Yep, I'd wait till November when some of the stock in their price range will already have been bought out.

Agree re. government intervention.

Rents went through roof when they did the huge pro tenant move of limiting increases to annual instead of usual half yearly. Landlords err on the side of caution, of course, and increase more than they might have otherwise. Agents get a nice percentage of that too so they advise landlords to increase. 🫣😆