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3 days ago · Landlord sentiment: 67% of landlords believe the private rented sector has deteriorated, with nearly half planning to leave within five years; 75% of landlords have been in the sector for over a decade with just 3% of landlords entering the market in the past year

4 days ago · The government has confirmed that it wants tough new energy efficiency targets for the private rental sector. It says that up to 500,000 private rental households will be “lifted out of poverty” by 2030, with tenants “£240 better off per year.” Ed Miliband’s Department of …

5 days ago · A record number of landlords – now fewer than 88% – have no confidence in the current private rental sector, a figure that increases to 90% in London. The data comes from flat sharing website SpareRoom, which says that its survey shows over a third (34%) of landlords planning to leave the sector ...

However, rents for December are still up by over 3% year-on-year, highlighting an ongoing rise in prices albeit a significant reduction in the pace of these increases compared to earlier in 2024.

Some 59% of Propertymark agents reported that rents remained generally static, with 17% reporting a fall and 24% reporting increases. Reporting the data, Propertymark chief executive Nathan Emerson says: “Legislation that will impact the lettings market across England is also moving at pace through Westminster in the form of the Righters’ Rights Bill. This will fundamentally change key ...

In contrast, rents in August were tracking 10% higher year-on-year compared to 2023 rents. The average monthly cost of a rental property in England was £1,205 in November 2024, a rise of £38 compared to the £1,167 recorded in 2023.

This is still some way off and requires lower base rates and higher rental yields, Zoopla claims. It says the one bright spot has been more corporate investment in Build To Rent homes – but even in these instances, the pace of new development has slowed in the face of higher borrowing costs and more regulation.

Feb 4, 2025 · The Law Society is warning that the Rental Rights Bill – which takes centre stage in the House of Lords today – could prompt a wave of legal disputes. The society backs the idea of the Bill, saying that in particular it welcomes the end of Section 21 evictions and a ban on so-called bidding wars ...

Having passed its second reading in the House of Commons in October, and due to become law by summer 2025, Kate Rigby – Partner in Rosling King’s Dispute Resolution team – analyses what impact the Renters’ Rights Bill will have on the rental market and that of the rights of both tenants and landlords. Summary . The Renters’ Rights Bill (the “Bill”) introduced by the Labour ...