Buy-to-let investors have made bigger returns since 1996 than S&P 500

Buy-to-let investors have made bigger returns since 1996 than S&P 500

Buy-to-let investors who bought 30 years ago are likely to have outperformed those who invested in the stock market, analysis has revealed.

Blog: Buy-to-let is 30 - a magnificent milestone

I want to set the tone from the start of this article as a celebration of what this part of the mortgage market has achieved, and if you can’t be a little self-congratulatory in one of the sector’s leading trade titles, where can you? As…

Paragon marks 30 years of buy-to-let as sector grows into £300bn market supporting almost five million households

Buy-to-let reaches £311.6bn as market marks 30 years

The buy-to-let mortgage market has grown to nearly two million outstanding loans worth £311.6bn since its launch in 1996, according to a new report from Paragon Bank marking the sector’s 30th anniversary.

Buy-to-let returns rise more than 2000% in 30 years

"Today’s largest landlord portfolios often started off life in the late 1990s," according to Aneisha Beveridge, Head of Research at Hamptons.

Buy-to-let returns soar more than 2,000% in 30 years - but tables are turning

Explore the impressive returns of buy-to-let investments over 30 years, outperforming the S&P 500 and more.