{
  "id": 9208526,
  "title": "Why buy-to-let no longer stacks up for most investors despite rents surging: We ran the numbers and found landlords now need a 7.7% yield to avoid losing money each year",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/why-buy-to-let-no-longer-stacks-up-for-most-investors-despite-rents",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-22T21:32:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Is Money",
    "slug": "this-is-money",
    "url": "https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/buytolet/article-16102337/Why-buy-let-no-longer-stacks-investors-despite-rents-surging-ran-numbers-landlords-need-7-7-yield-avoid-losing-money-year.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Buy-to-let investors are spoilt for choice for properties they can get at bargain prices as the market remains in the doldrums.",
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  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}