{"id":24319,"date":"2024-05-21T13:33:13","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T12:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/tomd\/?p=24319"},"modified":"2024-05-21T13:33:55","modified_gmt":"2024-05-21T12:33:55","slug":"buy-to-let-landlords-expanding-portfolios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/tomd\/2024\/05\/21\/buy-to-let-landlords-expanding-portfolios\/","title":{"rendered":"Buy-to-let landlords expanding portfolios?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"hd-block hd-block-paragraph\">\n<p><strong>New research<\/strong><strong><sup>1<\/sup><\/strong><strong> indicates that more than half (52%) of buy-to-let (BTL) landlords have been actively expanding their property portfolios over the past year, with 25% acquiring one property and an additional 27% acquiring multiple properties.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"hd-block hd-block-paragraph\">\n<p>Looking at the next twelve months, 26% intend to acquire a single property, while another 26% plan to expand their portfolios further by acquiring multiple properties. This optimistic outlook may be fuelled by confidence in the residential property market, with 74% expressing positivity for the next 12 months.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"hd-block hd-block-paragraph\">\n<p>The research also delved into the motivations driving portfolio expansion. The leading factor was increased tenant demand, cited by 31% of respondents, followed by having available capital (25%). Diversification across property types and regions was also a priority for many landlords, with 21% aiming to achieve this. Additionally, 20% sought properties with better Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"hd-block hd-block-paragraph\">\n<p>While growth is prevalent, a notable portion of landlords have been selling properties. In the past year, 31% have sold one or more properties, with 33% planning to do so in the coming year. Concerns regarding remortgaging due to rising interest rates topped the list of reasons for selling (35%), followed by worries about declining house prices (28%). Additionally, 23% sold properties to reinvest in better opportunities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"hd-block hd-block-paragraph\">\n<p><sup>1<\/sup>The Mortgage Lender, 2024&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"hd-block hd-block-paragraph\">\n<p><strong>As a mortgage is secured against your home or property, it could be repossessed if you do not keep up mortgage repayments.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New research1 indicates that more than half (52%) of buy-to-let (BTL) landlords have been actively expanding their property portfolios over the past year, with 25% acquiring one property and an additional 27% acquiring multiple properties.&nbsp; Looking at the next twelve months, 26% intend to acquire a single property, while another 26% plan to expand their [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":24320,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[32,91],"tags":[],"hd_content_source":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/tomd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24319"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/tomd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/tomd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/tomd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/tomd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24319"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/tomd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24319\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24325,"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/tomd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24319\/revisions\/24325"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/tomd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/tomd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24319"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/tomd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24319"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/tomd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24319"},{"taxonomy":"hd_content_source","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/tomd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hd_content_source?post=24319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}