London Rents Drop as Buy-to-Let Investors Move North
London rents have decreased by £65 a month, while buy-to-let investors are increasingly moving to northern England.
According to Hamptons, the North East of England has become a hotspot for buy-to-let investors, with 28.4% of homes sold in the region being bought by landlords in the third quarter of 2025.
- 8% of homes sold in London were bought by landlords
- 7.1% in Scotland
- 6.9% in Wales
“New landlords have increasingly become an endangered species in markets across southern England, where big stamp duty bills and flatlining prices have nudged investors northwards.” - Aneisha Beveridge, head of research at Hamptons
Author's summary: London rents drop as investors head north.