Buy To Let Property Market

@suzzy3 (8341)
March 1, 2016 1:08pm CST
The bottom is set to fall out of the buy to let property market in the UK. The government have decided to remove tax relief straight away and raise the stamp duty on houses purchased after April. Although I do feel sorry for some of the landlords who have put every penny into property who now stand to lose the lot.They do stand a chance of getting their money back if they sell their properties quick. Pay off the mortgages on the properties but will no longer have an income. Many landlords went into the buy to let business instead of putting their money into a low interest rate bank account. Although I do feel for some of the landlords who made their living this way. It has come as a great relief to people like my son and fiance as so many homes should come onto the market and he might stand a chance of buying his own home after all.
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• Eugene, Oregon
1 Mar 16
That is good news for some and bad for others, isn't it. Were the landlords gouging renters?
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@suzzy3 (8341)
1 Mar 16
I take it you mean gouging as charging a lot for little. Yes some are just out for profit. Some are ok just investing their redundancy or inheritance instead of relying on low interest rates. This means a lot of first time buys on the market at last which should kick start our housing market.
@pgiblett (6524)
• Canada
1 Mar 16
That has been one of the problems on the UK property markets, the returns on rental properties are not great enough.