Buy to Let News

Rent2Rent contracts – if you’re going to do it do it right ….

Author: Mark Alexander

5th July 2013, 13 years ago | 23

Rent2Rent companies are using the wrong letting contracts Whilst I have never been a fan of the Rent2Rent strategy I...

Introducing The Property Podcast

Author: Robert Bence

3rd July 2013, 13 years ago | 10

As a property investor, you probably spend a good chunk of time driving, and sitting at your desk doing mind-numbing...

Property Portfolio Review Spreadsheet – FREE Download

Author: Mark Alexander

1st July 2013, 13 years ago | 0

Our property portfolio review spreadsheet is now available as a free download. This property portfolio review spreadsheet calculates your rental...

Deposit Protection – look out landlords, the vultures are circling

Author: Mark Alexander

28th June 2013, 13 years ago | 36

ALL landlords and letting agents need to know that the “no win no fee” vultures are out to get you....

The evolution of the Private Rented Sector – Deed of Assurance

Author: Mark Alexander

27th June 2013, 13 years ago | 116

Why on earth would The Mortgage Works “TMW” agree to three year AST’s? More to the point, why would landlords...

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...