My analysis has shown that up to the end of the last quarter, Hounslow first time buyers purchased 105 Hounslow properties.  With wages rising at 2.8%, unemployment at a low rate of 4.2% (down from 4.6% from a year earlier and the joint lowest since 1975), national GDP rising at 1.87% and inflation at 2.3%, tied in with indifferent house price growth (compared to a few years ago), this has given first time buyers a chance to get a foot hold on the Hounslow property market.

am of the opinion that buy to let investment in Hounslow, in the long-term, will bring substantial returns for landlords, irrespective of latest regulation and tax changes.

Taking a very conservative (with a small ‘c’) view, I believe landlords will see a projected net profit of

Those Hounslow people wanting property values to drop would be those 30 or 40 something’s, sitting on a sizeable amount of equity………..Yet, if you have recently bought a Hounslow property with a gigantic mortgage, you’ll want Hounslow property values to rise. ……

There is good news for Hounslow buy to let landlords as ‘top of the range’ well-presented properties are getting really decent rents compared to a year ago however, this rise in rents is thwarting many potential first time buyers from saving for both a deposit and money for a rainy day. On top of this, there is also a shortage of Hounslow homes coming on the market thus adding fuel to the slowdown and affecting not just Hounslow first time buyers but also those going up the housing ladder.