Our latest research shows that this trend is coming to an end

We’ve found that the ‘reluctant landlord’ has become a key symptom of the housing market downturn. As homeowners become desperate to sell their property, they are turning to the rental market to pay their mortgages.

Yet this week we announced that the trend for reluctant landlords appears to be coming to an end as our latest research reported a drop in rental properties coming onto the market because they cannot be sold.

Our research showed that 80 per cent of our members’ offices have seen property being rented out rather than sold.  This figure has dropped from a high of 95 % of offices in November 2008 when consumer confidence and house prices dipped.

There are, however, still a huge number of these reluctant landlords in the market who need to understand the obligations of a landlord to their tenants and the importance of choosing a regulated and qualified letting agent.

You can read more about our findings on our website.


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