{"id":5186,"date":"2015-05-29T00:24:48","date_gmt":"2015-05-28T17:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/booming-buy-to-let-puts-112bn-in-pockets-of-british-landlords\/"},"modified":"2016-02-19T09:21:03","modified_gmt":"2016-02-19T02:21:03","slug":"booming-buy-to-let-puts-112bn-in-pockets-of-british-landlords","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/booming-buy-to-let-puts-112bn-in-pockets-of-british-landlords\/","title":{"rendered":"Booming buy-to-let puts \u00a3112bn in pockets of British landlords"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nRental income is worth almost \u00a34bn a month nationwide as the sector\u2019s popularity for investment continues to increase, locking out first-time buyersBritish landlords earned \u00a3112bn from capital gains and rental income last year, in the latest example of the booming buy-to-let market.As would-be first-time buyers struggle to get a toehold on the housing ladder amid rising property prices and tougher mortgage-lending criteria, investors continue to pile in to the rental market. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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