Wishing you all a Happy Valentines Day from all of us at Landlord Referencing Services!

Sticking with the love & romance theme I've just read an article in the Landlord & Buy-to-Let Magazine (Issue 30, 2012) that “renting is the favoured option for 2012, as tenants believe buying a property will heighten their stress levels and ruin their relationships / sex lives.”

According to the statistical findings by conveyancing firm In-Deed;

“60 % of people who had bought or sold a house in the last 3 months thought the experience had aged them by two years.”

Many also reported:

• hair loss

• short-term memory failure

• and diminished sex drive.

Amongst work, debt, giving birth & relationship problems buying property also rates highly amongst the most stressful experiences in life.

With the UK now adopting a very European approach to renting via our current uncertain economy, in the sense that Europeans tend to rent for much longer -

I was just wondering what YOUR opinions & experiences are on this?

• Are you a tenant that agrees with these findings? Or disagree? – WHY?

• Are you a landlord / letting agent that agrees? Or disagrees? – WHY?

• Are you neither, but still have something to say about it?

  ALL WELCOME TO JOIN IN THE DISCUSSION!