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Agents Reduce Voids on Rentals

Letting agents are more successful at keeping rental properties occupied than individual landlords, according to an analysis of deposits from The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS).

Lettings agents ensure that the void period on a property is kept to within two weeks on 63 per cent of properties compared to only 38 per cent for those marketed by landlords directly.

The DPS has assessed the void periods - time when a property is empty of rent-paying tenants – from across 597,753 deposits it holds on rentals in the UK. The exact cost to landlords of rental voids is not recorded, but an online letting agent calculates that more than £3bn is lost each year.

The figures also point to huge regional differences throughout the country – in one district two thirds of available rental properties were empty for more than three months. Two of the ten worst areas for empty properties were in Lancashire. However the South was also badly hit, with areas in Surrey, Essex and Hampshire amongst the worst. In some areas 50% of rental properties have been empty for more than three months.

Kevin Firth, Director of The DPS, said: “Many landlords market their properties very effectively but the evidence we have compiled in the past two years demonstrates clearly that there is more they can learn to try to decrease void periods. “In the current market – where demand for rental property far exceeds supply – there is no excuse for allowing properties to remain dormant and not earning income.”

CPS Homes ensures our clients properties are kept at maximum occupancy. A large portion of our managed service clients have 100% occupancy throughout the year. We ensure this by forward thinking, innovative marketing and a high quality managed package.

To enquire about our different services please call one of our three branches or visit our Landlord section.

26 November 2010

The information contained within this article was correct at the date of publishing and is not guaranteed to remain correct in the present day.

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