Three alternative property investments for buy-to-let landlords

 In Property

With the buy-to-let landscape changing as a result of successive government initiatives, buy-to-let landlords are looking at the steps they can take to diversify their property investments.

These are three alternative investment types that you might want to consider as a means of diversifying your portfolio:

Student accommodation

With more students earning university places than ever before, demand for student accommodation looks set to continue growing.

Alongside the traditional ‘student house’ model, there’s been a rise in the number of private providers offering larger-scale properties in university towns across the country. The largest of these currently house upwards of 40,000 students nationwide.

Investing in these providers appears to offer a degree of stability that would be welcomed by landlords who specialise in buy-to-let student properties.

Self-storage

Self-storage is an industry that’s on the rise; driven by a combination of businesses downsizing during the recession, more people moving into smaller dwellings and a propensity for people to own an increasing number of possessions.

Not only is self-storage property immune from many of the restrictions placed on buy-to-let, you might also benefit from the government’s stated drive to get more people on the housing ladder, as they look to store items during the moving process.

Commercial property funds

As a result of the decision to leave the EU, the average share price of listed property funds has fallen dramatically. This is due to economic forecasts that predict a slump in commercial property prices should the UK economy shrink as a result of Brexit.

This makes commercial property funds a more viable option for buy-to-let landlords who have traditionally focused on residential property.

Call on 3 Wise Bears and find out how to make advantageous financial decisions in an increasingly difficult buy-to-let market.

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