Rental supply dips & prices rise as new legislation looms
'More landlords are leaving the sector, and we can feel on the ground that their numbers are reducing,' says Knight Frank's lettings boss.
Rental growth hits 16-month high in Prime London as supply shrinks
Available stock levels were down by nearly 20% at the end of last month, compared with a year earlier.
Prime London rental growth hits 5% as supply slumps
The total number of properties available to rent at the end of last month was nearly 50% lower than five years ago.
PCL rental growth dips below 3% for the first time in three years
Just as the prospect of tax rises in the Budget is causing uncertainty in the sales market, Labour’s revival of the Renters Reform Bill is doing the same thing in the lettings market, says Knight Frank.
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