Most landlords in England are individuals earning an average of £15,000 a year

The vast majority of landlords in England, some 94%, operate as private individuals rather than as part of a company or organisation and on average earn £15,000 a year before tax and other deductions.
The latest Private Landlords Survey, published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), the first since 2010, also shows that for most landlords income from rent makes up 42% of their total gross income and only 4% rent property as their main business.
It gives an insight into different attitudes between landlords and letting agents. For example, landlords are less willing than agents to let to certain groups while agents are more likely to increase the rent for a new tenant that landlords.