Landlords Positive About Tenant Demand
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Landlords Positive About Tenant Demand

By |Published On: 2nd July 2015|

This article is an external press release originally published on the Landlord News website, which has now been migrated to the Just Landlords blog.

Landlords Positive About Tenant Demand

Landlords Positive About Tenant Demand

Tenant demand in the second quarter (Q2) is continuing to grow, as 43% of landlords believe demand is either growing or booming, revealed research by specialist buy-to-let lender, Paragon Mortgages.

The study found that the trend for high tenant demand is strong, with continuous steady growth for the past three consecutive quarters.

This level of growth is expected to continue over the next 12 months, with over half of landlords (51%) predicting a further rise in demand.

The research also highlighted the tenant groups that landlords are most frequently renting to: Around half of landlords (47%) let to young couples, 43% to young singles and 42% to families with children.

Managing Director of Paragon Mortgages, John Heron, explains: “It is no surprise that rental demand is steadily increasing. With continued stress on the housing stock driving prices up, tough affordability hurdles for would-be buyers and a social rental sector under pressure as a result of renewed interest in Right to Buy, a steady increase in rental demand was inevitable.

“It is important that landlords continue to expand the supply of rented property in order to maintain a balance and so avoid unsustainable increases in rents. A healthy, competitive and innovative buy-to-let market is critical to this.”1

1 https://www.landlordtoday.co.uk/breaking-news/2015/6/landlords-upbeat-about-tenant-demand

About the Author: Em Morley (she/they)

Em is the Content Marketing Manager for Just Landlords, with over five years of experience writing for insurance and property websites. Together with the knowledge and expertise of the Just Landlords underwriting team, Em aims to provide those in the property industry with helpful resources. When she’s not at her computer researching and writing property and insurance guides, you’ll find her exploring the British countryside, searching for geocaches.

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