The Association of Residential Letting Agents has just published a new report on the Private Rented Sector.
Its author, Professor Michael Ball, argues that rents could rise by 10-15 per cent in 2008 and 2009.
Rents, he claims, will be especially strong in London and the South East where demand is highest, but will slide in northern [...]

How would you feel about renting a flat from Google or Apple?
That may be on the cards if the property industry succeeds in convincing the Government to back the introduction of build-to-let schemes in the UK.
Build-to-let encourages big business to buy whole blocks and rent them out as branded accommodation.
So instead of paying your rent [...]