Buy to let rush boosted rental supply in the UK, especially London

The buy to let rush in the UK ahead of stamp duty changes in April boosted rental supply with London seeing the biggest increase, a new analysis report shows. The rental market received a boost of 8% more new properties advertised to rent in the second quarter of the year compared to the same quarter in 2015, according to the data from property portal Rightmove. The majority of new properties were in London, up by 22% on the same period last year, resulting in a small drop in the region’s aver...