Landbay’s quarterly survey, which collated views of 700 landlords, showed that seven out of 10 landlords did not plan to sell properties in the next year.
This was strongest amongst those with smaller portfolios of one to three properties at 78 per cent.
It was followed by those who had four to 10 properties at 76 per cent and 69 per cent of landlords with more than 20 properties.
Around 59 per cent of landlords with 11 to 20 properties said they did not plan to sell properties.
Respondents said the potential fall in house prices and strong rental yields were the primary reasons not to sell and others said they wanted to wait and see what happens to mortgage rates over the next few months before making a decision.
Just under half of landlords said the deciding factor to sell would be rising interest rates, and under a quarter said the rent didn’t cover mortgage costs.
Of those who did plan to sell, 20 per cent said they planned to offload a quarter of their property portfolios.
Around eight per cent said they would cut a quarter or a half of their portfolio and only two per cent planned to sell all their properties.
Landbay: ‘Landlords show real resilience’
Paul Brett, Landbay’s managing director for intermediaries said: “Against a backdrop of rising mortgage rates, increasing costs and tougher stress tests, landlords have continued to show real resilience.
“This is once again highlighted by our data and shows that despite the challenges, the majority of landlords are still not looking to trim their portfolios.”
He continued: “Since the start of the year, we’ve introduced a number of rate reductions and introduced a variable fee structure to provide buy-to-let landlords with a range of competitive options.
“While some may be adopting a “suck it and see” approach in the current climate, there’s plenty of reasons to be positive as the year progresses.”
