Rental growth accelerated in October, highest level since February according to Hamptons International

Latest Hamptons International Monthly Lettings Index – October 2018 headlines ‘Real rents fall in 6 out of 8 regions over the last decade’. The Hamptons International report reveals  that real rents (adjusted for inflation) have fallen by -2.2% in Great Britain since October 2008.  This means that the average cost of living has risen more than average…

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Rental market grew in 2017 according to Countrywide

The latest Countrywide plc Monthly Lettings Index – January 2018 released this week reveals that rising rents and more households renting means 2017 was a record year for total rent, last year tenants in Great Britain paid a record £51.6 billion in rent, an increase of £1.8 billion on the previous year and more than…

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London goes from having the slowest rate of rental growth in England to the fastest.according to Countrywide

The latest Countrywide Plc Monthly Lettings Index report – December 2017 released 15th January 2018 headlines ‘Rental growth accelerates in 2017.’ Last year (2017) rents rose by an average of 2.4%, an increase from 1.8% in 2016 according to Countrywide. The Countrywide report reveals that London goes from having the slowest rate of rental growth…

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Decline in foreign investment in buy-to-let according to Countrywide

Countrywide’s latest  Monthly Letting Index – June 2017 headlines  ‘Proportion of overseas landlord’s halves.’ Rents rose 1.1% year-on-year across Great Britain in June to stand at £950 pcm The letting index report shows that the proportion of overseas based landlords in Great Britain hit a record low in 2017,  now owning 5% of all homes…

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Rental growth remains low across Great Britain says Countrywide

The latest Countrywide Plc Monthly Letting Index – April 2017 headlines ‘More London investors buy outside the capital than ever before.’ The proportion of London investors buying outside the capital has reached 50% in 2017, the highest on record. London investors bought over 22,000 homes outside the capital in 2016, up from 3,300 in 2010 – more…

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Homelet Rental Index November

The most recently released HomeLet Rental Index (November) states that 2016 to date has seen a slower rate of rental growth, compared to the same period last year. The average UK rental value was £898pcm , this is 3.1% higher than the same period last year (£872pcm). Average rental values have increased in all regions…

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Rental growth slows across Britain

Countrywide PLC yesterday published their monthly lettings Index – September 2016. They state that rental growth has slowed across Britain over the last year, but price growth in Northern cities has remained at a similar rate to recent months. Rents are rising faster in Northern cities than those in the South, most Southern cities have…

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HomeLet Rental Index September

The most recently released HomeLet Rental Index (September) states that 2016 to date has seen a slower rate of rental growth, compared to the same period last year. The increase in average rental value is 3 per cent higher than the same period last year, standing at £910pcm compared previously to £884pcm. In comparison to…

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HomeLet Rental Index August

HomeLet Rental Index out today headlines ‘Rental growth sustained across UK during August’ The report leads by stating: Rents rose at a modest pace during August, up by an average of 3.1 per cent year-on-year, across the UK as a whole. Commenting on the report, Martin Totty, Barbon Insurance Group’s Chief Executive Officer, said: “The…

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