Landlords’ spending on refurbishment has seen the quality
of PRS properties improve in the last decade, a report says. According to
InterBay Commercial – part of OneSavings Bank – the proportion of
non-decent homes in PRS fell from 44% to 24.5% over that period. In spite of
the sector growing by 45% over the period, adding 1.5m homes, Interbay’s
analysis suggests the number of non-decent homes has fallen in absolute terms
too; down by 275,000. Read more on the InterBay website.
Country diary: The challenge of making a thatched roof pine-marten proof |
Tom Allan
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*Glenisla, Angus:* Damage by squirrels is common; the mustelid less so.
Still, as a local told me, ‘you cannae blame them wanting somewhere to live’
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