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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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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Looming ban on ‘rent in advance’ driving huge rise in guarantor demand
Firm offering guarantor products says landlords and agents are waking up to the challenges presented by 'rent in advance' ban.
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