Rentals go so quick

Some rentals in popular areas of Leeds are being snapped up without people viewing! If you wait for an agent to show you round a place, it will have probably gone by then!

Several posts on local FB pages from people looking to rent flats and houses. Never see any being offered though

I inherited my mother's small flat and recently received a flyer from the local council saying they would buy leases on these flats at the market rate. This pleases me very much as the selling off of council property has led to many unforseen problems, so I will sell back to them

It’s encouraging that there is enough confidence in the economy here that the property market generally is so buoyant, both in sales and rentals.

I think property is still a good investment for the future as it’s unlikely there will be a shortage of people looking for somewhere to rent.
Property prices always go up, and apart from inevitable dips, it’s a good investment for, say retirement.

Seems countrywide, lots of discussion about it on the House Buying, Renting and Selling forum on MSE. People that haven't been able to find somewhere to buy are trying to find a rental to avoid losing their buyer. I was so lucky to get my rental when I sold.

The flat above ours has been empty for months. It's just been let. The landlord was being extremely fussy about who he let the flat to out of courtesy to us other residents. He refused some junior doctors as he thought they might be noisy coming and going at odd hours.
We are very lucky. Poor DS is absolutely tortured by Air BnB occupants who just don't care. They're on holiday so they'll party till all hours and leave rubbish on the stairs and the secure door open.

Ah pretty much the same everywhere then.
The poor social sector said they are overwhelmed and dealing with applications from April.

I've lived in the same rented house for 7 years. I'd been looking for a while and was getting desperate. I agreed the rental on the house where I live now on the same day the landlord completed the sale.

A family member recently bought a property to let out. He had a tenant ready to move in as soon as the sale was completed.

I don’t think this is new. We rented a flat back in the late 60s. We went to view it and were given to understand that we were the first viewers of the day. It wasn’t ideal or even as good as our previous flat but we snapped it up for fear of losing it altogether.

Yes! We put my mums house with a property company and they already had two people waiting for a house in her road so it was let immediately. The tenant we offered it to paid the deposit and first months rent straight away even though she could not move in for a month.

used to be, we commented today how many are up for sale!!!

The same in Bristol

My son is looking in Cheshire and he says exactly the same ?