Rightmove Rental Forecast for 2013

Rightmove Rental Forecast for 2013

0:01 AM, 3rd December 2012, About 11 years ago

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Rightmove have released their forecasts for the private rental market for 2013.

The following is a summary report and their full report can also be downloaded from here.

Summary of the Rightmove Rental Forecast for 2013

  • Rents to rise 2% in 2013, tempered by majority of landlords planning rent ‘freeze’
  • 61% of existing landlords plan ‘rent freeze’ for 2013, the clearest indicator yet that landlords will opt for a lighter foot on the ‘rent rise accelerator’ next year
  • Just one in four (25%) of existing landlords intend to put rents up in 2013, and of those only around a third (35%) plan a raise of more than 5% – the result is likely to see the annual rate of growth ease to circa 2%
  • Landlords becoming increasingly mindful of tenants’ ability to meet rising rental demands, heightening risk of arrears and voids:
  • More than a fifth (22%) of current tenants pays 50% or more of their take-home pay on rent as ‘affordability ceiling’ comes into view
  • Rental headroom reduced as average rents have increased by 13.6% since 2009 as demand continues to outstrip supply
  • Composition of UK landlords includes many who are perhaps more sympathetic to tenants’ rental price worries – one in four is an ‘accidental landlord’
  • Pressure on rental demand set to remain as many tenants unable to escape rental trap – 59% would like to buy but can’t afford to do so, the highest Rightmove has ever recorded
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