renting

London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves , has highlighted how the nation’s renters could find themselves paying significant penalties due to a little-known law that may require them to pay Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) despite not actually owning their rental property.

SDLT has been a focus of the mainstream media ever since the government introduced a reprieve in 2020 to...

Stoke-on-Trent is the cheapest city for rent according to new data, whilst London is the most expensive  

• Analysis reveals that Stoke-on-Trent is the cheapest city in the UK to rent an apartment with tenants paying £489.22 a month on average.  
• Bradford and Sunderland are the second and third most affordable cities for tenants.   
• London, Brighton and Oxford are
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Research by estate and lettings agent, Barrows and Forrester , reveals that the UK rental market has taken a step backwards due to Omicron, as rental demand has declined in the vast majority of major UK cities during the final quarter of last year.

The Barrows and Forrester Rental Demand Index monitors rental listings across the nation, taking an average demand score for each major...

New research reveals almost one in seven (14%) renters who spent money doing up their rental property paid over £1,000 for improvements -

• New research reveals over a third (34%) of renters have spent money doing up their landlords’ properties, with almost one in seven (14%) of them having spent over £1,000 each
• This is driven mainly by increased time spent at home and
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Stoke-on-Trent is the cheapest city for rent according to new data, whilst London is the most expensive  

• Analysis reveals that Stoke-on-Trent is the cheapest city in the UK to rent an apartment with tenants paying £489.22 a month on average.  
• Bradford and Sunderland are the second and third most affordable cities for tenants.   
• London, Brighton and
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Data from central London estate agency, Bective , has shown how tenant demand has returned to the capital’s rental market as the pandemic freeze continues to thaw.

Bective’s analysis of new lettings applicants shows that in the six months between October 2020 and March of this year, the number of new applicants climbed by 34% when compared to the previous six months (April 2020 to...

The latest property market analysis by London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves , has revealed that rental values across the capital have not only bounced back versus the pandemic dip experienced in 2020, but have also breached pre-pandemic levels in all but three areas.

The research shows that between 2019 and the initial pandemic year of 2020, the average London rent...

UK Families Can Lose Up to £400 Million In Rental Deposits Because Of Household Damages Caused By Kids

Recent research has shown that curious kids can cause up to £400 of damage around the house before the age of three. With one million private renters who have children in the UK, this can amount to £400 million in deposit deductions.

Digging into recent data, London based...

The latest research by nationwide buy-to-let specialist, Sequre Property Investment , has revealed which regions of England present the most promising opportunities for buy-to-let landlords based on a shortage of stock in the current rental market.

By analysing the overall stock levels of private rented homes in each region of England and comparing it with the number of available...

Manor Interiors , the expert in build-to-rent furnishing solutions, has found that the vast majority of UK tenants have found themselves living with furniture that is unfit for purpose having moved into a furnished rental property.

For many tenants, a furnished rental property is the preferable option as it saves a great deal of hassle on moving day, while others simply don’t own...