Scotland gives biggest rental yield

The research claims that rental yields have been falling for years and, despite some fluctuations, yields in England have fallen from over 7% at the end of 2002 to just 5.42% in the second quarter of 2007. Scotland has consistently seen higher rental yields that England and recorded an average of 5.85% in the second quarter of 2007, down from 5.99% in the previous three months. London saw the biggest drop in yield according to Landlord Mortgages’ data, down from 5.96% to 5.39%. Landlord Mortgages claims that falling yields are due to high house price growth and static rents, which is ...