Buy-To-Let

Why can't we short houses?

By Stephen Wilmot, 15 February 2012

Done properly, the sale-and-rent-back market could address a big housing market gap

Why can't we short houses?

Recent articles

  1. Grainger sells homes to pay debt

    By Stephen Wilmot | 08 February 2012

    Housing specialist Grainger has been selling its UK homes at 5.8 per cent above book value.

  2. Why buy-to-let is hitting back

    By Stephen Wilmot | 07 February 2012

    It's no longer about rising prices. Landlords face a profitable few years thanks to low interest rates and rising rental yields

    'Unless a messy outcome to the eurozone crisis sparks a second house price crash – still a pretty unlikely scenario – landlords face a discretely profitable few years'

  3. Buy-to-let rents cool off

    By Stephen Wilmot | 26 January 2012

    The trend towards higher residential rents is a strong one - as long as they remain affordable.

  4. Three cheers for a flat housing market

    By Stephen Wilmot | 24 January 2012

    House prices don't always go up in the long run. Thank goodness for that!

  5. Landlords reject housing benefit tenants

    By Stephen Wilmot | 16 January 2012

    Nine out of 10 landlords have experienced late or missing payment problems with council tenants, according to a new poll.

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