Despite concerns that private landlords are planning to flee the buy-to-let market, thus reducing the supply of much-needed housing in the sector, new research suggests the vast majority of those who already own investment homes remain committed to keeping them.
The latest insight from specialist property lending firm, Octane Capital, has revealed that confidence in the sector remains robust, despite the government’s meddling with the sector, with higher taxes reducing the financial returns available to buy-to-let investors.
In fact, just 8% of those surveyed stated that they had reduced the size of their buy-to-let portfolio over the last year.