Surveys point to an easing in the supply/demand imbalance in the private rental market in recent months. Coupled with the likely severity of the economic downturn, this increases the chances that rental growth will be weaker than we previously forecast. Indeed, we now think that rents will increase by around 3.5% both this year and next, down from our previous forecast of 5% and 6% respectively.
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