Landlords are offloading 3,800 buy-to-let properties a
month leading to the first drop in the number of homes available to rent in 18
years, official figures confirm. The latest Ministry of Housing report shows
the number of privately rented homes in England fell by 46,000 to 4.79 million
last year - the largest reduction since 1988. The figures come two years on
from sweeping tax reforms to the buy-to-let sector which have bitten hard,
decimating profits for thousands of British landlords. It marks the end of a
rise in the volume of rental dwelling stock that has been ongoing for nearly
two decades. Read more on the Daily Mail website.
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