High inflation ‘lures investors back to buy-to-let’

Estate agency branches had an average of 15.6 properties available to rent in March this year, says Propertymark, down from 30.4 in March 2019.

Average asking rents have risen by over 20% in Central London over the last year, and by 11% outside of the capital.

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.