Buy to Let News

Buy To Let mortgages could require a 50% deposit in the future

Author: Jason McClean

8th December 2015, 11 years ago | 4

Experts have predicted that the buy to let market is moving towards a situation where only those with a 50%...

Beneficial Interest Company Trusts – Avoid Refinancing When Incorporating

Author: Mark Alexander

6th December 2015, 11 years ago | 0

Many of the landlords I have spoken to about incorporation (to avoid the effects of the new tax changes) have...

Kent Reliance report 213% surge in company Buy to Let post Summer Budget

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th December 2015, 11 years ago | 2

Kent Reliance’s Buy to Let Britain Report says radical changes to the tax treatment of landlords have already triggered a...

BTL lenders to have underwriting reviewed by the PRA

Author: Neil Patterson

2nd December 2015, 11 years ago | 2

It was announced in the Financial Stability Report (see below) that the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) will review the underwriting...

Barclays to increase stress testing after Summer budget tax relief cuts to Landlords

Author: Neil Patterson

1st December 2015, 11 years ago | 4

Barclays, and its mortgage arm Woolwich, are one of the first high street lenders to take action after the announcement...

Spending Review 2015 – 3% increase on Stamp Duty for BTL and second homes

Author: Neil Patterson

25th November 2015, 11 years ago | 224

The Chancellor George Osborne in his spending review today announced that he will increase Stamp duty for Buy to Let...

Incorporation Relief to go in Autumn Statement?

Author: Mark Alexander

21st November 2015, 11 years ago | 2

I was horrified to read a prediction on the highly credible Accounting Web that s162 tax relief used to mitigate...

2015 Finance Bill Receives Royal Assent

Author: Mark Alexander

18th November 2015, 11 years ago | 7

18th November 2015 may well be marked in history as the beginning of the end for most private buy-to-let landlords.  Restrictions...

Avoiding Restrictions on Finance Cost Relief for Landlords

Author: Mark Alexander

11th November 2015, 11 years ago | 0

  GENERAL GUIDANCE  If you have been retaining profits after paying the higher rates of income tax then you have...

Problem Buy to Let – Perhaps Fleet can Help

Author: Neil Patterson

29th October 2015, 11 years ago | 0

If you have a problem BTL and no one else can help maybe you should hire the A team –...

New Buy to Let mortgages from Santander starting from 2.29%

Author: Neil Patterson

29th October 2015, 11 years ago | 0

A new range of Buy to Let mortgages have been launched by Santander with the headline rate starting at 2.29%....

Conservative Councillor hits out at ruinous landlord tax plan

Author: BTL INVESTOR SCOTLAND

23rd October 2015, 11 years ago | 55

Written evidence submitted to The Finance Bill Committee by Councillor James Fraser, Stevenage Borough Council (FB 73) LANDLORD TAX –...

The FPC are to be given new responsibilities over the BTL market

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd October 2015, 11 years ago | 8

The Chancellor George Osborne has said he will give as yet undisclosed powers to the Financial Policy Committee (FPC) to...

Concerns raised about the Buy to Let tax grab

Author: BTL INVESTOR SCOTLAND

22nd October 2015, 11 years ago | 10

This submission by the Property118 action group to the Finance Committee is intended to provide MPs with a summary of...

Rightmove finds highest growth for first time buyer properties at 9.6% for the year

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th October 2015, 11 years ago | 0

High demand is reported to be fueling increases in price for “First Time Buyer” property (two bedrooms or fewer) in...

Bridge to Term Mortgage cuts the costs delays and uncertainty

Author: Malcolm Jones

6th October 2015, 11 years ago | 0

An increasing number of property investors are using bridging finance to expand their property portfolio. The main uses are for...

Regulated Bridging Finance launched by Shawbrook

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th October 2015, 11 years ago | 0

Shawbrook bank have launched two regulated bridging finance products for the first time. These are treated and regulated in the...

Short Term lending from 0.59% per month!

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th September 2015, 11 years ago | 1

Close analysis of Shawbrook’s Short Term lending performance over the last 18 months has allowed them to make pricing reductions,...