Sir Adrian Montague has issued a formal call for evidence to support his independent review of the barriers faced by institutional investors looking to enter the UK’s private rental sector (PRS). The review forms part of the Government’s housing strategy and will consider ways and means of boosting investment in the over-stretched PRS from, for [...]
private rental sector
Review to encourage private rental investment
Sir Adrian Montague has issued a formal call for evidence to support his independent review of the barriers faced by institutional investors looking to enter the UK’s private rental sector (PRS). The review forms part of the Government’s housing strategy and will consider ways and means of boosting investment in the over-stretched PRS from, for [...]
Early signs of improvement in property market
February saw some signs of improvement in the UK residential housing sector, with buyer, tenant and mortgage demand increasing, according property services group, Countrywide.
Property viewings increased by 40% across the group’s network of 1,300 estate agency and lettings offices, and the number of house sales agreed also rose 47%, when compared with January, although sales [...]
Rental demand to outstrip supply into 2012
Demand for private rental sector (PRS) property will continue to outstrip supply for much of 2011 and into next year, the Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) claims.
In a survey of members, ARLA found that 59% of agents believe tenants will be competing for properties this year, although almost four in ten thought that more [...]
