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Monday, May 22, 2017

Connells see dip in BTL activity

Connell's surveyors have reported seeing a decline in BTL activity.

The proportion of BTL valuations they carried out during April even fell short of the April 2016's post stamp duty slump.

John Bashaw from Connells Survey & Valuation, observes: 

“The government’s anti-landlord policies have been hitting smaller players. Over the last year, buy-to-let valuations have made up less than 10% of market activity, representing a new low in April.

This could suggest that smaller, private landlords, who typically use buy-to-let mortgages, have not been investing on the same scale as previously seen. Buy-to-let used to be seen as a viable way to gain additional income or to fund retirements, but the gradual removal of buy-to-let mortgage tax relief will make it much harder for the man on the street to invest.

Having said that, buy-to-let valuations only fell 1% month-on-month and so the comparison with the five year average doesn’t always tell the whole story.”


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