Recent Articles in Tenancy Deposit Scheme reports

Rental market forecasts - 2021 and beyond
Dec 29, 2020

Over the next year or so, it’s likely to that rents will stagnate – even though some are predicting continued rises. The reason being is that rents are very much tied to wages and it’s hard to see how these will increase that much next year. Read more for our rental market forecasts for 2021 and beyond.

Current rental market performance - Q3 2020
Dec 9, 2020

When we first started writing about rental reports, there was hardly anyone tracking the market. Now we have some excellent data sources which help us understand what’s actually happening in the market – and it’s probably very different to what the government, MPs, tenant groups and tenants themselves think or feel. Read our latest rental market report here.

Prime and super-prime rental market report - Q3 2020
Dec 9, 2020

The Prime Rental market is well documented by the bigger agents who have some excellent research departments. Here is a summary of their thoughts and analysis, and links to more information.

Rental demand and supply - Q3 2020
Dec 9, 2020

Rental demand remains buoyant versus supply according to most of the feedback from the likes of Rightmove and individual town and city feedback from Belvoir franchise owners. Read my article to find out more.

Rental averages over time - 'the Past'
Dec 9, 2020

Just focusing on rents year on year, each quarter or by month won’t tell you much about what’s happening in any market. What’s important is to understand the history of rents across the UK, then on a regional level and even down to each individual property on a road. Find out how rents have performed over time.