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The average gross rental yields hit 6.1% in the first three months of the year, their highest level for almost four years, according to Paragon Bank. This rate is the third successive quarter of rises, and highest level since the second quarter of 2018 when yields hit 6.2%. The highest average yields of 7% were
The proportion of buy-to-let properties bought in Southern England compared to the rest of the UK fell to a record low 35% last year, continuing a trend seen since the stamp duty surcharges for additional properties were introduced eight years ago. Just over a third of properties purchased with a landlord mortgage
Attracted by higher returns, landlords are shunning London and other southern English cities to invest in places like Manchester, Birmingham and Durham.