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With a whole age group now lumped into 'Generation Rent', it's clear that more of us are having to do so than ever before. So, here’s all the latest news about renting – including house and property news, government updates, stories on the reality of being a tenant, and peeks inside rental homes and properties in the UK and around the globe.

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The salary you need to earn to rent alone in London in 2026 — and it's bleak

Property 19 hours ago By Alice Giddings

Skyscrapers along the London skyline at sunset.

London's key workers could save £6,000 in rent a year with 6,000 new discounted homes

Property January 27, 2026 By Eleanor Noyce

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Major property change is about to make flats more popular again

Property 7 days ago By Sarah Hooper

A man holds a pair of keys to indicate moving house against a blue backdrop of houses.

I just bought my first house at 25 — my parents gave me £400,000

Property 7 days ago By Eleanor Noyce

Issy Packer - spending 32k on rent and proud

I’ve given my landlord £33,000 in five years – it's worth every penny

Property January 19, 2026 By Issy Packer

I'm a full-time house sitter — it saves me £12,000 a year on rent and bills

Property January 9, 2026 By Jessica Lindsay

A composite image showing a number of politicians including Andy Burnham, Angela Rayner, Keir Starmer, Rachel Reeves, Donald Trump and Peter Mandelson

What were the government's biggest highs and most catastrophic lows in 2025?

Politics December 31, 2025 By Craig Munro

Zahra Khozema poses for a photograph in London, wearing glasses, a denim jacket, and a white top.

I cleared my £30,000 debt by living in a London hostel for a year

Money December 29, 2025 By Eleanor Noyce

A house for sale in the UK, with a for sale sign outside the front.

You can now get a free flights when you sell your home — here's how

Property December 22, 2025 By Eleanor Noyce

Tenant from hell made pristine home a rat-infested hovel and left owing £40,000

UK December 16, 2025 By Sam Courtney-Guy

Ross (L) and Henry in the living room of their flat in Ealing, West London.

What I Rent: We're students and we pay £2,500 for our Ealing three-bed

Property December 13, 2025 By Eleanor Noyce

The London skyline.

The 'dead zone' London neighbourhood renters are unexpectedly flocking to

Property December 12, 2025 By Eleanor Noyce

Jamie Hamilton sits on the sofa inside his flat in Clapham, South London.

What I Rent: I pay £1,000 per month to live in a Clapham shared flat with my landlord

Property December 9, 2025 By Eleanor Noyce

Modern buildings by the River Thames in London.

The 'vibrant' London neighbourhood named the city's best to live in 2025

Property December 4, 2025 By Eleanor Noyce

Skegness Pier.

'Tacky' paradise named one of the UK's coolest coastal towns to rent

Property November 27, 2025 By Eleanor Noyce

Woman removing mould from a wall using spatula and chlorine.

The 65p hack that could stop mould taking over your home this winter

Property November 22, 2025 By Eleanor Noyce

Hannah Van De Peer sits on the sofa inside her two-bedroom flat in Bristol.

What I Rent: We have mould and single glazing — but we love our £1,200 pcm Bristol flat

Property November 22, 2025 By Eleanor Noyce

A close up of a London Underground sign at Liverpoool Street Station with a woman walking down an escalator in the background.

The London Underground line where rent prices are soaring by more than 40%

Property November 19, 2025 By Metro Lifestyle reporter

The back of a row of terraced brick houses in London under a blue sky.

London's essential workers need two full-time jobs to afford rent

Property November 20, 2025 By Metro Lifestyle reporter

Plans for Forest City 1, just outside of Cambridge, show wooden homes and tree-lined streets.

Futuristic new UK city the size of Bristol with 'skyscrapers made of wood' to be built

Property November 18, 2025 By Eleanor Noyce