From James Lockett PropergandaPR

Research by nationwide buy-to-let specialist, Sequre Property Investment, has revealed which major cities are home to the largest level of high yield rental homes, as well as which property type presents the best opportunity for a robust buy-to-let return.

Sequre Property Investment analysed current market stock looking at the level of high yield investment opportunities available across 18 major cities across the nation. 

High yield hotspots

In terms of the sheer availability of high yield stock on the market, Nottingham is the nation’s high yield investment hotspot. The city accounts for 21% of all property investment opportunities currently on the market offering a high yield opportunity. 

Cardiff ranks second, accounting for 16% of all high yield investment opportunities, with Newcastle (14%) and Southampton (11%) also offering an abundance of high yield investment options. 

Highest yields by property type

When it comes to the split of high yield investment opportunities by property type, there is a clear winner across the majority of cities. 

Flats account for the highest proportion of high yield rental stock across eight of the major cities analysed by Sequre Property Investment, although this dominance does range from 94% of the high yield market in Bristol to 31% in Nottingham. 

However, in Liverpool, Manchester and Swansea, terraced homes account for the largest proportion of high yield market share, while in Birmingham it’s semi-detached homes and in Bournemouth, detached homes rank top. 

Sales Director at Sequre Property Investment, Daniel Jackson, commented:

“You’d be forgiven for thinking that a high return buy-to-let investment has become a thing of the past and in some cities across the nation, you wouldn’t be far off the truth. 

However, above-average returns can be secured if you know where to invest and what to invest in and so utilising expert guidance and market knowledge is key in the early stages when looking to build a successful property portfolio. 

Knowing what kind of return a given location will bring is a start, but it’s also important to break the market down further, looking at which property type performs best, as well as the cost of investment. The market itself is incredibly diverse and so a far more strategic approach is required if you want to make a sound investment.”

Table shows the proportion of high yield investment opportunities in each city, how these are broken down when looking at property type and the average cost of investment
Location	Average price – high yielders	Proportion of all high yield investment properties (all locations)	Flat %	Terraced %	Semi %	Detached %
Nottingham	£201,013	21%	31%	18%	27%	24%
Cardiff	£198,284	16%	54%	29%	8%	8%
Newcastle	£172,888	14%	64%	17%	13%	5%
Southampton	£210,645	11%	66%	16%	12%	7%
Leeds	£204,385	8%	51%	27%	15%	8%
Liverpool	£161,918	6%	14%	56%	25%	5%
Glasgow	£125,858	6%	87%	5%	3%	5%
Birmingham	£264,032	5%	15%	34%	40%	10%
Bournemouth	£315,722	4%	29%	5%	14%	51%
Manchester	£215,065	4%	37%	44%	16%	3%
Swansea	£143,214	3%	33%	43%	18%	6%
Bristol	£328,775	2%	94%	4%	0%	1%
Bradford	£93,445	1%	86%	0%	3%	11%
London	x		x	x	x	x
Sheffield	x		x	x	x	x
Portsmouth	x		x	x	x	x
Plymouth	x		x	x	x	x
Edinburgh	x		x	x	x	x
Data sourced from PropertyData and based on a sample of 4,364 high yield property investment opportunities across all cities

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Notes – 

●         Sequre Property Investment is a leading nationwide Build to Let specialist in the UK. 

●         Founded in 2013, the company has sold over 3,000 buy to let properties worth over £300,000,000. 

●         Sequre’s focus is the provision of high-income producing, turnkey, discounted buy-to-let property investments in a number of major UK cities.  

●         The company has experienced tremendous annual growth, reporting consistently high increases in turnover year-on-year.

●         Daniel is the Sales Director at Sequre and has over 20 years’ experience in the property sector mainly in the North as well as 3 years working on the BBC’s relocation of staff from London to Media City. 

●         He has been with Sequre since they started in 2013 and has worked with some of the country’s largest housing providers sourcing deals for investors.  

●         Find out more at https://sequre.co.uk/about-us/