Institutional Investment in Private Rented Housing

Seasonality in the Private Rented Sector and Institutional Investors in Private Renting

February 7, 2019 David Lawrenson Leave a comment

In this blog post, I look at “Seasonality in the Private Rented Sector”. Plus, I look at one example of “Clueless Institutional Investment in Private Renting” Seasonality in the Private Rented Sector Does the time of year affect the rental income you can achieve and the speed of letting? Oh yes it can! I first wrote about this in the very first […]

The Future for Buy to Let Landlords

December 15, 2015 David Lawrenson One comment

David Lawrenson of LettingFocus sees some positives from what appears to be a gloomy year for landlords. The Future for Buy to Let Landlords It’s been a funny year for so called “buy to let” landlords. They have been clobbered by George Osborne’s hikes to Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) – a special tax designed just for pesky “Mom and Pop” landlords. Interestingly, […]

“Build to Let” Hype or Fact?

October 15, 2014 David Lawrenson

The government is keen to get big institutional investors into the private rented sector – funding new developments. But is Build to Rent going to work – and is it just a load of hype? At LettingFocus we look at the facts. Build to Let – Hype or Fact? Tomorrow I am chairing an event on the private rented sector […]