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Is the buy-to-let dream still achievable?

Is the buy-to-let dream still achievable?

The good news for those dreaming of finding the perfect buy-to-let - perhaps encouraged by the new rules on pensions - is that buy-to-let can still be a good investment. But, as Merryn Somerset Webb writes in the latest edition of Savills Barometer magazine, “investing in property is just like investing in anything else – it’s all about price.”

As Merryn points out, pay too much for your buy-to-let and your returns will be poor. But get the price right, and hold onto your property for a reasonable amount of time, and your buy-to-let dream has every chance of coming true.

Meanwhile, here are is a selection of properties definitely worth dreaming about: