Foreign investors snap up UK buy-to-lets as domestic landlords quit market
Overseas buyers are piling into Britain’s rental market despite tax hikes and red tape, with Indians, Nigerians and Poles leading a surge in buy-to-let company ownership.
Overseas buyers are piling into Britain’s rental market despite tax hikes and red tape, with Indians, Nigerians and Poles leading a surge in buy-to-let company ownership.
Zoopla warns tax reform rumours are freezing high-end property sales, with £1m+ demand down 11% and London prime prices slipping to Brexit-era lows.
England loses landlords as amateur investors flee buy-to-let. Experts warn Reeves’s Renters’ Rights Bill will accelerate the exodus.
CPRE says nearly 1.5m homes could be built on England’s brownfield land — yet developers are bulldozing the green belt. Campaigners demand a brownfield-first crackdown.
Sadiq Khan is lobbying for rent control powers in London, echoing Scotland’s failed policy that drove rents up 11% — sparking warnings it could worsen the capital’s housing crisis.
LendInvest has funded a £3.74m residential scheme in Wokingham to transform a disused industrial site into 14 new apartments, including affordable housing.
Ceredigion’s 150% council tax premium on second homes has failed to trigger sales, with owners absorbing higher costs and the council relying on the revenue to plug budget gaps.
The UK student rental sector is facing a supply crunch, with a forecast shortfall of 620,000 rooms by 2029 as landlords exit the market and new developments stall.
Nationwide finds London homes 500m from a station sell for £42,700 more than similar properties further away, as transport links regain importance post-pandemic.
Landlords are selling up in record numbers as Labour’s renters’ rights bill and new tax measures bite. Experts warn supply is shrinking and rents will rise.