More landlords are investing in the private rented sector than exiting it, research from the TDS Charitable Foundation reveals.

Despite a small net increase in rental properties, the study of more than 2,000 landlords found a significant imbalance between supply and demand.

The survey reveals that while 19% of landlords purchased properties in the past year, only 13% sold.

Although the average number of properties bought and sold per landlord was similar at two, the differen