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Third of landlords undecided on EU referendum vote
This article is an external press release originally published on the Landlord News website, which has now been migrated to the Just Landlords blog.
New research from the National Landlords Association has revealed that 30% of buy-to-let landlords are still undecided on how to vote in next week’s EU referendum.
Findings from the report show that landlords are evenly split on how to vote, with 35% intending to vote leave and 35% voting remain.
EU membership
In addition, residential landlords were found to be divided on whether of not EU membership would be beneficial to their future business ventures. 53% said that membership would assist them, while 47% said it would be detrimental.
By region, London has more landlords looking to vote remain in the EU than anywhere else in the UK. In comparison, more landlords in the North East wish to leave than any other British region, with 44% intending to back the leave campaign.
Third of landlords undecided on EU referendum vote
Divisions
Richard Lambert, Chief Executive Officer at the National Landlords Association, observed, ‘landlords, much like the rest of the British public are divided on how they will vote in the EU referendum which means the decision looks to go down to the wire.’[1]
‘The Remain and Leave campaigns have both had difficulty persuading the public on the benefits or hazards of a Brexit vote and they have struggled to provide any clear analysis about the impact exiting the EU would have on the buy-to-let market,’ Lambert continued.[1]
Concluding, Mr Lambert feels, ‘as a result, landlords appear more likely to vote in this referendum based on their attitudes to issues such as national security, trade and immigration, rather than the effect on the UK property market or their business.’[1]
[1] http://www.propertyreporter.co.uk/landlords/third-of-landlords-undecided-on-brexit-vote.html
