Rents on property have increased due to the constant demands of rules of this goverment and the expectations of tenants wanting new carpets,etc ,and rent arrears.Just wait until the landlords start selling when all property has to be epc C and gov expects landlords to pay up to £10k per property.I could have 6 very good tenants looking for a new home though no fault of theirs.Simply because going from D to C would never be recovered on rent or value