A quarter of buy to let landlords who have sold a property in the past two years have seen returns of 30% plus.
Recent research from Alliance &Leicester Mortgages, highlights that 10% of landlords have sold their properties in the past two years.
Just 2% of landlords who sold their homes in this time made a loss.
The research highlights an optimistic view of the buy to let market with the majority of landlords reporting capital growth on properties sold within the last two years .
The positive picture may be true of present times. Recent figures have depicted house prices slowing so landlords ought to plan well for all eventualities.
The new research shows that first time buyers are the key buyers of past buy to let properties (42%), followed by homebuyers already on that property ladder (33%), new landlords (19%) and existing landlords (10%).
First time buyers benefit most from buy to let property sales with almost 50% having bought from a landlord .
Lots of people believe that the buy to let boom has priced first time buyers out of the property market. So the research is not all doom and gloom for first time buyers. They are the group that is gaining the most.
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Quarter of Landlords See More Than 30 per cent Returns
Tue, 08 May 2007
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