Number of rental properties down

Number of rental properties down https://t.co/fG4y2jAJky pic.twitter.com/JEMftH4gL4

— Mortgage Introducer (@MortgageChat) March 28, 2018

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Rental stock at a record high - ARLA

Rental stock hits a record high with an average of 200 properties managed per member branch in December https://t.co/OjD0kFurGC

— ARLA Propertymark (@arla_uk) February 1, 2018

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Tenancy deposits paid in Bitcoin

London developer to allow rental tenants to pay deposits in bitcoin https://t.co/adRmwI7VrH

— Guardian news (@guardiannews) September 4, 2017

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Gap in the urban rental market

Rising rents have opened up a gap in the urban rental market https://t.co/I4RyfxmFV3

— The Economist (@TheEconomist) September 4, 2017

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Aberdeen considers rent caps

Aberdeen is to begin monitoring private #rent levels in the city and could move to cap rates https://t.co/FBr1P9yULB

— Stewardson (@Stewardson_Devs) July 14, 2017

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London rents fall by 5%

Why the London lettings market is finally offering some slight relief for tenants: https://t.co/wADUHFggAt pic.twitter.com/22f4Bf1ODO

— ES Homes & Property (@HomesProperty) March 15, 2017

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Fall in London house share rents

New rental report reveals house share prices in the capital are falling: https://t.co/O6Em8PMiP8 pic.twitter.com/Gi2FZFb16m

— ES Homes & Property (@HomesProperty) February 8, 2017

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Agents see rents increasing in 2017

80% of letting agents expect rental growth to increase in 2017 following the Autumn Statement's announcement on a ban of letting agency fees for tenants.

ARLA agents also report seeing a fall in rental demand in November, as the rental market slows towards Christmas. The average number of prospective tenants per ARLA branch fell to 32, down from 34 in October.

The average number of rental properties managed per ARLA branch was up, at 185, compared with 182 in October's data.

63 % of agents believe 2017 will see a fall in rental property supply as a result of additional taxes for landlords: stamp duty, capital gains tax. 

ARLA's David Cox says: 

“The number of rent hikes reported by letting agents continued to decrease in November, and it’s a shame the ban on letting agent fees will have the opposite impact on rent prices when the measure comes into force. The BTL market is becoming less attractive for investors as the ban on fees, combined with the scrapping of mortgage interest relief and the stamp duty increase on second homes push costs up for landlords. So unfortunately, regardless of the uplift we saw in supply this month, we expect to see the number of properties available to rent fall next year.”

Read ARLA's November 2016 Private Rented Sector Report

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Unaffordable rents map of the UK

Excl: Rent now unaffordable for minimum wage families over 47% of councils - @Shelter report;https://t.co/tLEm3HX5wa pic.twitter.com/SvUS370LKF

— Tom Newton Dunn (@tnewtondunn) October 27, 2016

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PRS rents outpace earnings

New gov stats show private rents continue to outpace earnings across GB, putting pressure on living standards pic.twitter.com/unIKG38gbH

— ResolutionFoundation (@resfoundation) September 29, 2016

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London earning growth and rent inflation

Private renters in London experiencing acute gap between average earnings growth and rent inflation pic.twitter.com/U7cq09icPY

— ResolutionFoundation (@resfoundation) September 29, 2016

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London's rising rent versus flat earnings

Rising rents in London contrast with flat average earnings, posing a major challenge for Generation Rent pic.twitter.com/qCCZMPmiBR

— ResolutionFoundation (@resfoundation) July 28, 2016

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ONS figs on rent / earnings growth

London experienced highest rental price growth but lowest earnings growth between 2012&2015: https://t.co/SoynvfvA8W pic.twitter.com/7k0oL32ney

— ONS (@ONS) April 6, 2016

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Unusual but affordable London rentals

London living - three unusual ways to rent affordably in the capital https://t.co/aIiILPSFaj pic.twitter.com/BVnpcIg9im

— BBC News England (@BBCEngland) November 2, 2015

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London's most luxurious rentals

We take a tour of London's most luxurious rentals - worth up to £50,000 a week: http://t.co/zDOGWFkoyi pic.twitter.com/SMXQlrynHR

— ES Homes & Property (@HomesProperty) September 29, 2015

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Most affordable rental spots in London

Where are the most affordable rental spots in London? Find your new neighbourhood here: http://t.co/9yHJGc3mvC

— Rightmove (@rightmove) May 20, 2015

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London and south east rents over-heating

According to a recent Rightmove survey about a third of renters are spending over half their income on rent fuelling warnings the rents are becoming unaffordable.

The average rent for a two bed flat in the capital is reported to have risen by 5.8% over the past year to £1272.


 Director of Rightmove, Miles Shipside commented that "These 'trapped renters' are faced with the prospect of a downward spiral where spending more income on rent also means saving less for a deposit,"
Which draws the conclusion that rental demand is set to stay high.

The Rightmove data also recorded that landlords are achieving rental yields of  an average of 6% across the UK.

Read more in the Guardian

Average rents 50 percent higher in London

London rents are now 50 percent higher than those of the national average according to figures from the Homelet Rental Index.

The Homelet Index puts average national rents at £750 a month compared to rents in London at £1125.

Our own rent index shows there has been as steady climb in average rents over the past few years, with average rents at £594.

Read more on average rents in this Guardian article

Unfurnished rental property best

Unfurnished rental property is the way to go according to this Telegraph article.

Apparently tenants stay longer and landlords don't have to worry about their soft furnishings.....

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Bidding war for rentals

Prospective tenants are finding themselves in a bidding war for rental properties in demand areas in the UK.

The increasing demand is not been met by the current supply resulting in tenants having to make "sealed bids" to secure a rental property.

Read more on the bidding wars for rental property here

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