I’ve always had huge respect for the Financial Times but a recent article really surprised me, partly because the FT actually thought it worth publishing, despite its obvious flaws.
There’s so much more to being a letting agent than simply advertising properties to let and finding tenants; the role is wide and varied, and provides a vital link between a landlord and tenant.
The general consensus is that it’s cheaper to buy than it is to rent and in many areas, this can be proven to be true, especially if you know how to play with the statistics or use averages, but what's the real story?
The forecasters so far have either predicted a worse market than we are actually experiencing so far or a far more buoyant one. In reality, performance to the half year is pretty much somewhere in the middle...
