Buy to let market providing strong returns

The Paragon Mortgages Buy-to-Let Index reveals the average buy-to-let landlord can now expect a return of £29,083 on their initial investment in a single property made up of £19,480 in capital appreciation and £9,603 in rental income on a property worth £137,849 when purchased last year. John Heron, managing director at Paragon Mortgages, says the figures show the total returns generated by landlords are still healthy with northern and western parts of the country doing particularly well. “Landlords’ overall returns seem to have stabilised at something over 20% annually, a very respect...