Look to transport links for sound buy-to-let investments

7th August 2015

The Times' Martina Lees reports that stricter rules governing buy-to-let mean that it is more important now to pick the right place to invest. She suggests that potential investors in London should follow the developers and look to the suburbs rather than the city centre. In the year to June, the number of new homes started in outer London rose almost 60%; in the centre, it fell 43%, according to JLL. Robert Weaver, who sources homes for the crowdfunding investment platform Property Partner, advises to buy near Crossrail stations. With advice from JLL and Rightmove, Ms Lees lists the top 10 buy-to-let areas in and around London. They are: Whitechapel, Woolwich, West Drayton, Slough, Lewisham, Romford, Iver, Hanwell, Thamesmead and Plumstead.

The Sunday Times