u/Lazy-Bee-9889

We have been living in the same flat for over 5 years now in the South West. Last year we seriously decided to start looking for another flat, as the landlord has done nothing to the flat, has zero interest in maintaining the flat and its looking very old and dated ( and we refuse to spend our own time and money on it!). We started to look last August and Ive noticed in the past few months, rental properties are dwindling. Could this also be due to the new renter laws coming into place? Are landlords really selling properties instead of renting? I wonder what its like all across England at the moment.