Key Property Investment Data: Europe

To help you compare the profitability of the buy-to-let property in the different countries, we have assembled a range of data.

These statistics and other data may look intimidating, but they are all relevant. They're key data - how much rent you will earn, how much you will be taxed, stamp duty, and other cots when you buy and sell (buy/sell costs) your rights in the face of awkward tenants (landlord rights), and how fast property prices and the country's economy have been growing. All columns are sortable for easy comparison.

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Key Property Investment Data

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Location Rental Yields Buy/Sell Costs Rental Income Tax Capital Gains Tax Price to Rent Ratio Landlord Rights House Price Increase 5 Years GDP/Cap Growth 5 Years Investment Ratings
Austria, Vienna 3.66% 10.55% 22.97% 30.00% 27 yrs Pro-tenant 35.18% 10.87% 2
Belgium, Brussels 4.11% 16.85% 8.11% 33.00% 24 yrs Pro-tenant 23.20% 11.94% 2
Bulgaria, Sofia 4.56% 7.70% 10.00% 10.00% 22 yrs Pro-Landlord 47.48% 56.94% 2
Croatia, Zagreb 4.59% 9.03% 10.00% 10.00% 22 yrs Neutral 58.59% 36.83% 3
Cyprus, Nicosia 4.93% 10.23% 0.00% 20.00% 20 yrs Pro-tenant 17.19% 7.44% 1
Czech Republic, Prague 3.95% 4.75% 15.00% 23.00% 25 yrs Pro-Landlord 69.76% 13.60% 2
Denmark, Copenhagen 4.28% 2.23% 52.07% 56.50% 23 yrs Strongly Pro-tenant 20.93% 3.47%
Estonia, Tallinn 4.74% 4.01% 20.00% 20.00% 21 yrs Pro-tenant 68.80% 34.66% 3
Finland, Helsinki 4.24% 9.01% 30.00% 34.00% 23 yrs Neutral 15.38% 8.63% 2
France, Paris 4.39% 13.50% 48.00% 36.20% 24 yrs Strongly Pro-tenant 24.48% 3.13% 2
Germany, Berlin 3.55% 13.08% 9.92% 26.37% 30 yrs Pro-tenant 37.42% 7.14% 3
Greece, Athens 5.22% 8.50% 22.00% 0.00% 19 yrs Neutral 67.31% 14.40% 1
Hungary, Budapest 5.09% 12.14% 15.00% 15.00% 20 yrs Neutral 46.09% 18.05% 4
Ireland, Dublin 8.38% 9.07% 10.05% 33.00% 12 yrs Pro-tenant 26.82% 45.06% 2
Italy, Milan 6.28% 24.59% 21.00% 43.00% 16 yrs Pro-tenant 1.81% 5.43% 3
Latvia, Riga 7.81% 6.00% 10.00% 20.00% 13 yrs Pro-Landlord 11.49% 41.16% 3
Lithuania, Vilnius 6.67% 3.44% 15.00% 20.00% 15 yrs Pro-tenant 67.61% 46.36% 2
Luxembourg 2.59% 12.07% 49.00% 42.00% 39 yrs Strongly Pro-tenant 57.26% 12.19% 1
Macedonia, Skopje 5.21% 5.95% 10.00% 10.00% 19 yrs Pro-Landlord 46.42% 23.31% 4
Malta, Valletta 3.66% 19.06% 35.00% 10.00% 27 yrs Pro-Landlord 20.08% 14.97% 1
Netherlands, Amsterdam 5.19% 8.25% 13.42% 0.30% 19 yrs Pro-tenant 42.36% 14.79% 4
Norway, Oslo 3.79% 4.68% 22.00% 22.00% 26 yrs Neutral 25.00% 22.04% 1
Poland, Warsaw 6.29% 9.73% 8.50% 19.00% 16 yrs Neutral 45.33% 28.43% 3
Portugal, Lisbon 5.64% 11.00% 28.00% 28.00% 21 yrs Pro-tenant 83.51% 10.35% 2
Romania, Bucharest 6.63% 10.82% 10.00% 0.00% 15 yrs Pro-Landlord 37.98% 48.65% 3
Russia 6.12% 25.11% 20.00% 20.00% 16 yrs Pro-tenant 70.96% 27.90% 2
Slovakia, Bratislava 5.29% 5.81% 19.00% 0.00% 19 yrs Neutral 70.75% 20.24% 3
Slovenia, Ljubljana 4.32% 3.73% 15.00% 20.00% 23 yrs Pro-Landlord 53.90% 22.84% 3
Spain, Madrid 6.09% 16.45% 19.00% 19.00% 16 yrs Strongly Pro-tenant 20.97% 2.58% 1
Sweden, Stockholm 5.29% 6.86% 20.00% 22.00% 19 yrs Strongly Pro-tenant 20.62% 2.03% 3
Switzerland, Zurich 3.08% 6.21% 60.00% 30.00% 32 yrs Pro-tenant 5.60% 15.46% 2
Turkey, Istanbul 5.44% 10.00% 27.15% 40.00% 18 yrs Pro-tenant 743.57% 25.49% 4
Ukraine 7.43% 6.03% 18.00% 18.00% 13 yrs Pro-Landlord 3.79% 49.26% 2
United Kingdom 6.21% 10.03% 20.00% 20.00% 16 yrs Pro-Landlord 21.87% 6.90% 2

The Global Property Guide's country ratings

The Global Property Guide uses country ratings to reflect our 'house view' on residential investment prospects in almost every investible country, ranging from to

Ratings of different countries can be compared in several ways:

  • Gross rental yield
  • Income tax
  • Capital gains tax
  • Round-trip transaction costs
  • Potential landlord and tenant problems
  • Long-term GDP growth
  • Potential over-supply
  • Affordability
  • A view of long-term appeal to investors