Landlords paying in cash are negotiating large discounts

Buy-to-let investors are capitalising on a cooling housing market, using their chain-free position and increasingly their cash reserves to push for steep price reductions, according to new analysis from Hamptons using Connells Group data. In July 2026, landlords accounted for 14.1% of all home purchases in Great Britain, up from the 12.4% year-to-date average. As … Continued