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Lettings agent association warns of economic impact of fees ban in England
The proposed ban on letting agent fees in England will cost tenants who stay in properties the longest hundreds of pounds, it is claimed. According to the Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA Propertymark) it is loyal tenants who will be hit the hardest but it also believes that there are 4,000 jobs at risk […] The post Lettings agent association warns of economic impact of fees ban in England appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Tenants in UK private sector worse off financially than people with a mortgage
People in the UK who rent in the private rented sector are twice as likely as mortgage borrowers to have no savings and spend roughly half of their salary on rent each month, new research has found. Private renters also go on fewer holidays and are more likely to make forced cutbacks than those with […] The post Tenants in UK private sector worse off financially than people with a mortgage appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Demand from buyers in the UK means 11 chasing each property on estate agent books
A surge in demand from home buyers in the UK means that there are now 11 buyers chasing every property for sale through estate agents, new research shows. Despite the current low levels of supply being offered through estate agents, the number of prospective buyers is still rising, according to the latest data from national […] The post Demand from buyers in the UK means 11 chasing each property on estate agent books appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →