National Trust rents out medieval manor owned by great-grandmother of Lady Jane Grey

A medieval manor house which was owned by the great-grandmother of Lady Jane Grey is to be closed to the public by the National Trust to allow it to be permanently rented as holiday accommodation.  Shute Barton, in the village of the same name near Axminster, Devon, dates from the 14th century and was owned … Read more

Michael B. Jordan rents out entire aquarium for first Valentine’s Day with girlfriend Lori Harvey

Michael B. Jordan rents out entire aquarium for first Valentine’s Day with girlfriend Lori Harvey By Paul Chavez For Dailymail.com Published: 03:17 GMT, 16 February 2021 | Updated: 03:17 GMT, 16 February 2021 Lori Harvey took to social media Monday to share her romantic over-the-top Valentine’s Day with new boyfriend Michael B. Jordan. The 24-year-old … Read more

Sir Cliff Richard ‘rents his luxury Barbados villa on Airbnb for £3,000-a-night’

Sir Cliff Richard has reportedly rented his luxury Barbados villa on Airbnb for £3,000-a-night. The singer, 80, is said to have advertised the six-bedroom pad after cutting £200,000 off the price to £6.6million in January – three years after it first went on the market. Coral Sundown boasts six en-suites, each with their own view of the Caribbean Sea, … Read more

‘Mr West End’ goes to court over unpaid cafe rents

Wealthy landlord dubbed ‘Mr West End’ defying Government ban on aggressive rent collection by taking legal action against string of businesses By Harriet Dennys, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:51 GMT, 30 January 2021 | Updated: 22:35 GMT, 30 January 2021 Fight: Property mogul Asif Aziz is taking legal action A wealthy landlord dubbed ‘Mr … Read more

Rents in London and Edinburgh plunge according to SpareRoom and Rightmove

Rental costs in pockets of some cities across Britain have fallen drastically in the last 12 months, two separate reports show. Rents in Birmingham, Edinburgh and London fell between 5 and 8 per cent in the last year, data from SpareRoom shows – and in one capital postcode, they have plummeted 26 per cent.  Meanwhile, … Read more

Rents in England branded unaffordable for young people on minimum wage

Rents in England ‘unaffordable’ for young people working on minimum wage, as average home accounts for nearly three quarters of earnings No region of England has rents that are affordable for under-25s working full-time on minimum wage, according to research from a major mortgage lender On average, 71% of their wages would have to go towards … Read more

Covid UK: Countryside rents up as people flee cities for rural areas

Rental prices in the countryside are continuing to surge as more city-dwellers flee to rural areas across the UK amid the coronavirus pandemic. In a survey carried out by Zoopla, the real estate company found that interest for rental properties in Mole Valley in Surrey had increased by 74 per cent while Elmbridge, also in … Read more

Rents and yields across 50 UK cities revealed

Manchester has been ranked as the UK’s number one city for landlords to invest in, according to Aldermore’s 2020 buy-to-let city tracker. The tracker, which includes a total of 50 cities, ranks each location after analysing five key indicators impacting desirability for a buy-to-let investor. The indicators include the average rent, the best short-term returns … Read more

Pub landlords celebrate last-minute reprieve as major breweries slash rents during winter lockdown

Dozens of pub landlords are celebrating a last-minute reprieve today as major breweries including Greene King and Adnams have slashed rents during the winter lockdown. Greene King, the UK’s largest pub retailer, and Stonegate Pub Company both confirmed charges for tenants will be reduced to 10 per cent. Meanwhile Adnams, which owns seventy pubs across … Read more

Rents in London drop as landlords feel the coronavirus squeeze

London landlords are feeling the full force of Covid-19 with many being forced to slash rents amid a glut of available properties. Rents in the capital fell for the seventh consecutive month in September, according to data from Hamptons International. Aneisha Beveridge, head of research at Hamptons International, said: ‘London was the only region in … Read more