Key points of interest from this month’s survey

There is a slight rise evident in the proportion of investors looking to buy who will seek an existing rather than new property.
Interest in undertaking one’s own property development continues to decline.
The proportion of investors planning rent rises is slowly trending down, but average rent rises sought have increased for two months in a row.
Despite rising interest rates and tax rule changes hitting interest expense deductibility, investors are showing no inclination towards accelerating their pace of debt repayment.
The proportion of investors concerned about legislation changes strengthening tenant rights continues to track slowly downward.