{"id":152,"date":"2009-03-10T21:24:01","date_gmt":"2009-03-10T21:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.propertyportfoliosoftware.co.uk\/blog\/2009\/03\/10\/tenant-enquiries-increase-by-20\/"},"modified":"2009-03-10T21:24:01","modified_gmt":"2009-03-10T21:24:01","slug":"tenant-enquiries-increase-by-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.propertyportfoliosoftware.co.uk\/blog\/tenant-enquiries-increase-by-20.html","title":{"rendered":"Tenant enquiries increase by 20%"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" \/><meta name=\"ProgId\" content=\"Word.Document\" \/><meta name=\"Generator\" content=\"Microsoft Word 12\" \/><meta name=\"Originator\" content=\"Microsoft Word 12\" \/>\n<link href=\"file:\/\/\/C:%5CUsers%5CAbdul%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml\" rel=\"File-List\" \/>\n<link href=\"file:\/\/\/C:%5CUsers%5CAbdul%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_themedata.thmx\" rel=\"themeData\" \/>\n<style><!--  \/* Font Definitions *\/  @font-face \t{font-family:\"Cambria Math\"; \tpanose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; \tmso-font-charset:0; \tmso-generic-font-family:roman; \tmso-font-pitch:variable; \tmso-font-signature:-1610611985 1107304683 0 0 159 0;} @font-face \t{font-family:Calibri; \tpanose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4; \tmso-font-charset:0; \tmso-generic-font-family:swiss; \tmso-font-pitch:variable; \tmso-font-signature:-1610611985 1073750139 0 0 159 0;}  \/* Style Definitions *\/  p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal \t{mso-style-unhide:no; \tmso-style-qformat:yes; \tmso-style-parent:\"\"; \tmargin-top:0cm; \tmargin-right:0cm; \tmargin-bottom:10.0pt; \tmargin-left:0cm; \tline-height:115%; \tmso-pagination:widow-orphan; \tfont-size:11.0pt; \tfont-family:\"Calibri\",\"sans-serif\"; \tmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"; \tmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"; \tmso-fareast-language:EN-US;} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink \t{mso-style-unhide:no; \tfont-family:\"Times New Roman\",\"serif\"; \tmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"; \tcolor:blue; \ttext-decoration:underline; \ttext-underline:single;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed \t{mso-style-noshow:yes; \tmso-style-priority:99; \tcolor:purple; \tmso-themecolor:followedhyperlink; \ttext-decoration:underline; \ttext-underline:single;} .MsoChpDefault \t{mso-style-type:export-only; \tmso-default-props:yes; \tfont-size:10.0pt; \tmso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt; \tmso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;} @page Section1 \t{size:612.0pt 792.0pt; \tmargin:72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt; \tmso-header-margin:36.0pt; \tmso-footer-margin:36.0pt; \tmso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 \t{page:Section1;} --> <\/style>\n<p><!--[if gte mso 10]>\n\n\n<style>  \/* Style Definitions *\/  table.MsoNormalTable \t{mso-style-name:\"Table Normal\"; \tmso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; \tmso-tstyle-colband-size:0; \tmso-style-noshow:yes; \tmso-style-priority:99; \tmso-style-qformat:yes; \tmso-style-parent:\"\"; \tmso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; \tmso-para-margin:0cm; \tmso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; \tmso-pagination:widow-orphan; \tfont-size:11.0pt; \tfont-family:\"Calibri\",\"sans-serif\"; \tmso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; \tmso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; \tmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"; \tmso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; \tmso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; \tmso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; \tmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"; \tmso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} <\/style>\n\n <![endif]--><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">The rental sector has experienced a large amount of activity during these difficult market conditions. <span>\u00a0<\/span>\u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/discountletting.co.uk\/\"><span>Discount Letting<\/span><\/a> has seen a 20% increase in tenant enquiries with only a 15% increase in rental property stock offered by landlords across the UK\u201d says Managing Director Daniel Burgess. Increasing tenant demand coupled with falling interest rates is positioning 2009 to be a good year for landlords.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">But it\u2019s not all good news, with unemployment rising and the UK in the grip of a recession many tenants are struggling with their rental commitments whilst new tenants to the rental market are finding that some rental prices are out of their reach. Daniel advises landlords to be sensible when setting rental values for their investment properties in the current climate. Setting a realistic rental valuation and looking to the longer term is essential in this potentially difficult market.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">Although there are many opportunities for landlords in today\u2019s market, landlords must look after and maintain their current portfolio if they are to push forward through this potentially difficult time.<span>\u00a0 <\/span>Many landlords will be looking to reduce their costs by managing their own portfolio or changing their Letting Agent.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\"><a href=\"http:\/\/discountletting.co.uk\/\"><span>Discount Letting<\/span><\/a> offer 2 levels of service which are tailor made for landlords looking to reduce their costs. With a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.discountletting.co.uk\/tenant-find-service.php\"><span>Tenant Find Service<\/span><\/a> from \u00a349 and a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.discountletting.co.uk\/full-management-service.php\"><span>Full Management Service<\/span><\/a> from 6% landlords can be sure they will save on their portfolio fees and look forward to a brighter future.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">Daniel thoughts on the coming year are that landlords should be realistic in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.discountletting.co.uk\/landlord-guidance-notes.php\"><span>setting rental prices<\/span><\/a> whilst taking care to maintain and look after their existing portfolio. \u201cLandlords will certainly have opportunities to grow their portfolios in 2009 but caution and basic cash flow projections are a must\u201d says Daniel.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\"><o:p>\u00a0<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'\">Discount Letting is offering all Property Portfolio Software members a 17% discount on the standard Tenant Find Service price. 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