Rents on new tenancies in London fell by 1.2 per cent over the past 12 months to April - the first such fall since December 2009. By contrast, rents across the whole of the UK have risen 0.4 per cent in the same period. The latest data from HomeLet shows that this negative growth in the capital, along with a marginal decline in the wider south east England region, pushed ...

In April, the supply of available rental properties in London fell by a third, whilst rising only marginally across the rest of the UK. David Cox, CEO of ARLA says “Although the rental market in London has seen a large drop in the supply of properties available to rent, it’s a different picture in the rest of the UK where we have seen little or no change to activity since ...

According to research by Spark Energy, 70% of tenants would be willing to pay more per month to live with the perfect flatmate. Almost a quarter would be prepared to pay over £200 more a month for the ideal room mate. Most respondents said meeting potential housemates face to face is the most successful method with only a sixth recommending websites. The research was ...