Some landlords offer cheap rent but only rent to childless non-smokers who have a perfect credit score and a well-paid job (preferably a job that requires security clearance or an enhanced DBS check) and whose demographic characteristics are not too similar to those of their previous bad tenants.
Other landlords are less selective about who they rent to but charge much higher rents to compensate for the risk of property damage and rent arrears. This is why properties that are very similar in quality may be charging at wildly different rents.
Some landlords offer cheap rent but only rent to childless non-smokers who have a perfect credit score and a well-paid job (preferably a job that requires security clearance or an enhanced DBS check) and whose demographic characteristics are not too similar to those of their previous bad tenants.
Other landlords are less selective about who they rent to but charge much higher rents to compensate for the risk of property damage and rent arrears. This is why properties that are very similar in quality may be charging at wildly different rents.