Landlords benefit from stabilisation

Landlords are among those who have been helped the most by the recent stabilisation of the property market, experts have indicated.

Love Money suggested that now is the time to pick up a good buy-to-let deal, as market conditions are in favour of landlords.

Christina Jordan from the financial advice website claimed that the tightening of mortgage criteria is one of the main problems landlords need to overcome while trying to secure profitable buy-to-let deals.

She said: "The buy-to-let sector has taken a battering in the last two years, but there have been some recent green shoots in the shape of falling arrears and increased lending.

"Yields are also high and while capital values have fallen, the recent stabilisation of house prices benefits landlords as much as anyone."

Ms Jordan singled out rental income, new build opportunities and deposits as three key areas for consideration when moving into the buy-to-let market.

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