Rents increase at lowest rate since 2014 according to Rightmove

The latest Rental Price Tracker report from Rightmove for Q4 2017 headlines ‘Pace of annual rent rises now lowest since 2014’. New data from Rightmove shows the average asking rent across the UK, excluding London, increased by 0.7% in 2017, the lowest rate of growth since 2014. Rental growth in 2017 was significantly lower than…

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Homelet reveals average rents rose 0.7% in UK in November.

Latest Homelet Rental Index report – November 2017 data reveals rents in the UK rose by 0.7% in November compared to the same month a year ago, the average monthly rent now stands at £904 a month, when London is excluded, the average UK rental value was £753 in November 2017. Homelet states: Rents in…

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Rental price inflation slows in October according to Homelet

The latest Homelet Rental Index report – October 2017 reveals average rents across the UK rose by 0.9% in October compared to the same month a year ago. According to Homelet in October 2017, average rental values in London (£1,556) were 71.2% higher than the rest of the UK (£909). Homelet data revealed that on an annualised…

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Rents rose in all regions across Great Britain (yr on yr) according to Countrywide

The Countrywide PLC Monthly Lettings Index – September 2017 published today headlines ‘Rental sector grows as Landlords expand portfolios.’ Rents in Great Britain rose 1.6% year-on-year as rents in Greater London grew for the second consecutive month. Countrywide research reveals: Today fewer landlords and more rental properties means the size of the average landlord’s portfolio…

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UK rents increase in July according to Homelet

The latest Homelet Rental Index July 2017 reveals that rents in the UK rose by 1.1% for the month. Rental price inflation has returned in the UK according to Homelet, rising by 1.1% in July compared to the same month a year ago, the first increases seen for three months; the average monthly rent now…

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UK property market is heading into a period of much lower growth overall according to Home.co.uk (API) report

The Home.co.uk Asking Price Index (API) report May 2017 released today headlines ‘London Prices Down but Most Regions Performing Well’. Home prices up overall by 2.8% year-on- year, however greater London prices down 1.6% year-on- year (down around 5.0% in real terms). Doug Shephard Director at Home.co.uk said: “The UK property market is heading into…

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Fall in rental growth is driven by London says Countrywide.

Countrywide PLC Monthly Lettings Index for March 2017 published yesterday headlined – ‘One in five homes let, owned by a company landlord – a record high’. According to the report: In the first three months of 2017 the proportion of homes let by a company landlord reached 20%, a record high. Changes to tax relief calculations…

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