Category Archives: Business

Only My Share reports 82% increase in sales in midst of pandemic

Rent arrears protection service Only My Share has reported a steep rise in demand for its joint and several liability cover from tenants and landlords alike, as the COVID-19 pandemic serves to make renters more conscious of their financial liabilities. Part of the Housing Hand

London rents remain in decline

Although Covid-19 restrictions began to ease in Q3, the rental market in the capital still struggled to recover, with the average London room rent down 7%, from £780 in Q3 2019 to £725 in Q3 2020. Rents in EC3/Aldgate (-34%) *, W9/Maida Vale/Paddington (-20%) and