Latest Reports

• ARLA Member Survey of the Private Rented Sector
  

  Introduction & Background
  The mortgage lenders who make up the ARLA group of buy to let mortgage lenders are keen to ensure that the service they provide to ARLA members is relevant to their needs and takes account of the specific and unique requirements of residential letting agents and their investor landlords. In order to help achieve this, ARLA has commissioned research to ensure that the ARLA group of buy to let mortgage lenders are kept up to date with agents' requirements and concerns as they change with economic conditions, hopes and fears.

  The research is conducted by Owen Carey Jones who specialises in the UK mortgage market and currently conducts several regular quarterly surveys of residential landlords and financial advisers on behalf of a number of clients.

   

  ARLA Members Survey of the Private Rented Sector
  
  
• ARLA Surveys of Residential Investment Landlords
  

  The most recent results from the April to June 2008 survey are now available to download on this page.

  ARLA surveys residential landlords through its Internet website with a view to canvassing the opinions of residential landlords on a number of topics.

  The following Downloadable PDF details the results of the ARLA Web Site survey of residential landlords conducted in conjunction with the ARLA Panel of Mortgage Lenders

  Also available to download is the new ARLA Review & Index, a summary of which is available in the News Section of the ARLA web site.

   

  ARLA Review & Index - Q3 2008
  
  ARLA Survey of Residential Investment Landlords - Q3 2008 (September)
  
  
• The ARLA Review & Index of Returns on Residential Investment
  

  The ARLA Review and Index of Returns on Buy to Let Investment is compiled from the results of the quarterly survey of ARLA member letting agents and of investor landlords who subscribe to the ARLA Buy to Let website. This is the largest survey of its kind and is undertaken with the support of the ARLA Group of Buy to Let Mortgage Lenders.

  The data, which covers yields, rents, void periods, types of rental property, regional differences etc is drawn from 439 letting offices run by ARLA member firms and 288 investor landlords. The Review and Index takes account of capital appreciation so as to provide the data for total returns on Buy to Let Investment both for cash purchases and purchases with a mortgage (geared investment). The Index, which was set up in September 2002, is designed to provide a comparison with other types of investment over a period.

  For a summary of the most recent result of the survey of Member Letting Agents, please visit our News Section.

  ARLA appreciates the high level of response to these surveys from both member firms and individual investors. If you would like to take part in our surveys, please visit our Buy To Let homepage for a link to the current survey. Alternatively, you may wish to keep up to date with our newsletter.

   

  The ARLA Review & Index of Returns on Residential Investment - Q3 2008
  
  ARLA Survey of Residential Investment Landlords - Q3 2008 (September)
  
  

Note: The information is for guidance only. The responsibility for the financial decision to Buy-to-Let can only rest with the investor. Most letting agents will not accept responsibility for the validity of investments, costs incurred or for mortgage arrangements made, although those who are also registered as financial advisers may do otherwise.

It should be noted that as with any investment, returns and capital values can go down as well as up; and the investor should be fully aware of the terms and conditions applied by the chosen mortgage lender. Letting agents must present their own written terms of business for letting and managing properties