Lease options have been popular in the US and Australia for years. But do they make sense for UK landlords and how do they work anyway...?

Here's the answer to the first question - do lease options make sense for UK landlords? Yes, they can do, especially in a slow rising market.

Like any other aspect of property investing, it's all about two core elements: your view of how the property market will develop and whether the numbers stack. Only you can really answer the first part to this question when you've read and listened to all the arguments. At the end of the day, your call is probably as good as anyone's.

The second part - do the numbers stack - we can help you with. Read on...

But before you start to consider whether lease options sit well in your portfolio, you need to be clear on the principle they are built around. It's a principle commonly found in the stock markets, less often encountered in the residential property world.