Rental yields
Auction houses expect a surge in bidders looking to add to their buy-to-let portfolios, as the market continues to make a steady comeback.
Renting a two bedroom home in London is unaffordable for families earning less than £52,000, research has shown.
Average yields on buy-to-let property hit 6.6% in the last quarter of 2011.
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Buying property is now more cost-effective than it has ever been compared to renting, proving cheaper in 47 out of 50 British towns, compared to 40 out of 50 this time last year, according to research.
Rent rises slowed to their lowest rate in eight months in October but the number of tenants falling behind on payments increased, research from LSL Property Services has shown.
Advisers have been warned to be "very careful" when recommending Stamp Duty land tax avoidance (SDLT) schemes as some unscrupulous vendors downplay the risks of an HMRC investigation into the activity.
Landlords in the West Midlands are outperforming those in the capital, with the region recording the highest average rental yield in the UK at 7.35%, according to the Paragon Group.
Average rents increased in all regions of England and Wales for the first time on record in September, with the national average reaching a new high of £718 a month, according to LSL Property Services.
More than half of private rents in England are unaffordable for "ordinary" working families, according to research from Shelter.
The average annual return on vanilla buy-to-let investments rose from 5.8% in the second quarter of the year to 6.3% in the third quarter.
Lettings agent and property services group Countrywide has opened its 100th lettings office in 14 months, taking the total number of lettings offices to over 330 as part of a plan to increase focus on buy-to-let investors.
Three men, including a financial adviser and an estate agent have confessed their involvement in a buy-to-let property scam worth more than £1m.
Rents in England and Wales rose for the sixth month in a row in July to a record high of £705 a month, according to LSL Property Services.
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