{"id":62854,"date":"2017-08-05T12:59:04","date_gmt":"2017-08-05T05:59:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/goodbye-to-buy-to-let-why-im-moving-on-after-13-years-as-a-landlady\/"},"modified":"2017-08-05T13:04:01","modified_gmt":"2017-08-05T06:04:01","slug":"goodbye-to-buy-to-let-why-im-moving-on-after-13-years-as-a-landlady","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/goodbye-to-buy-to-let-why-im-moving-on-after-13-years-as-a-landlady\/","title":{"rendered":"Goodbye to buy-to-let: why I\u2019m moving on after 13 years as a landlady"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nLike many landlords, a first-time property investor is cashing out \u2013 after a profit of \u00a3190,000 almost entirely due to house price risesI bought my investment flat in 2004 for \u00a3155,000, the last to go in a new development just off Oxford\u2019s Cowley Road. It was pre-crash, both in national and personal terms, and I entered into the business of being a \u201cvirgin landlady\u201d with great optimism and enthusiasm.Thirteen years later I\u2019ve decided to sell, despite the fact that the flat rents like a dream thanks to its location, its loveliness and Oxford\u2019s insatiable appetite for rental property. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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