Bricks & mortar board returns

Globrix the property listing site has just released figures revealing which University cities deliver the highest returns for buy-to-let investors.

There are two elements to their figures. The first is the gross rental yields which vary between 4 & 6%. The other element of a landlords returns is the change in the house price or capital value of the investment.

The combination of the two gives the total returns experienced by a buy-to-let investor.

Southern and scottish university towns have generally done best.

Globrix tips Sheffield and Glasgow as offering some reasonable potential for future investment locations.

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