No place like home: Talking clients out of their buy-to-let 'dream'

Property prices have boomed during the pandemic as people continue to strive for their first home or the perfect country residence. Average house prices jumped 9.5% in the year to May, according to figures from lender Halifax, boosted by the government's stamp duty holiday and the desire for larger homes. The UK's seemingly endless love affair with homeownership is alive and well. But it doesn't end with just the one house. Advisers report client interest in the buy-to-let market is also alive and well, despite a less favourable tax regime imposed by then-Chancellor George Osborne in ...