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.
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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.
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