We all know these are not great times for the housing market: rents are extortionately high, especially in the capital, mortgage rates are a constant headache, and many see their dream of buying their first property slip away as the cost-of-living crisis eats away at their savings.
Against this gloomy backdrop, buy-to-let investors in London are selling up at the fastest rate in the country, according to research by Zoopla. During the first three months of the year, 26 per cent of the homes for sale were previously let out in the capital, compared with 11 per cent across the rest of the country.