Rental market
News covering the Private Rented Sector with relevance to letting agents and landlords and the wider residential property industry.
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AGENT: Renting reforms ‘already forcing student landlords out of market’
Raffaele Russo, founder of student lettings provider, Loc8me, claims the Renters' Rights Bill will impact quality of rental supply.
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Rental crisis in London ‘deepens further’, landlords warn
Ben Beadle at the NRLA says the PRS housing supply problems in the Capital are getting even worse.
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Tenants staying put for nearly three years, new evidence reveals
Matt Trevett at The Deposit Protection Service says renters are now sticking with their existing tenancies for 20% longer than last year.
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Letting agents report significant exit of landlords from market
Latest RICS report contains scores of agents saying renting reforms are persuading more landlords to quit the PRS.
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Battle rages over new proposals to bring in rent controls
Jersey's housing minister Sam Mézec accuses his colleagues of deliberately delaying a decision on a rent cap.
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Council claims landlords don’t need ‘expensive’ letting agents
Dorset Council says its scheme provides substantial savings for landlords when compared to traditional letting agencies.
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Tenant’s TikTok rant at letting agents garners 260,000 views
Video unleashes torrent of anger on social media over the cost and difficulty of renting a home – and letting agent behaviour.
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Buy-to-let exodus already hitting PRS, warns big estate agency
Landlords are selling properties five times faster than they are making purchases, a new study of the PRS reveals.
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Specialist HMO lettings agency fined £66,500 for ‘unsafe’ house
AM PM Estates claimed it was keeping tabs on the property and completing repairs, but visits by council officers found a very different picture.
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70% of landlords plan to grow their portfolios despite market uncertainty
New research shows that landlords remain ‘cautiously optimistic’ about investing in the buy-to-let sector.
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