With rents set to rise, should you take a chance on buy-to-let or give up?

Landlord profitability is at its lowest level in 16 years as buy-to-let mortgage rates rise – but could this change, with experts suggesting rents could rise rapidly in the coming years?

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Rents could rise over four times more than house prices over the next four years due to higher interest rates, estate and lettings agent Hamptons predicts.

Rising interest rates have been eating into the profitability of buy-to-let investments, prompting landlords to rethink whether buy-to-let is still worth it. 

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