There are rumors in the treasury that there could be alterations to the property “Reits” in an attempt to encourage institutional investors to invest in residential property investments. There is also talk of encouragement and possible tax breaks for property investors in an attempt to improve the private rented sector.
One issue is the tough time that the buy to let investor has faced in recent times. With one in five of all new builds being purchased by buy to let investors at one time, they are a valuable source of both private equity and private rented accommodation.