Friday, 6 January 2017

80% Of Letting Agents Expect Rents To Rise In 2017

Eight in ten letting agents expect rents to rise in 2017 according to the latest Private Rental Sector (PRS) report from the Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA). The report, which is the first since the Chancellor’s announcement to ban letting agent fees for tenants during his Autumn Statement, revealed that demand from prospective tenants fell again in November. The rental market continued to cool ahead of Christmas with 32 prospective tenants registered per letting agent branch, compared to 34 in October but 53% of agents expect to see a rise in demand next year. Read more on Housing Excellence.

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