Rental market
News covering the Private Rented Sector with relevance to letting agents and landlords and the wider residential property industry.
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Renters flood suburbs in big city centre exodus
Suburban areas of cities and small towns are seeing an influx of tenants desperately looking for affordable rooms to rent, new analysis shows.
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HMO operators make ‘twice as much’ as other landlords
The figures from a major BTL lender in part explain why so many towns and cities are seeing a rush of investment into HMO sector.
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BLOG: NI on rental income will be 13th major change in 10 years
North London agent argues that seemingly endless extra burdens on landlords and letting agents is slowly asphyxiating a once healthy market.
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Landlord income defies doom predictions to reach £55.5bn
Despite prospect of increases in tax and regulation, the latest HMRC figures show rental revenue has reached a five-year high.
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‘NI on landlord income to force up rents by £1,000’
Propertymark ARLA President says their research suggests landlords will simply pass on the extra cost of NI by pushing rents up.
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Charging NI on rents may generate more tax revenues, but at what cost?
North London agency owner wonders if, should HM Treasury plans go ahead to charge NI on rental income, it might be the final straw for landlords.
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London prime lettings booms as wealthy eschew buying property
Lettings market for luxury homes in Central London has more than doubled in size in the first six months of 2025.
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Letting agents warn rental reforms will ‘collapse’ student market
Claim is made by software giant Alto after polling agents involved in the university lets market about the Renters' Rights Bill.
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Shock data reveals landlord purchases down by a third
Huge fall in landlord investment is a clear sign of ‘dented’ confidence in the rental sector, according to lettings proptech platform Dwelly.
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CLAIM: ‘Writing on the wall’ for ‘hobbyist’ landlords
Massive 53% drop in BTL mortgage approvals signals end of amateur investor era as professionals take over, it is claimed.
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