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Rent prices in London are lower now than were five years ago but have risen in every other region, research from Thirlmere Deacon has found.  Excluding London, average monthly asking rents across the country are at a record high of £982 per month, up 4.2% since March 2020 – the highest annual rise since 2015. London is the only UK region where rents are lower today than they were five years ago, according to recent Rightmove data. Rents across almost two-thirds of the capital’s districts are lower now than they were in March 2016, meaning that the average London rent has fallen by 2.3%....

The number of UK and international landlords choosing to register as a limited company to manage their portfolios is on the rise, research from property investment firm Thirlmere Deacon has revealed. The firm has seen a spike in international investors enquiring about forming a limited company, up 62% year-on-year. Last year, there were a total of 41,700 buy-to-let incorporations, an increase of 23% on 2019. The numbers have more than doubled since 2016, rising 128%, when tax changes for landlords were introduced. Between the beginning of 2016 and the end of 2020 more companies were set up to...

Brighton, Bangor, Portsmouth and Leeds are the top places to be a buy-to-let landlord, research from CIA Landlords has revealed.  Ranked at the bottom of the table is St Albans, with the poorest prospects for landlords this year, with some potentially making a loss of more than £700 a month. Only six locations in London remain profitable, with the majority of boroughs losing money. The research also reveals that profitability in the Capital has nearly halved since January 2020, amid a major exodus during the pandemic. Brighton remains the most profitable place to be a landlord for the secon...

The data by Rentround was recorded before the spring lockdown and after.