Goodlord's latest Rental Index shows annual rental inflation jumped to 6.5% in June, its highest level since August 2024, following months of stagnation.
New analysis shows 441,000 private rental homes failed thermal comfort standards in 2024, as revised HHSRS rules place greater focus on overheating risk.
Average rental yields across England and Wales rose annually to 7.8%, even as six out of 10 regions recorded a quarterly dip, according to Fleet Mortgages' latest Rental Barometer.
Freedom of Information data shows damp, and mould complaints in Manchester's private rented sector rose 41% between 2021 and 2023, with enforcement demand staying high through 2025.
New research from Zero Deposit shows UK build-to-rent completions reached 147,670 in Q1 2026, with the sector's rental premium over the wider private rented sector rising to 12.3%.
New ONS figures show short-term lets in the UK surpassed 100 million guest nights in 2025, with industry bodies warning of the growing impact on private rental supply.
New LRG research finds landlords and tenants are both right about the rental market power shift, but supply and affordability gaps mean the private rented sector's problems run deeper...