Cash deals dwindle as smaller landlords tempted to invest

Landlords who sold a property in 2019 typically owned it for 9.1 years and sold it for £78,100 more than they paid for it.

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.

The weak Pound has boosted the proportion of British homes let by overseas landlords, from 7% last year to 11% this year, according to Hamptons;