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Is now the time to invest in buy to let?
6 monthes ago | By The Spectator
Buy to let remains a popular investment option for Brits, despite being the subject of major reform over the last three years. Government legislation since 2017 has been increasingly hostile towards buy-to-let owners but could the aftermath of the pandemic prompt a change?
Figures from 2018 show that the Private Rented Sector provides homes for over a fifth of the population, that's more than 4.7m households, making it bigger than the Social Sector and it's doubled since 2002.
Large institutions are discovering their appetite for what's called Build To Rent - effectively whole developments...
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