Simply Business Landlord Report
A detailed analysis of the UK’s buy-to-let market, from challenges and regulation to tax changes and future plans.
Buy-to-let statistics and trends 2022
The Simply Business Landlord Report is an annual study of challenges and trends in the buy-to-let sector.
Our in-depth survey of landlords gives us unique insight into their needs and concerns, from tax changes to regulation.
The data also highlights demographic trends to help us understand the overall state of the buy-to-let market in the UK.
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Landlords reveal buying and selling plans
Many landlords have been affected by a combination of rising costs and increased regulation, with 58 per cent telling us confusing and rapidly changing government legislation is their biggest challenge in 2022.
As a result, almost half of landlords have sold a property in the last year or are planning to sell in the near future.
What would make landlords change their minds?
- 29% would reconsider selling if the government introduced more buy-to-let tax relief
- 22% would reconsider selling if they had more clarity on government legislation and regulation
Despite some landlords looking to sell up, almost a quarter (23 per cent) said they intend to buy another property this year.
This is because in many cases property remains a reliable long-term investment with the opportunity to make impressive returns.
- 45% think letting property is still a worthwhile investment
- 37% expect to see yield increase by up to 10%
Read more about landlords’ buying and selling plans.
Surveying 600+ landlords
The Simply Business Landlord Report is an annual study of the UK buy-to-let market.
To create the report, we spoke to 600 of our landlord customers in March 2022.
Landlords play a vital role in the UK housing market – not only do they provide much-needed homes for over 4.4 million households, but they also contribute a combined £16 billion to the economy each year.
We wanted to understand what it’s like to be a landlord in 2022, from the unique challenges they face to their confidence levels and future plans.
'Landlords need support, education, and clarity'
“As regulation of the rental sector continues against a backdrop of rising costs, it’s vital landlords get the necessary government support, education, and clarity to rent out high quality homes that are compliant with the law.”
Alan Thomas, Simply Business UK CEO
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Buy-to-let news 2022
- Revealed: the challenges of new EPC rules for landlords
- Rental reforms: landlords to prepare for buy-to-let market overhaul
- How could rising interest rates and high inflation affect buy-to-let?
- HMRC confirms latest capital gains tax rules for buy-to-let landlords
- Revealed: the impact of buy-to-let mortgage tax changes on the market
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