What’s really happening in the UK rental market? With Zoopla’s Head of Research Gráinne Gilmore and Anna Clare Harper The Return: Property & Investment Podcast

I had the pleasure of interviewing Gráinne Gilmore, Head of Research at Zoopla, following the release of their UK Rental Market Report to discuss what’s really happening in the UK rental market.

Previously an award-winning financial and economics journalist at The Times newspaper in London, and Head of Residential Research at Knight Frank, Gráinne is often interviewed by the media on the UK housing market, appearing on BBC Radio 4, Sky news, BBC Breakfast, and the BBC World Service.

So, she’s brilliantly placed to help explain the fascinating and complicated dynamics that are affecting the UK housing market right now.

Highlights of this episode include:


The driving forces behind the emerging ‘two-speed market’, with London leading one track, and regional economies taking a different path

What’s happened in the UK rental market this year, including a 3% fall in London rents

Which rental markets are growing, and what this means for investors

What next in an environment of rising unemployment, and why economic nerves are most likely to boost the UK rental market


Resources:

Zoopla website: https://www.zoopla.co.uk/

Gráinne on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grainnegilmore

Zoopla UK Rental Market Report: https://advantage.zpg.co.uk/insights/rental-market-report/

Anna's website: annaclareharper.com

Anna on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annaclareharper/