Buy-to-let incorporations reach an all-time high as tax changes bite
The latest Hamptons index tells us that the national rate of rental price inflation ticked up sharply towards the end of 2020. The annual rate jumped from 1.4% in October to 4.1% in December. This is the fastest pace of rental growth recorded in more than four and a half years, since July 2016.
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Buy-to-let investors were behind 13.9% of homes sales across Great Britain in Q1 2022, says Hamptons - the highest proportion at this time of year since Stamp Duty changes in 2016.
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Build-to-rent investors are primed to fill a widening supply gap in the lettings market, says Savills, as it predicts strong growth for most prime and mainstream rental markets.
Landlord property sales drop to a seven-year low
131,900 buy-to-let homes were sold-off by investors in 2020, says Hamptons; the lowest number since 2013.
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