Tenants report struggling to find somewhere available to rent due to a shortage in properties available and landlords increasing rent due to lack of supply.

Too few houses and too much demand in Scottish Borders leading to bidding wars

As of last year, islanders who buy a property that won't be their main home pay a 2% higher document duty on the transaction. 

Tax on second homes not helping rental market, says estate agent

One in ten people handing over their pets are doing so because of rental restrictions

Pet owners say rental crisis is tearing best friends apart

It comes just a few days after the majority of homes owned by the Jersey Homes Trust received letters saying their rents would be rising by 5-9%.

Jersey social housing provider agrees to delay rent hikes by a month

A Newcastle student is looking for new accommodation, saying she is getting ill due to mould in her flat, which she claims the landlord has not dealt with.

Student battling landlord over mould-infested flat 

Jersey's government says the number of properties being used as holiday lets is taking a toll on the island's housing market.

Island cracks down on short-term holiday lets

A council house tenant grieving the death of his father and brother is on the brink of losing his lifelong home.
Darren Evans fears his mental health will collapse if he is forced to leave the house in Caerau, Cardiff.
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Darren's brother and dad have both died within the past year. Now he's set to be evicted from the family's Cardiff home.

Council set to evict tenant from family home because dad and brother have died

Average asking prices have rise more than anywhere else in England outside London, according to Rightmove.

Rental prices surge amid demand mismatch, report finds

The surge in rent prices across the UK has been labelled a 'mismatch' between tenant demand and the number of properties available to rent.

Rental prices in Wales see the biggest rise in the UK amid 'demand mismatch'

Rents are rising at the fastest pace since 2008, the year of the financial crash, as strong demand outstrips supply.

Revealed: Priciest place to live as rents 'rising at fastest pace in 13 years' 

The Government has proposed changes that will end ‘unfair’ evictions at short notice and without good reason.

Rental reforms: How will my rights change?

Changes under consideration would effectively create open-ended tenancies.

'No-fault' evictions to be banned in shake-up of rental sector

North West councils will get Government cash to crack down on rogue landlords. It will help them to inspect properties and carry out raids. 

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