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Guidance for landlords on preparing buy to lets for summer

Residents on low incomes could get their property deposit paid by Stafford Borough Council as part of plans to make it easier to secure private rented housing.

A recent report by the LSE states ‘ Over 400,000 private tenants may be in significant rent arrears by the end of 2021 says a new report by the research group LSE London, funded by Trust for London and LSE.  Almost all of these tenants could be at risk of eviction if, as is expected, the government slowly begins to lift its suspension on eviction proceedings from 1 June.’

Under the title ‘What’s happened to the rental market in 2021 so far…’ SpareRoom  have analysed data from over 450,000 room ads to see what’s changed in the first quarter of the year

New vendor and landlord enquiries to estate agents fell significantly in the past week raising concerns a tightening market is adding to an already pressing supply crunch

All agents should understand the implications of this case and realise it is unlawful to reject anyone who is in receipt of Universal Credit.