Rents in England and Wales dipped by 0.3% in March, falling for the second consecutive month to an average £705 pcm, according to the latest buy-to-let index from LSL Property Services. The South West and East Midlands saw the biggest decreases, with rents falling by 1.5% and 1.4% respectively compared with February. Average rent also [...]
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Rents dip as tenants look to buy
Rents in England and Wales dipped in February as tenants considered moving into the sales market to beat the end of the stamp duty holiday. According to the latest buy-to-let index from LSL Property Services, average rent fell by 0.6% to £707 per month, with the biggest decreases in the East Midlands (-2.2%) and West [...]
Rents dip as tenants look to buy
Rents in England and Wales dipped in February as tenants considered moving into the sales market to beat the end of the stamp duty holiday. According to the latest buy-to-let index from LSL Property Services, average rent fell by 0.6% to £707 per month, with the biggest decreases in the East Midlands (-2.2%) and West [...]
Rents rise 4% over 2011
Monthly rents across England and Wales fell for the second consecutive month in December, showing a seasonal dip of 0.8% to an average £711, according to the latest Buy-to-Let Index from LSL Property Services. Seven out of nine regions saw falls, with the biggest declines in the South East and North East (-1.9% and -1.4% [...]
Average rent returns to 2010 peak
Rents in England and Wales have regained their November 2010 high, according to the April Buy-to-let Index from LSL Property Services. The month saw a 0.8% average rise compared with March, to £692 per month, with average yield hitting 5.1%. LSL estate agency managing director, David Newnes, says the typical landlord is charging nearly £30 [...]
Rents slip as buy-to-let attracts investors
Rents in England and Wales fell slightly in January, as the buy-to-let market saw a growing number of investors.
According to the latest Buy-to-Let Index from LSL Property Services, average rent dropped by 0.3% (£682) compared with December but remained 4% higher than a year ago, with signs of renewed growth in several areas.
The January movement [...]
Rents rise for 10th consecutive month
The average rent in the UK rose to £692 per month in November, having increased for the tenth month in a row.
However, the latest Buy-to-Let Index from LSL Property Services shows growth slowing to 0.1% in the run-up to Christmas, and rent rises seem to have ended in several parts of the country.
The east [...]
