The latest insight from Inventory Base suggests that, despite the incoming Renters' Rights Act limiting rent increases to once per year, only around a quarter of landlords appeared to pre-empt the change by front-loading rent rises ahead of the 1st May deadline.
This comes amid wider policy uncertainty in the rental sector, with the UK government this week reportedly rowing back on a...
Hard-up tenants are paying council tax bills equivalent to 37.5% of rent
Market analysis from Ocasa , the specialist rental platform, reveals that the cost of the average council tax bill in England is equivalent to 17.7% of a tenant’s rent bill. For the hardest-hit renters, this rises to 37.5%.
Rising inflation, interest rates, and living costs mean that renters are bracing...
