Investment landlords keen on buying more property during the next one year

Posted under General by Jermaine

The findings of the quarterly ARLA Review & Index - the largest survey of its kind – offering clues and concrete information for the Review & Index that was carried out during February & March among 439 letting agents and 288 investors has just come up with its findings.

According to the survey, close to 50 per cent, of all investment landlords surveyed have talked of their intention to buy more property during the next one year. Importantly, the average life expectancy of their respective investments stays unchanged - at close on 17 years.

Irrespective of house prices, nearly 18 per cent of landlords will dispose some or all of their property investments in the coming year. Retirement as a reason has more than doubled this quarter whereas others cited the buying of other properties & realising gains.

Landlords report an average ‘Loan to Value’ ratio of around 57 per cent across their portfolios. The proportion with ‘Loans to Value’ of over 75 per cent has dropped quite a bit over the last two quarters, going down from almost 30 per cent in the last year’s autumn to 23.9 per cent this March.

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