Our forecast for a drop in house prices means renting looks a better option than buying for any holding period under 10 years. While this will encourage some potential buyers to rent instead, we doubt it will provide much support to the rental market since affordability there is also stretched. The big picture is that we expect weak purchase and rental demand will cause falls in prices and rents in 2023.
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