Buy to Let News

Rent arrears on the up again!

Author: Paul Shamplina

25th June 2013, 13 years ago | 0

It is believed that last quarter (Q1, 2013) severe rent arrears, which constitutes those more than two months behind on...

The Mortgage Works reduce BuytoLet rates

Author: Neil Patterson

21st June 2013, 13 years ago | 0

It was announced in the press that The Mortgage Works has today launched a 2.49% 2 year fixed rate, which...

Landlord power can and will get Deposit Protection rules clarified

Author: Mark Alexander

19th June 2013, 13 years ago | 66

The potential implications of the ruling that a Statutory Periodic Tenancy is a new tenancy, according to the Court of...

Deposit Protection Providers call emergency meeting following Court of Appeal Ruling

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th June 2013, 13 years ago | 1

Mark Alexander, editor and founder of Property118 tweeted the Deposit Protection Providers last night highlighting his fears on the ramifications...

Precise Mortgages launch Bridge to Let product

Author: Neil Patterson

17th June 2013, 13 years ago | 0

The intermediary only lender Precise Mortgages has today launched the Uk’s only true Bridge to Let Product for development and...

R.I.P. Geoffrey Cutting – former NLA President

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th June 2013, 13 years ago | 5

R.I.P. Geoffrey Cutting, President of the National Landlords Association. Property118 readers and landlords throughout the UK will be devastated to hear that...

Second charge BuytoLet loans via Shawbrook

Author: Neil Patterson

12th June 2013, 13 years ago | 0

I received an email today from Shawbrook outlining their Secured BuytoLet Loans which on first glance I nearly ignored as...

Is landlord licensing a pointless exercise?

Author: Mark Alexander

11th June 2013, 13 years ago | 9

It’s time for me to share some controversial views on why I believe landlord licensing to be a pointless exercise...

BM Solutions scraps minimum income rules on buy to let mortgages

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th June 2013, 13 years ago | 23

BM Solutions, the leading BTL lender from the Lloyds Banking Group, has removed its minimum income requirements for all buy-to-let...

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Leeds Building Society BuytoLet rates cut by up to 0.7%

Author: Neil Patterson

31st May 2013, 13 years ago | 2

The Leeds Building Society has cut its BuytoLet rates buy up to 0.7% on selected products whilst keeping low fixed...

Letting Supermarket provides massive cost saving opportunities for private landlords

Author: Mark Alexander

29th May 2013, 13 years ago | 7

I am a non-exec Director of Letting Supermarket, an ARLA member letting agency which we have been recommending to Property118...

Interest only or Repayment BuytoLet mortgages

Author: Neil Patterson

24th May 2013, 13 years ago | 20

A common question from new Landlords is why are so many BuytoLet mortgages taken out on an Interest only basis...

Capita enter Tenancy Deposit Protection Price War

Author: Mark Alexander

21st May 2013, 13 years ago | 4

If you didn’t already know, there are now four Deposit Protection providers in England and Wales and between them they...

Rent increase – your thoughts on this idea please

Author: Readers Question

21st May 2013, 13 years ago | 5

I normally only increase the rent when I have tenants move out of the property and new tenants move in....

Help! – My Letting Agent didn’t tell the Council I was renting to students

Author: Readers Question

16th May 2013, 13 years ago | 8

My house is rented to students and is managed by a letting agent. Now as we know, students are generally excepted from...

Landlords Life Insurance Calculator

Author: Mark Alexander

16th May 2013, 13 years ago | 10

What is the minimum amount of Landlords Life Insurance we really ought to purchase? I suspect the reason most property investors choose...

Landlord News on the BBC One Show at 7pm Tonight

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd May 2013, 13 years ago | 9

LANDLORD NEWS – private landlord speaks out on housing benefit nightmare tonight on BBC’s The One Show  A landlord from...

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Funding for Lending scheme changes allow BuytoLet investment

Author: Neil Patterson

29th April 2013, 13 years ago | 3

The Bank of England Funding for Lending scheme will now allow Small and Medium sized enterpises (SMEs) to lend the...