Clacton Buy to Let sees returns of 14.61% in 2015

Well as 2016 is well into full swing, I remember a few days before Christmas, I got chatting with one of my out of town landlords who was back in Clacton visiting his family. Brought up in Clacton, he went to Colchester School for Boys back in the 1970's and is now a university Lecturer in central London. To enhance his retirement, he has a small portfolio of four properties in the town and wanted my advice on where to buy the next property in Clacton.

Before I could advise him, I reminded him that the most important thing when considering investing in property is finding a Clacton property with decent rental yields for income returns, yet at the same time, it must have the potential for capital growth from rising house prices over time. Going into 2016, Clacton landlords will be under more pressure to find the best permutation of yields and capital growth, as extra stamp duty charges for buying properties and squeeze on mortgage interest relief will raise their costs.

However, (you knew there would be a however) before we look at yield and capital growth, one important consideration that often many landlords tend to overlook, is the propensity of how likely the rent will increase. Interestingly, the average rent of a Clacton property currently stands at £657 per month, which is a rise of 1.4% compared to twelve months ago (although it must be noted this rise in rents is for new tenancies and not existing tenants).

Anyway, back to yield and capital growth, the average value of a Clacton property currently stands at £193,800, meaning the average yield stands at 4.07% per annum, which on the face of it, many landlords would find disappointing. That is the problem with averages, so if I were to look at say 2 bed houses in Clacton which are the sort of properties a lot of landlords buy, in Clacton, the average value of a 2 bed house is £133,800, whilst the average rent for a 2 bed house is £692 per month, giving a yield o 6.21%. However, if that wasn't high enough, there are landlords in Clacton who own some specialist properties with specialist tenancies, that are achieving nearly double that yield - again it comes down to your attitude and risk and reward (give me a call if you wanted a chat about those sorts of properties - although they can be fun and games!)

Ultimately investors want to be making gains from both rent and house price growth. When combined, the rental yield and capital growth give you the return on investment, and that is what I told our University friend. Return on investment is everything. So, looking at property values in Clacton have risen in the last year by 8.4% ... which means the currently annual return on investment in Clacton for a typical 2 bed house is 14.61% a year.... not bad!

Whether you are a soon to be new landlord or existing seasoned landlord in Clacton, you might be interested in a blog about the Clacton Property Market... the web address is www.clactonproperty,blogspot.co.uk and to answer the question on what he should buy, well on the same blog once or twice a week, I post what I consider to be the best buy to let deals in Clacton, irrespective of which agent it is being marketed with. Maybe you should visit the blog as well?