13+ hour ago   (504+ words) Home » No legal requirement for tenants in SA to pay rental deposits – housing tribunal boss Gauteng Rental Housing Tribunal chairperson Emmanuel Masombuka clarifies that rental deposits are not required unless agreed in a lease. South African tenants are under no…...

12+ hour, 16+ min ago   (710+ words) Average rents have been pushed higher after rental supply dropped for the first time in three years in July, Zoopla data shows. The portal says the main driver is scarcity rather than new regulations under the Renters’ Rights Act, with…...

15+ hour, 26+ min ago   (1027+ words) The number of homes available to rent has fallen for the first time in three years, putting renewed upward pressure on rents across the UK. Rental supply is now 3% lower than a year ago, according to Zoopla’s latest Rental Market…...

18+ hour, 4+ min ago   (241+ words) An agency says landlords tested higher rents before restrictions came in, under the Renters Rights Act. Chestertons makes the claim in a characteristically upbeat assessment of London’s rental market as summer segues into autumn. The agency says tenantdemand increased in…...

20+ hour, 29+ min ago   (370+ words) Rental prices are expected to rise sharply by the end of the year according to Zoopla(Image: Getty Images) Elevated mortgage rates are placing strain on the rental sector, with UK rental prices forecast to rise by 4% to 5% annually by…...

18+ hour, 15+ min ago   (652+ words) The number of homes available to rent dropped after a three-year recovery, pushing rents higher, according to data from Zoopla. Its Rental Market Report showed there were 3% fewer rental homes available than a year earlier, while supply was down 6% in…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (543+ words) A landlord registration service will roll out in Yorkshire from next April, the Government has confirmed. The register is expected to launch on December 15, starting in the West Midlands and onto other areas over 12 months. The move is part of…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (661+ words) Updated 10 Sep 2026, 9:02am First published 10 Sep 2026, 9:00am The Carroll government has enacted a new law aimed at landlords who try to stop tenants exercising a newly minted right to lodge their own bond. Victorian renters will from today be able to cut…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (289+ words) Northumberland County Council is paying for guarantor insurance to help tenants secure homes in the private rented sector. The scheme targets potential tenants who can afford a tenancy but cannot provide a qualifying relative or other person to be their…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (799+ words) The new register for landlords is expected to launch on December 15, starting in the West Midlands (Joe Giddens/PA) A landlord registration service will gradually roll out in regions of England from December, the Government has said. The register is…...