In it's survey of 2000 tenants it found that:
39% of tenants said that rental properties were generally tired and in need of updating, with 17% saying they were dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with overall conditions of the properties they had rented.
57% of tenant said that their tenancy had ended amicably whilst 14% revealed that they had never had a tenancy that had ended on friendly terms.
What does this survey from website Tenant Voice tell us about the state of the rental market?
Well it tells us some tenants are dissatisfied with their lot. This we probably already know. It does also show us that if people join a website for dissatisfied tenants then probably the figures are going to reflect this and not be that reflective of the general rental market as a whole. The website The Tenants Voice in it's own words was:
"Founded in 2012, The Tenants Voice believe passionately that rentals must be fair, friendly and easy to negotiate. With the support of great tenants, the best letting agents and good landlords we know we can achieve our vision of providing everyone with a better rental experience."
I think we can sign up for that even if the stats might be somewhat skewed!
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37% saying they wouldn't rent again from the same landlord or agent means that a large majority would. And that's on a website that is designed to give dissatisfied tenants a voice!
ReplyDeleteEven the majority say that their tenancy ended amicably, and 83% are satisfied with the conditions of the property.
Overall, it's not a bad result.