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> If i'm a landlord I'm not going to settle for 3-4% rental yields (common in recent years in the South East and London) when I can earn that on risk-free gover
by rightbyte 3y ago
> If i'm a landlord I'm not going to settle for 3-4% rental yields (common in recent years in the South East and London) when I can earn that on risk-free government bonds in a much more tax advantaged way (there is no cap gains tax on them)
You realize that when the price of the real estate go down, the yield in precent for renting them out will go up? In theory to match "risk free" bonds.
- nly 3y agoNot for existing property already owned. These landlords are sat on huge capital gains and are deciding whether their pitiful yield is worth it in the face of zero prospect of capital gains