Rent arrears and voids are in decline, the National Landlords Association has claimed.
It says incidences of arrears have fallen to their lowest level for over two years.
While 39% of landlords have experienced instances of rental arrears in the last 12 months, the figure is down 9% year on year, and back to levels previously seen in the first quarter of 2010.
Void periods were down 5% to 33% in the second quarter of this year compared with the first quarter.
However, the picture is decidedly patchy.
At a regional level, voids are greatest in the North-East where 60% of landlords have experienced empty periods in the last three months, and lowest in the South-West where only 20% of landlords have experienced voids over the same period.
The NLA’s research is based on just over 1,000 interviews with landlords.
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