The government needs to do more to encourage people to invest in the buy-to-let sector in order to boost much-needed housing supply.
Rents are rising sharply across much of the country as demand from tenants continues to heavily outweigh supply, and the government is being encouraged to take action now to reverse the trend by supporting property investors, in light of rising mortgage costs.
Propertymark’s head of policy and campaigns, Timothy Douglas, will talk about how investment in the private rented sector can be better incentivised when he speaks at the next Westminster Social Policy Forum on Thursday, 3 November.
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