Kath Scanlon and Christine Whitehead have conducted the largest ever survey of UK landlords in a report commissioned by the Council of Mortgage Lenders. In their report, they find significant findings on landlords’ profile, motivations, and plan

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10/07/2017 Profiling UK private landlords, report for Council of Mortgage Lenders | Accelerating housing production in Londonhttp://lselondonhousing.org/2016/12/profiling-uk-private-landlords-report-for-council-of-mortgage-lenders/ 1/4Click on the picture to access report.  Leave a Comment  Posted on December 18, 2016 by lselondonProfiling UK privatelandlords, report for Councilof Mortgage LendersKath Scanlon andChristine Whiteheadhave conducted thelargest ever surveyof UK landlords in areport commissionedby the Council ofMortgage Lenders.In their report, theyfind significantfindings on landlords’profile, motivations,and plans.The report outlines howmany landlords havemortgages, how manyproperties they own, how oldthey are, typical pro le, and overall plans. About 2500 landlords were surveyed, ofwhich 49% respondents reported owning their property outright, with noHOME INTERACTIVE MAP THEMES ABOUT EVENTS MEDIA PUBLICATIONS10/07/2017 Profiling UK private landlords, report for Council of Mortgage Lenders | Accelerating housing production in Londonhttp://lselondonhousing.org/2016/12/profiling-uk-private-landlords-report-for-council-of-mortgage-lenders/ 2/4← The Mayor of London has asked LSE London to investigate the impact of foreigninvestment on London’s housing marketBuilt to Rent: a solution to London housing problem? →mortgage debt—a surprising  gure given the 2010 Private Landlords Survey ndings.A large portion of landlords (62%) own a single rented property; buy-to-letlandlords were seem more likely to have multi-property portfolios than otherlandlords. The mean size of a buy-to-let portfolio is 2.7 properties.Landlords are typically older than they were in the past. In 2004, for example, only24% of landlords were aged 55 or over as opposed to today’s  gure of 61%. Buy-to-let landlords are said to be younger, but this is a modest number.They typical landlord is thought to live close to their home and is likely to managetheir property. Their initial motivation to become a landlord was a contribution totheir pension provision, as an investment for capital growth and income, asopposed to other investments, or to other forms of earning income.Landlords in the UK seem to be stable in terms of remaining active in the marketafter decades. Plans to increase or decrease property holdings seem to be modest.Most landlords also expect their net income to remain the same.The Financial Times covered the story, their article can be accessed here.Click here to access the press release. The full report can be found here. .  Category: Improving Private Renting, In the News, London Housing Crisis, Media,Publications, Recent News, Reports, Themes, UncategorizedLeave a ReplyYour email address will not be published.Required  elds are marked10/07/2017 Profiling UK private landlords, report for Council of Mortgage Lenders | Accelerating housing production in Londonhttp://lselondonhousing.org/2016/12/profiling-uk-private-landlords-report-for-council-of-mortgage-lenders/ 3/4Contact us:Twitter - @LSE_LondonFacebook - LSELondonGeographiesYouTube - LSE LondonEmail - lselondon@lse.ac.uk*CommentName*Email*Website Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email.Post Comment10/07/2017 Profiling UK private landlords, report for Council of Mortgage Lenders | Accelerating housing production in Londonhttp://lselondonhousing.org/2016/12/profiling-uk-private-landlords-report-for-council-of-mortgage-lenders/ 4/4Logos and map designed by Alessandra Mossa. Website designed by Marshall Bradley.Copyright © 2017 · All Rights Reserved · Accelerating housing production in London

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