Hiccups no worry for rental market says RICS

The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors’ latest report into the rental market suggests rents have been rising at their fastest rate since the autumn of 2001. Some 13% more of its members expect continued increases in the next three months against those expecting falls, a margin of difference running at its highest level in five years. And, while London may be experiencing a slight pause in demand for rental properties, most of the rest of the country is seeing boom times, RICS says. This is particularly true of family properties, which are in shorter supply than other types of r...