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Millennials: The New Buy-to-Let Pioneers

  • Writer: Sarah Ruivivar
    Sarah Ruivivar
  • Oct 20
  • 2 min read
Image: PIxabay
Image: PIxabay

Move over, Baby Boomers, there’s a new landlord in town!


Millennials, those sprightly souls born between 1981 and 1996, are making waves in the buy-to-let sector. Despite the tax hikes and a maze of regulations that have sent many older landlords packing, Millennials are stepping up to the plate, now accounting for half of all new shareholders in buy-to-let companies across England and Wales.


According to Hamptons, this youthful surge has kept landlord purchases afloat, even as the market becomes more challenging. Connells’ data reveals that landlords still make up a solid 11.3% of home purchases, despite a hefty 5% stamp duty surcharge. But here’s the twist: the South of England is no longer the investor hotspot it once was. Instead, the North East is stealing the show, with landlords snapping up a whopping 28.4% of homes, thanks to lower property prices and higher yields.


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Hamptons predicts that Millennials will set up a record 33,395 new buy-to-let companies in 2025, more than doubling the numbers from 2020. This marks a significant shift, as Millennials have overtaken both Baby Boomers and Gen X in the property game. With 75% of new shareholders under 50, the future of buy-to-let is looking younger and more dynamic than ever.


So, while some may be priced out of homeownership, Millennials are proving that where there’s a will, there’s a way—or in this case, a buy-to-let! Cheers to the new generation of property moguls!


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