Like every month, Rentila offers you an overview of the main real estate news of interest to landlords and tenants. This month, we focus on: Rising buyer confidence boosts UK residential property market; UK’s fastest selling property market revealed; Major UK banks including HSBC, NatWest and Barclays increase mortgage rates; Edinburgh named on list of most expensive places to rent in the UK; New calls to tackle a ‘rental affordability emergency’; Section 21 ban could trigger eviction surge… Happy reading and… renting!

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Like every month, Rentila offers you an overview of the main real estate news of interest to landlords and tenants. This month, we focus on: UK rental growth slows to 33-month low; Manchester tops list of most popular first-time buyer hotspots in the UK; Lower mortgage rates keep first-time buyers in London; 21 tenants competing for each rental – is buy-to-let worth it for landlords?; What are the risks and benefits of buying a house with a friend or sibling?… Happy reading and… renting!

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Like every month, Rentila offers you an overview of the main real estate news of interest to landlords and tenants. This month, we focus on: A 2% increase in house prices by end of 2024; UK house prices drop by more than £5,000 in August; Mortgage arrears largely unchanged in Q2; One in 20 tenants have missed rent payments over the last 12 months; UK rental market booming with record rents and 17 enquiries per property; How to avoid bad tenants as a landlord; Stamp duty relief blow for first-time buyers… Happy reading and… renting!

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Like every month, Rentila offers you an overview of the main real estate news of interest to landlords and tenants. This month, we focus on: Steady rise in house prices points to growth in confidence; UK Build to Rent investment hits record high; ‘New normal’ will be mortgage rates between 3.5% and 4.5%; Government urged to fix renting crisis as rents rise by 35 per cent in Shropshire; Cheapest places to rent as Black Country named most affordable for housing; Renters reveal top ‘deal-breakers’ when looking for rental property… Happy reading and… renting!

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Like every month, Rentila offers you an overview of the main real estate news of interest to landlords and tenants. This month, we focus on: Asking prices for UK homes hit record high; Will UK house prices fall?; 21% of new first-time buyers stretch mortgage terms for more than 35 years; Rents rise 9.1%, London and Scotland outperform rest of UK; What does cooling inflation mean for house prices and mortgage rates?; Tenants increasingly stay put while homeowners move more frequently… Happy reading and… renting!

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Like every month, Rentila offers you an overview of the main real estate news of interest to landlords and tenants. This month, we focus on: ONS sees prices up 1.8% in year to march as inflation falls further to 2.3%; Smaller homes drive house price growth; Mortgage rates will fall again, but not any time soon; Average UK rents close in on £1,300 a month; Why invest in a 2-bed apartment?; What is shared ownership? A myth-busting guide… Happy reading and… renting!

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Like every month, Rentila offers you an overview of the main real estate news of interest to landlords and tenants. This month, we focus on: 18% more sales in UK property investment market; Renting could boom due to prices in UK housing market; Interest rates remain frozen – when will the Bank of England cut the cost of borrowing?; Annual rent rise is the highest ever recorded; Most tenants say they have good landlords… Happy reading and… renting!

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Like every month, Rentila offers you an overview of the main real estate news of interest to landlords and tenants. This month, we focus on: UK housing market offers room for growth as demand improves; House prices will fall 2% this year – OBR; Mortgage rate rises branded ‘March madness’ by brokers as banks hike home loan costs; First-time buyers turning to 35-year mortgages amid higher interest rates; Rent expected to surge by 16% in UK property market; Short-term lets to require planning permission under new proposals… Happy reading and… renting!

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Like every month, Rentila offers you an overview of the main real estate news of interest to landlords and tenants. This month, we focus on: UK property market is a buyer’s market in 2024; Rental market set to expand by 1M households by 2031; Sunak considers radical plan for 99% mortgages to help first-time buyers; Survey reveals what UK renters want from their homes; Dozens of landlord repossession claims threaten renters; Average time to sell a home in London ‘was twice that in Scotland in 2023’… Happy reading and… renting!

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