Renters struggle to find a home

Thursday 1st May 2008, 2:29PM BST.

People moving out of States properties are party to blame for a shortage of rented accommodation, say estate agents.

TENANTS outweigh the number of properties available to rent, according to many estate agents.

They say the time of year and people moving out of States houses are partly to blame for the shortage. One woman who is currently looking to rent said her main problem was the price of homes with a garden.

‘It’s almost impossible with animals and I can’t afford to get a mortgage. I don’t know what I am going to do.’ The woman, who asked not to be named, is living in a cottage she must sell because she can no longer afford it. It also has no garden for her pets.

She cannot afford to buy a more suitable property and has found that many rental options that meet her needs are also out of her price range.