Welcome to the Rental Pulse for June 2026.
The May deadlines for the Renters’ Rights Act have now passed. As we settle into this new legislative landscape, we want to share how our landlords are staying protected, compliant, and highly profitable without the administrative worry.
In this edition, we explore the latest market stabilisation trends, showcase our brand-new AI booking feature that is accelerating tenant flow, and share insights on how our dedicated teams are delivering 5-star support.
As the market evolves, we continue to engineer our platform to help you maximise yields and minimise void periods. Want to discuss how these trends impact your specific property? Book a call with one of our experts below, or continue reading for the full insights.
📊 The Market Context You Need
Stability Emerges: A Consistent Return
According to the latest data from Rightmove and Zoopla, the UK rental market has shifted from its pandemic peaks to a steadier, balanced state. Annual rental growth has moderated to between 1.9% and 2.2%, indicating that many tenants have reached an affordability ceiling.
Tenant competition has noticeably eased—returning to around a 6-year low—meaning presentation and swift processes are critical. However, underlying structural shortages persist across the UK, ensuring that properties let quickly when priced correctly, establishing a strong “floor” beneath your yields.
Sources: Rightmove & Zoopla UK Rental Market Reports, June 2026
🛡️ Post-May Legislation: You Are Covered
The Renters’ Rights Act is fully active.
With the May deadlines now behind us, the entire sector is operating under the new framework. Our landlords are fully supported through all necessary transitions:
- •Section 21 is abolished: Replaced by robust Section 8 frameworks for regaining possession.
- •Rolling Tenancies: Fixed-term agreements are gone, but our automated rent collection runs seamlessly on rolling schedules.
- •Information Sheets Issued: We ensure tenants receive all mandatory government updates, protecting our landlords from penalties.
⚡ Platform Insights: Speed & Efficiency
While national averages show longer void periods as the market cools, our Vivo Platform continues to deliver incredible speed—consistently outperforming wider market trends to keep your properties occupied and generating income. Here is our performance data for May:
TIME TO LET
Time from listing to holding deposit
vs. 21 days market avg
VIEWINGS PER PROPERTY
Average requests per listing
vs. 11 market avg
FIRST VIEWING REQUEST
Time from online to first inquiry
vs. 24+ hrs market avg
APP TO REFERENCING
From application to checks
vs. 48 hrs market avg
REFERENCING TIME
From submission to completion
vs. 7 days market avg
CONTRACT SIGNING
Time from start to signed contract
vs. 3 days market avg
*Market averages based on Rightmove Rental Trends Tracker and Zoopla Rental Market Report (Q2 2026).
🚀 New Release: AI-Powered Viewings
We’ve just launched something brilliant.
Capturing more interest: Previously, prospects enquiring from Zoopla and Rightmove needed to create an account and complete a form before booking. We realised there was a fantastic opportunity to streamline this journey and convert even more of those initial enquiries into actual viewings for your property.
Our new approach: A friendly AI chat that lets anyone book a viewing in under 2 minutes. No accounts. No long forms. They just answer a few quick questions and they’re done.
- Frictionless: Prospects coming from portals get an auto-filled link so they barely have to type anything.
- Landlord Summaries: You get a clear, clean summary of the tenant instead of a messy, cumbersome form.
- Efficient: We’ve cut our processing emails from 5 down to 3.
The Bottom Line: More enquiries turn into actual viewings, driving more applications, faster move-ins, and sustained revenue.
Special June Promotion
Join us this month and pay just £49 for your setup fee.
Normally £199, that’s a massive 75% saving available across any of our plans.
⭐ 5-Star Tenancy Support
When problems arise, having dedicated experts by your side makes all the difference. Just listen to what our landlords had to say this past month:
★★★★★ May 11, 2026
“Huge thanks to Charlotte Clarke for an amazing support! She is knowledgeable, professional, and consistently goes the extra mile. Always took initiative to return with a viable solution.”
— Jitin Khanna
★★★★★ May 21, 2026
“Charlotte and Natalie have gone above and beyond dealing with nightmare tenants… We couldn’t have done it without their help. They took it off my hands and helped with it all.”
— Isil
★★★★★ May 19, 2026
“Casey was absolutely outstanding! Not only she went above and beyond but also she was down to earth… Can’t describe how smoothly everything went with that kind of service!”
— Mateusz Michalak
Ready to let your property?
Book a call with one of our lettings experts today to see how we can help you find great tenants faster.
