What do the low level of lettings instructions tell us?

The relatively subdued level of new lettings instructions is a reminder that, despite its high profile in recent quarters, BTL lending is only one measure of the health of the private rented sector, and an imperfect one at that. For now at least, other measures offer little evidence of high or growing risks within the sector.


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