buy-to-let landlords
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‘Thousands of landlords selling up’ in face of EPC challenge
Cornerstone Tax says only one-in-five landlords believes their property investment has been profitable.
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Propertymark warns renters reforms would force landlords out of PRS
The Government's white paper proposals would mean fewer homes to rent as landlords leave the market, the association says.
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Budget ‘failed to tackle shortage of rented homes’
Landlord organisations say the Chancellor did nothing to boost the supply of rental properties and warn tax hikes are crippling the sector.
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Features
Method in the lawmakers’ madness
I’m not being rude but do you think that our government is stupid? Or are we missing something?
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What’s behind the government’s attack on buy-to-let?
Does the Government really hate buy-to-let landlords? Andrea Kirkby investigates the changing focus on housing tenure.
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The ticking timebomb
What’s next for the buy-to-let market? London landlords are playing a high-risk game that will undoubtedly leave casualties.
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Leaving the scene
The number of accidental landlords soared during the recession but now they’re cashing out as house prices rise again. What, asks Nigel Lewis, does this mean for sales and letting agents?
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Buy-to-let returns beat all other mainstream investments
Buy-to-let landlords have earned returns of up to 1,400 per cent since 1996, outstripping those returns from investment in shares, bonds and cash. The research by the Wriglesworth Consultancy, on behalf of Landbay, found that on average, £1,000 invested in a buy-to-let asset in the final quarter of 1996 was worth £14,987 by the end of last year. This was more than four times than the equivalent investment in commercial property, UK Government bonds or shares and seven times the return on cash. Despite a few downturns in the housing market over the past 18 years, including the slump following the financial crisis, overall strong levels of capital growth and soaring rental values have ensured that landlords have reaped the rewards. The analysis was based on a buy-to-let investor using the rental income to pay off their mortgage, clearing it after 13 years and cashing in during the final five. Many of those buy-to-let investors who have not sold their properties, but continue to hold on to their residential assets, may have found that the rental value of their property investments may have risen further in recent months. The latest HomeLet rental index shows that residential rents across the UK…
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