A hovel with a bed in the kitchen? That’ll be £2,000 in London’s rental hellscape Phantom flats and £2k a month bedsits: renting in London is a hellscape, says Katie Glass Evening Standard · Jul 23
Why the World Cup is being blamed for UK house prices dropping by an average of £3,832 Average asking price for a home in July fell by £3,832 month-on-month The Independent UK · Jul 19
World Cup and heat ‘distract home buyers as average price tag falls by £3,832’ The 1.0% fall in the average asking price for a home was bigger than the decrease usually seen in July, Rightmove said. Evening Standard · Jul 19
Average asking rents have jumped to new record highs, says Rightmove The average private rental home receives 10 inquiries, down from an average of 22 in 2022, the website said. Evening Standard · Jul 15
Asking rents reach record highs across Britain, new data from Rightmove shows Competition between tenants remains significantly lower than at its peak, with the average rental home now receiving 10 inquiries The Independent UK · Jul 15
New-builds coming to housing market at near 10-year low – Rightmove The property platform said it had tracked for-sale listings on its platform for more than 10 years. Evening Standard · Jul 9
Wood Green studio with bed almost touching the oven listed for rent for £1,150pcm The room is described by the listing agents as a ‘spacious self-contained studio’ Evening Standard · Jun 21
Cities where average price tag on a home has jumped highest in past decade Rightmove said its figures indicate a ‘spill over’ from some major cities into locations nearby as home buyers cast their nets more widely. Evening Standard · Jun 15
Britain’s top hotspot for house price growth revealed by Rightmove The property website said the analysis reveals a longer-term ‘north versus south’ divide The Independent UK · Jun 15
Rightmove gives reasons why June saw an ‘unusual’ asking price fall Setting a competitive asking price for a home from the outset is ‘key’, the website said Evening Standard · Jun 14
Experts explain why June saw an ‘unusual’ house price fall Rightmove said higher mortgage rates are continuing to weigh on activity as many household budgets are squeezed The Independent UK · Jun 14
The northern town where you can buy four homes for the price of one in St Albans Average asking prices for typical first-time buyer homes in some parts of Britain have jumped by nearly a fifth over the past year The Independent UK · Jun 10
First-time buyer hot and cold spots reveal north-south divide Rightmove said it was seeing the strongest asking-price growth in locations where homes remained ‘within reach’ for more people Evening Standard · Jun 10
The Independent UK · May 28 The desirable UK seaside towns where homebuyers are flocking to Homebuyers can pick up a house for £120k in one seaside town
Evening Standard · May 28 Britain’s seaside hotspots where house prices are growing the fastest Seaside locations are defying the dip and outpacing the nationwide market
The Independent UK · May 17 Map: Where house prices have risen across UK amid North-South divide The average price tag of a UK home jumped by £4,333 month-on-month in May
Evening Standard · May 17 London and the South East seeing annual asking price falls The average price tag on a home in Britain jumped by £4,333 month-on-month in May
The Independent UK · Apr 30 Renters’ Rights Act comes into force ending no fault evictions for 11 million private tenants The new reforms ensure landlords must now provide a valid justification for removal
The Independent UK · Apr 29 Cheaper to rent than buy UK homes after Iran war sparks surge in mortgage rates The shift has been driven by borrowing costs moving higher since the beginning of March
Evening Standard · Apr 29 Cheaper for Britons to rent than buy after mortgage rates rise ‘sharply’ The cost of a typical new mortgage payment has overtaken the average rent, according to analysis by Rightmove.
The Independent UK · Apr 19 Average price of a UK home up £3,000 in April, Rightmove data shows Typical price tag of a UK home up 0.8 per cent in April, data shows
Evening Standard · Apr 19 Average price tag on a home jumps by nearly £3,000 in April – Rightmove House price growth is proving strongest in parts of the market less exposed to higher borrowing costs, Rightmove said
The Guardian - UK · Apr 16 Private rents in Great Britain stop rising for first time since 2017 More landlords having to cut prices to secure tenants, Rightmove data shows