According to Zoopla, average private rents in September were 4.6% higher than a year earlier, at £968 a month and are currently rising at the fastest rate in 13 years as strong demand outstrips supply. When you combine this with the fact that Government plans to scrap Section 21 notices – no-fault evictions that allow landlords to evict their tenants without giving a reason – we have a series of shifts that can have an enormous impact on society as a whole if this goes unmanaged.
We currently have a situation where rental properties are getting more and more expensive, and that even when tenants manage to secure one, there is a constant fear they could be thrown out – this is not a fair, equitable market for renters or landlords.
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