The Landlord Magazine | Page 24

2015 TOP BUY-TO-LET SPOTS IN BRITAIN AR YE DS NEW TREN NEW Nationwide property bosses unanimously predict 2015 to be a bumper year for the housing market in the North East with a hoard of new buyers. Property prices in the region are expected to potentially rise by a whopping 10% in 2015 . Experts share the view that the exceptional performance of North East’s buy-to-let property market can be attributed the recent reforms in pension and stamp duty policies bringing a bounty of potential buyers to the regional housing market. The 2014 budget proposed certain pension changes that allow savers the liberties of availing their retirement funds as a lump sum and as a result enable them to become pros pective property owners and buy-tolet investors. While a sudden surge in purchasers may lead to a rise in property prices, a change in stamp duty is expected to make home buying cheaper and more accessible to the masses in North East. The region is speculated to witness a double-digit house price growth, with rents soaring by 6% in the next five years. Owing to their promising turn of property events, investors looking into buying property to rent; are strongly advised to consider Southampton, Manchester, Nottingham, Birmingham, Kent and Merseyside, while avoiding London’s prime postcodes for substantial yields. While commuter belts to the east and west of the capital rule as unchallenged yield hotspots, key areas of Greater London currently return a meagre yield of less than 4% on average. According to research from HSBC, “Southampton took the top spot for the highest rents for buy-to-let investors, while in second place was Manchester at 7.98% followed by phone: (00) 002.003.004 fax: (00) 002.003.004 email: [email protected] www.domainname.com address: 5the Avenue 10001 NYC New York