A new list marks the ten year anniversary of the buy-to-let mortgage by revealing the top ten buy-to-let hotspots in the UK.

The list compiled by Birmingham Midshires names Bath and south-east Avon as the top places to become a landlord, with an estimated overall return of 36.4 per cent on an investment, due to capital appreciation and rental yield.

Next on the list was Kent, with an estimated return of 34.4 per cent, followed by Worcester, with 32.7 per cent.

The buy-to-let market is currently worth £84 billion in the UK, the company said, with as many as 152,000 buy-to-let mortgages taken out since January of this year.

Birmingham Midshires said: "The buy-to-let market has experienced consistent growth over the last ten years.

"Research shows that buy-to-let investors plan to stay in the market for an average of seventeen years and when you consider the potential returns from both the rental yields and capital appreciation, it's easy to see why."

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