Investors and landlords have faced several challenges recently including: new rules making it harder to evict problem tenants the loss of buy-to-let tax relief on mortgage interest repayments and temporary lockdown due to COVID-19 …which has led them to reduce their property portfolios or put their growth plans on hold However, our research indicates that buy-to-let is here to stay with opportunities for investors willing to have a longer-term strategy over the coming five to ten years. This blog summarises why buy-to-let is here to stay and what the long-term strategy ideas you may need to consider. Why buy-to-let is here to stay? Demand for housing in London has exceeded supply for more than two decades, which has increased rental demand. Research from the “English Housing Survey”, indicated that the number of UK renters doubled in the past 20 years to over 20% of the population living in the Private […]
