Buy to Let News

Property118’s own Buy to Let Mortgage sourcing system and calculator

Author: Neil Patterson

11th August 2014, 12 years ago | 0

I regularly update the products on our own in house Buy to Let Mortgage sourcing system and calculator. This takes...

Buy to Let Catch-22 Situation

Author: Readers Question

29th July 2014, 12 years ago | 13

I have been attempting to buy a Buy to Let property now for some time now (at least six months)...

Loan to income ratio on Buy to Let – what could be next?

Author: Neil Patterson

17th July 2014, 12 years ago | 9

It has been announced that the Nat West and RBS group will be tightening their Buy to Let mortgage criteria...

Evicting tenants just to break a contract with a letting agent

Author: Mark Alexander

16th July 2014, 12 years ago | 10

I was talking to Tony Sheldon at LettingSupermarket.com this morning about the increasing number of landlords who are being forced...

Remember our background is in BuytoLet and Commercial finance

Author: Neil Patterson

1st July 2014, 12 years ago | 0

Mark, Mike and I met through the common background of BuytoLet and Commercial Finance. Over the years through The Money...

The NISA way to invest into buy to let

Author: LCP London Central Portfolio Ltd

25th June 2014, 12 years ago | 2

The 2014 Budget saw a package of measures announced to help savers trying to build a nest egg. One of...

Buy to let, no minimum income

Author: Mark Edwards

21st June 2014, 12 years ago | 0

You may well be forgiven for thinking that the current climate has been quite tough for obtaining finance.  The Financial...

Buy to Let mortgage rates moving down not up with Virgin!

Author: Neil Patterson

20th June 2014, 12 years ago | 3

Despite the Press and politicians misreporting and misunderstanding Mark Carney’s (the Governor of The Bank of England) latest comments, Virgin...

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Interbay Term Refurb – New product type to help Property Investors

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th June 2014, 12 years ago | 0

The New Interbay commercial Term Refurb mortgage product allows a refurb period for a borrower to enhance the value and...

Precise Mortgages launch Almost Prime Buy to Let up to 80% LTV

Author: Neil Patterson

30th May 2014, 12 years ago | 1

Precise Mortgages has launched a new “Almost Prime” Buy to let mortgage range for investors with minor and historic adverse...

BTL Stress testing – increased affordability rates?

Author: Readers Question

23rd May 2014, 12 years ago | 8

I found out yesterday that Woolwich have now started using a reference rate of 5.79% at 125% in their rental...

London Buy to Let still makes sense

Author: Mark Edwards

18th May 2014, 12 years ago | 21

One of my clients, Philip an IT consultant, recently completed on a purchase of a three bedroom house in Edmonton...

Latest Buy to Let mortgage product trends

Author: Neil Patterson

14th May 2014, 12 years ago | 3

The good news for Buy to Let mortgage products is that they have remained mostly stable for the last two...

How the Article 4 Direction could benefit student property landlords

Author: Property Hotspots

30th April 2014, 12 years ago | 5

The Article 4 Direction is a ruling passed by government which effectively requires special planning permission to be granted on...

Peer-to-Peer lending most competitive for Development finance

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th April 2014, 12 years ago | 0

Peer-to-Peer or (P2P) lending is at its most competitive when financing development projects with the largest loan provided to date...

MMR and the Property Investor

Author: John Constant

17th April 2014, 12 years ago | 13

For those of you who, like me, are involved professionally with mortgages, the spectre of MMR, or Mortgage Market Review...

Extortionate court fee increases will impact landlords

Author: Paul Shamplina

9th April 2014, 12 years ago | 3

Landlord Action has lambasted Government plans to increase court fees as “extortionate”.  The planned changes will take effect from 22nd...

High-End Liverpool Buy to Let

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd April 2014, 12 years ago | 0

Recently named one of the ‘Top 3 cities to visit worldwide’, Liverpool Buy to Let property is a hot topic....