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Rents jumped 9% in the last year, adding £1,200 - a month’s worth of rent - to the average annual bill.
There are signs that the UK rental market will turn in 2024. Rents are reaching the maximum affordable price and rental demand is starting to slow.
The new Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service gives free legal support to tenants if their landlord is seeking possession of their home.
Rents continue to rise across the UK, as Scotland overtakes London with the steepest hikes in rental inflation.
A supply and demand problem in the rental market is pushing rents to sky high levels. When will renting prices come down?
Higher mortgage rates mean that renting has become cheaper than buying a home for the first time since 2010.
The countryside was in hot demand in 2020-21, but cities are now the go-to rental destinations, meaning rural rents are becoming more affordable.
In a fiercely competitive rental market, where costs are rising and too few homes are available, what can renters do?
