Rising SDLT bills are having a ‘limited’ effect on landlord purchases

“The tax changes introduced from 2016 onwards have undoubtedly taken the heat out of the buy-to-let market," argues Hamptons' research chief Aneisha Beveridge.

Investors are buying fewer rental properties than at any time since 2010, according to fresh Hamptons data.

Latest quarterly stamp duty stats, revealing a drop of almost a third of a billion pounds compared with the same period last year, "must represent a concerning picture for the Exchequer", says LCP