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Older private renters must have their voices heard In support of the Renters Reform Bill. That’s the view of Joanna Elson, chief...

TV property guru Phil Spencer is urging lettings agents to prepare for a surge in the number of older tenants and...

The Centre for Ageing Better claims older tenants will benefit most from some of the provisions in the Renters Reform Bill. As...

A new survey by business consultancy Hargreaves Lansdown suggests that out of the 20 per cent of households who now rent...

The head of a retirement rentals brand says the phenomenon of the elderly tenant is on the increase. Jamie Turnbull, business director...

Homes headed by a person over the age of 45 will account for at least half of all privately renting households...

Semi-detached houses have overtaken terraced homes as the preferred property type landlords plan to buy, reflecting growing tenant demand for larger...

It’s not just the owner occupier whose property demands have changed radically because of the pandemic - a new survey suggests...

A government report suggests the private rental sector is attracting an increasing number of older tenants - and the sector needs...

An increasing number of over-60s are now turning to the private rental sector - but, like other demographic sectors, they face...

More tenants save to go on holiday than to put a deposit down on a home to own according to buy...

The rental sector needs to prepare for the demographic challenge of an increasingly older population, says the head of a high...

Utilities management service Tenant Shop says demographic changes leading to more families and older individuals renting privately represent an opportunity for...

New research from an international law firm shows that the rental sector in major cities is now changing its demographic make-up...

The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Housing and Care for Older People has sharply criticised the PRS as being ill-equipped to cater...

A rental provider specialising in property for older tenants has attacked what he calls “hidden costs” involved when people buy purpose-built...

The 45+ age demographic is the fastest growing tenant market, according to flatsharing site SpareRoom. The website's data shows that the total...

New figures out this morning show that the over-50s are becoming a larger part of the rental market.  So far this year...

Lettings agents are being urged to educate themselves as much as possible about rival deposit alternative schemes which are becoming increasingly...

The number of people renting a home aged between 35 and 54 has risen by 15 per cent in the last...

A trade body has stepped up its calls on government to help the lettings industry do more for older renters. Responding to...

Older people aged 40 and above are now almost twice as likely to be renting their home from a private landlord...

Policy makers concerned with the private rental sector ignore the needs of older tenants who are regarded as “invisible”. That’s the claim...