Porthaven rental market update - spring 2026

Every spring we publish the numbers from our own managed book, because national headlines tell you very little about a town like Porthaven. Here is what actually happened between March and May 2026.

The average rent across our portfolio now stands at £1,085 pcm, up 3.2% on spring 2025. That growth is slower than the 5.1% we reported last year, which we read as a good thing - rents stretching ahead of local wages helps nobody, least of all landlords who want tenants to stay. The strongest growth was in The Saltings, where family semis rose 4.5% on the back of school-term demand.

Speed is the story of the season. The average property on our books received nine enquiries within the first 48 hours of listing, and two-bedroom homes - flats and terraces alike - went from listing to agreed in a median of six days. Void periods across the managed portfolio averaged eleven days, down from fifteen last year, and most of those voids were planned maintenance windows rather than empty weeks waiting for interest.

Supply remains the constraint. We listed 14% fewer rental properties this spring than last, a pattern every agent in town will recognise as some landlords sold up ahead of regulatory change and others moved stock to holiday letting. Our honest view on the second group is in this month's other article - the maths are less rosy than the brochure suggests.

If you are a landlord wondering what your property would achieve in this market, we will tell you over a coffee and a fifteen-minute walk-through, with no obligation and no inflated teaser figure. Call the office on 01632 330 520 and ask for a rental appraisal.