Supply conditions in the rental sector are tightening as the proportion of households renting reached a 15 year high in Q1. We think that the rental rate may rise slightly further yet, with the necessary flipside being that fewer households will own their own home. This is positive for landlords, whose rental yields are approaching 6%.
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