Bleak future for BTL landlords with mortgaged properties.
The attack on the buy-to-let sector by the government since the election is certainly having its effect, new regulations and crippling taxation are putting investors who purchase mortgaged properties into a position whereby they are set to lose money within 5 years, regardless of which region they intend to invest in, that is according to analysis by The Telegraph
By using current house price, rental and mortgage rate data, the calculations suggest landlords who borrow a typical 75% of a property price today will be losing money each month by 2021 in 10 out of 11 British regions, including London.
The changes in taxation due to come into effect in 2017 whereby landlords will no longer be able to deduct mortgage interest from rental income will make a significant dent in any profits they may make, add to that the possibility of interest rates rises and further regulation to buy-to-let lending over the coming years makes for a bleak future for some buy-to-let landlords.