Private rented sector
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Europe has €1.4tn PRS investment potential over the next decade
The continent needs an extra 3.6m private rental homes, JLL has found
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Just 5% of PRS homes affordable on benefits
The level has fallen from 23% in 2020, due to a freeze on housing benefit and rising rents
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Housing crisis could become ‘housing disaster’ as rents rise
A third of tenants are spending more than half their pay on rent, says SpareRoom
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England’s PRS to exceed five million homes by 2025
Research reveals sector grew by 18.8% in past 10 years
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Resi rents outside London average £1,000 for first time
Tenants are moving back to the cities as pandemic eases and economy reopens
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Multiple rent repayment orders for multiple offences?
Elizabeth Dwomoh looks at a recent rent repayment order decision
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End to no-fault evictions would ‘devastate PRS’, warns NLA
The National Landlords Association says the sector would shrink by 20% if section 21 is abolished
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Institutions pumped £3bn into UK PRS in 2018
Institutional investment in the UK private rented sector topped £3bn for the first time last year
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Lenders can help solve housing crisis
COMMENT: A fully functioning, purpose-built private rented sector will need debt from the market if it is to thrive.