4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (363+ words) Edinburgh’s flatsharers face the biggest gap between what they budget for a room and what landlords are asking, according to SpareRoom. Edinburgh flatsharers were looking to spend £748 for the average room being advertised at £834, an annual difference of £1,028. Elsewhere, the…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (238+ words) I’ve recently been asked a number of times if this still works under the Renters’ Rights Act 2025, I guess because I wrote and published the first book on what the Renters’ Rights Bill 2024 proposed. My response is that for private…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (412+ words) A professor has warned the Renters’ Rights Act has caused changes in the private rented sector which are proving “ineffective or have perverse outcomes”. Writing in the Telegraph, Tim Leunig, professor of economic history at the London School of Economics,…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago   (368+ words) Average house prices in Scotland rose by £3,471 over the year to June, taking the average from £191,884 to £195,355. The figures from DJ Alexander Scotland show that the 1.8% annual increase was higher than in England and Wales, where average prices rose by…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (364+ words) Landlords using letting agents may face slower communication and decisions as the Renters’ Rights Act adds to their administrative workloads. Research from Propoly found that 73% of letting agents have seen their workload rise since the legislation came into force on…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (245+ words) Landlords offering a home to rent with a well-kept garden could have an advantage when attracting tenants, as outdoor space is absent from almost two-thirds of advertised rentals in major UK cities. Research by CIA Landlords found that only 36.2% of…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (391+ words) More American renters are moving to the UK for cheaper rents since President Trump took office, according to new research. Goodlord analysed more than 300,000 tenancy agreements signed over the past two years, comparing the findings with data from 2023 and 2024. Goodlord…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (417+ words) The strongest growth in asking prices is in commuter towns around Glasgow and Manchester, according to Rightmove. Data from the property portal reveals that ten of the 15 fastest-growing hotspots are located around the two cities. However, asking prices in London…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (481+ words) Rent controls are likely to reduce the supply of homes available to tenants and push some landlords to leave the market, according to research from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS). It says that private renters spent an average 28% of…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (354+ words) One in four landlords say they have struggled to regain possession from problem tenants, according to a Goodlord snap poll of nearly 250 landlords. The survey found 25% had faced possession challenges following the abolition of Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions under the Renters…...