The profile of UK private landlords

The private rented sector in the UK grew from 9.4% of the housing stock in 2000 to 19% of a considerably larger overall stock in 2014—that is, the number of units rented privately increased by almost 125% over a fifteen-year period. Much of this growth came through the change of tenure of existing housing, as owner-occupied and social rented units were purchased by landlords—mostly private individuals, including in particular those funded by Buy to Let (BTL) mortgages.