Portfolio investors and large corporate landlords are pushing smaller players out of the buy-to-let market, according to a property industry body. Investors with larger portfolios are continuing to buy up properties, according to Propertymark, with many using company structures to reap the tax benefits. However, it warned that more 'accidental landlords' and those with only a small number of properties were calling it a day and selling up. Business as usual: Small scale landlords are being pushed out of the market due to financial hurdles and increased regulation, whereas large investors who operate as businesses are not. The transformation is being led by swathes of landlords purchasing and transferring buy-to-let properties into limited companies, rather than holding them in their personal name, it said.
Daily Mail
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