Private rental prices paid by tenants rose 6.2 per cent in 2023, according to Office for National Statistics figures, but these only tell a fraction of the story.‘ – those who are looking for a new home – with property portal Zoopla saying these have gone up 7.8 per cent in the same time frame.
On a couple of occasions, when at work, I did not phone for a few hours, only to be told that 25 other people had already rung. This might work for some people who wanted somewhere short term, but why not attract only those people to view by saying so beforehand?Something I found most annoying on my searches was the patent lack of effort some landlords and estate agents put into their listings.