsy, has looked at where across the UK offers the most affordable rental prices in relation to the percentage of singles for tenants looking for a long-term roommate. Howsy looked at the percentage of singles and the average monthly rent across the UK ranking each area based on the ratio of…

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London’s most expensive roads revealed

Research by London’s prime and super-prime property portal, Vyomm, has looked at which are the most expensive roads for property across prime central London. Vyomm looked at Land Registry sale records over the last year to find London’s most prestigious roads based on house sold prices. Excluding anything with less than five transactions,  Vyomm looked…

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Is it better to rent or buy?

Leading lettings platform, Bunk, has looked at the comparative cost when it comes to remaining in the rental market or taking that step on the ladder, and how this differs across the UK. Bunk looked at the cost of a rental deposit and the cost of renting for a decade. Bunk then compared this cost…

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Forget Generation Rent, we’re on course to become Nation Rent

Research by VeriSmart, the letting compliance specialists, has looked at what point in the future the UK could lose its homeowner status as the scales tip towards a greater number of rental sector occupants compared to owner-occupiers. The UK is a nation of aspirational homeowners, but the high cost of property has seen many remain…

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Tenant fee ban will save UK renters £192m a year

Bunk, the all in one property app that empowers landlords and tenants with the tools to rent without the need for a letting agent, has looked at the cost saving for UK renters as a result of the newly introduced Tenant Fee Act 2019. Bunk looked at the number of rental transactions within the private…

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The best buy-to-let markets to make your money back the quickest

Research by independent London estate and letting agent, Benham and Reeves, has looked at where across the UK and London offers the best buy-to-let investments when it comes to rental return and the speed at which annual rent will repay the original average house price. Benham and Reeves looked at average house price plus the…

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The royal road names where property sells for 50% above average

While the Queen enjoyed her actual birthday back in April, this weekend will see the celebration of her official birthday which is traditionally celebrated on the second weekend of June. To mark the occasion, property finance specialists, One77 Mortgages, has looked at the current cost of securing a house with a royal road name and…

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