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London rents hit record high in drastic new cost of living squeeze

London asking rents have risen above pre-pandemic levels for the first time

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Meet the 24 year old shaking up the murky world of student renting

The rental platform plans to expand to 30 cities by next year

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Trading up a rental flat now cheaper in London than it was a year ago

The price gap between one-bedroom and two-bedroom homes has narrowed by £15 in London over the last year.

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London rents drop £34 as suburban and country homes still in demand

Fewer rural rentals and high demand are pushing up prices outside cities.

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London rents cheaper than monthly cost of a mortgage using 10% deposit

The monthly cost of owning a home, if you’ve bought using a 10 per cent deposit, currently exceeds the cost of renting a comparable property in the capital for the first time since June 2017.

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Renters ‘face losing homes and damaged credit scores’ say landlords

The comments follow the government’s announcement that the ban on residential evictions will be extended until May 31

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London rental demand drops by almost half pushing rents down with it

While commuter belt interest has soared, London’s estate agents say that it is the halt in the international market that is as much to blame

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15% of London renters now owe their landlords money for back rent

An influential group of charities and industry bodies has warned that ‘more renters will lose their homes in the coming months’ without further action from the Chancellor

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Five of the best apps to make flat-sharing a breeze

Our pick of the best mobile apps to make living in a house share a cinch — in lockdown and beyond.

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My ceiling fell in two weeks ago — can we be evicted for complaining?

The letting agent has failed to fix the damage or find us alternative housing. What should we do?

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My search for a new flatmate in the middle of Lockdown 3

With IRL viewings currently far from ideal, here's what it’s like finding someone to live with amid Lockdown 3.

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Cost of renting in London continues to fall amid successive lockdowns

City centre rent drops are happening throughout the UK but London leads.

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1 in 7 London renters have fallen behind with payments during pandemic

One in seven London tenants are in arrears. Now pressure is growing for the Government to do more than delay evictions.

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Property guardianship helped For Sama doc maker win big at the Baftas

Edward Watts won a Bafta for his documentary For Sama while living in a derelict church — but the scheme's not for everyone

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The London areas where renters can save most since lockdown

Continued disruption caused by Covid-19 is pushing young renters out of the capital to work or study from home outside the city centre.

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Rental homes in Maida Vale for key workers earning up to £90k

Hospitality workers are also included in the definition of key workers eligible for one of the 73 new homes in the area.

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24 rental flats in Colorama photo processing lab conversion in Borough

The flats — behind the "Blackfriars Mile" — can be rented furnished or unfurnished.

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Pet-friendly rentals you can decorate overlooking Walthamstow Wetlands

The rental flats offer home working options, with a focus on wellbeing, leisure and ultra-fast internet connections.

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Everything you need to know about the latest eviction ban changes

Government decrees ‘Christmas truce’ with no festive period evictions except in worst cases, such as domestic abuse

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Eviction ban for renters in England and Wales extended until September

The temporary ban on landlords in England evicting their tenants is extended to September 20 and a new six-month notice period has been introduced

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London rents continue to fall as Airbnbs flood the market

Rents in the capital are down 4.2 per cent as tourists stay away and short-let landlords switch to long-term contracts, flooding the market.

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Less than fortnight to avert 'tsunami of evictions' of London renters

Calls for the Government to extend the eviction ban beyond August 23 have intensified.

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London rents are falling — here's where to move for the best discounts

Rents plunging in London by up to 15 per cent bring an opportunity for long-term savings after lockdown.

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London renters searching for gardens up 101% since start of lockdown

The number of online searches for rental homes with gardens was at its highest of the year last week — and double the level seen in the first week of lockdown. 

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Landlords can increase rents during lockdown government says

Tenants faced with a rent hike have little choice but to accept it says campaign group.

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Reversible tricks to give your rental home a high-impact refresh

These creative tricks are easy to put back when you move out for renters worried about their deposit.

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What should you do if a housemate refuses to take lockdown seriously?

What can you do if your flatmates won’t keep their distance to cut coronavirus risk? Online forums are flooded with pleas for advice from locked-down London renters.

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Renters fear post-lockdown debt and eviction despite rule changes

Private renters fear the future despite the Government’s action to help them.