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Is there a red flag I am missing as to why I wouldn't become a land lord?

amyk01 · 2017-04-28 16:20:52

My current situation is that I am 32, married and mortgage free. We intend to stay in our current property for the next 10 years, and hopefully have a couple of children during this period. At present, my husband and I have sufficient savings to purchase another property in cash with no mortgage with the intention of…

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Crashy_Time Posts: 13,386 Forumite

3 May 2017 at 12:23PM

ThinkingOutLoud wrote: »

Yes, balanced by the risk of poor Brexit deal if we can't balance that with EU demands.

So many less in or even some out = reduced pressure driving house price growth = less good news on returns for a new landlord buying their first letting now?

In the past you had the HPI to soothe any voids, it won`t be the same in future, plus HMRC are getting more interested in their slice.

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