Landlords Lose confidence

https://www.landlords.org.uk/news-campaigns/news/landlords-losing-confidence-in-rental-profits?

An article on The National Landlords Association web site suggests that landlords are losing confidence in rental returns.  Obviously property investors look for a degree of stable income from their investments. Landlords optimism has fallen by 15% over the last two years.  This fall in optimism is in part attributed to, the then Chancellor, George Osbourne’s plan to remove Mortgage interest relief announced in July 2015.

This sentiment contrast with the figures that show rental yield across the Uk have remained stable.  Increased taxation and higher costs relating to legislative compliance are a key factor in this lose of confidence.

Regionally, landlords in the East Midlands currently generate the highest rental yields at 6.9 per cent. By contrast, landlords in outer London generate the lowest yields at 5 per cent.

Another factor that must be taken into consideration, but not mentioned in the NLA article, is the impact of specialist student accommodation developments springing up in huge numbers across the country. Levels of  income that was once derived from student lets will undoubtedly be affected by these new developments.

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