Buy-to-let purchases drop as landlords ‘hibernate’

'Investors are having to dig deeper into their savings to ensure the sums stack up on any new buy-to-lets,' says Hamptons.

"We would suggest landlords think twice before offloading," says estate agency boss, as rising rents "more than offset" increased costs...

Greenfield development land values picked up by 3.9% in Q3, says Savills, while urban sites increased by 2.2%.