Tag: housing shortage
21 tenants chase every rental home – Zoopla
The UK’s private rented sector (PRS) continues to be plagued by a chronic shortage of available properties, driving rents to...
Rent controls do ‘more harm than good’ –...
Rent controls do far more damage than benefit tenants, according to a comprehensive global review.
A new briefing paper from the Institute...
Tenants are searching further afield for a home amid rent...
The UK’s rental market remains intensely competitive, with tenants facing a perfect storm of surging demand, dwindling supply...
One in five renters forced to find rent guarantor
One in five private tenants has been forced to use a rent guarantor to secure their home as competition to secure a tenancy intensifies,
Average UK rent tops £1,400 for the first time
A perfect storm of soaring demand and limited supply of homes has pushed rents to unprecedented levels, according to the latest Goodlord...
Record rents for tenants outside London – Rightmove
High demand and a lack of available properties are pushing rents outside London to record levels, according to Rightmove.
It estimates...
Sixth Scottish council declares housing emergency
West Lothian Council has declared a housing emergency, citing the mounting pressures on housing and homelessness due to an imbalance...
