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UK rents and house prices surge in 2025 – ONS

The cost of renting and buying homes across the United Kingdom has climbed significantly, according to fresh figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Private renting costs have surged by 7.7% in the year to March 2025

UK rents and house prices surge in 2025 – ONS

The cost of renting and buying homes across the United Kingdom has climbed significantly, according to fresh figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Private renting costs have surged by 7.7% in the year to March 2025

Tenant organisation criticises £15k EPC cost cap and calls for two-year rent freeze

A tenant organisation has slammed the proposed £15,000 cost cap for landlords making energy-efficiency improvements and instead calls for a TWO-year freeze on rents after renovation works have taken place.
The government is currently running a consult…

PRS crisis deepens as landlords increasingly sell up

Renters will increasingly struggle to find somewhere to leave as growing numbers of landlords sell up and leave the private rented sector, research reveals.
The findings from TwentyEA illustrate a mounting crisis as landlords choose to quit and severel…

NRLA calls for urgent action on Renters’ Rights Bill amendments

The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has issued a stark warning to the government about the amendments to the Renters’ Rights Bill which will be examined in the House of Lords next week.
It wants peers and ministers to back the &…

Young Brits increasingly opt for landlord investments

British adults aged 25-34 are transforming the nation’s property scene, opting to pour record levels of money into investment properties instead of buying homes to live in, research reveals.
According to estate agents John Minnis, the trend signa…

Scotland’s PRS is key to resolving the housing crisis – expert

Scotland’s dire housing shortage requires urgent partnership between the government and private landlords, according to DJ Alexander Ltd.
The lettings and estate agency is calling on Holyrood to view the private rented sector (PRS) as a fundament…

Lords slammed as ‘self-interested’ for blocking Renters’ Rights Bill

Tenant organisations, including Shelter, have slammed ‘self-interested landlords in the House of Lords’ for delaying the Renters’ Rights Bill.
According to the i newspaper, 10 peers who have tabled amendments to the Bill, including keeping…

Younger renters less likely to back regulation despite challenges

Despite more than one million renters aged 18–34 feeling stressed about their living situation, younger renters are less likely to support greater regulation of the private rented sector, according to new research.
Data from Aldermore reveals that near…

Zoopla unveils the quickest-selling property markets

Zoopla has revealed that properties in England and Wales are typically sold within 36 days of being listed, with more than half (52%) finding buyers within the first two months.
This marks a 3% rise from the previous year’s figure of 49%.

Cities where landlords offer the largest immediate rent discounts

Coventry is the frontrunner for the largest reductions in immediate rental costs, offering a substantial 16.7% discount for 1-, 2- and 3-bedroom properties compared to standard ‘anytime’ rentals, research reveals.
The findings from Alan Bos…

Scottish house prices rise by £11,458 in 12 months

Average home prices in Scotland have climbed by £11,458 in the past 12 months from £175,976 to £187,434, one firm reveals.
Letting and estate agents DJ Alexander Ltd says its examination of the monthly house price index has shown robust annual growth o…

Commercial EPC exemptions?

Property split into 2 commercial lets.
Lessee No 1 Retail shop ground floor (EPC C).
Lessee 2, D2 category 2 x floors above (EPC E).
Solid wall building, terraced, on a high street in a conservation area.

BTL remortgage searches soar as landlords prepare for the Renters’ Rights Bill

Buy to let landlords are stepping up their efforts to remortgage as the PRS adjusts to the looming Renters’ Rights Bill and the new stamp duty regime.
Technology platform Twenty7tec has revealed that searches for BTL mortgages reached an all-time…

Insurance to cover HMO fire?

As the freeholder of a block and owner of 2/5ths of it, I’m responsible for arranging insurance. My issue is that 3/5ths of the flats are rented, and the maisonette I own (2/5ths) is an HMO.
A clause on the insurance policy says risks are not covered.

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